Eurobrief January 2010

During its meeting on 8-9 December 2009, the REACH Committee adopted the proposal for the revised Annex II of REACH (SDS).

CEMBUREAU has been selected to participate in Partner Expert Groups (PEGs) which will look into the updating and drafting of several REACH guidance documents.

The revised draft guidance document on Annex V of REACH was sent to the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP Committee (CARACAL) at the end of December 2009, following the Partner Expert Group consultation in June 2009 and a consultation of the Forum on REACH Enforcement in November 2009.

The European Commission presentation on the preliminary findings of the REACH infringement penalties report has found that fines for infringements of the EU’s REACH Regulation vary widely between Member States, and that some may not be high enough.

Sample flue dust from the production of cement clinker to be used in toxicological and eco-toxicological tests has been selected from a plant using alternative fuels and alternative input materials.

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has released an IT tool designed to help companies to check the completeness of their registration dossiers before submitting them to ECHA.