On the 25th June 2020, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2020/878, which amends Annex II of the REACH regulation.

ECHA has recently published a report detailing the findings of its sixth EU-wide enforcement forum project (REF-6), focussed on hazardous mixture classification and labelling compliance.

After much speculation, the European Commission has adopted a delegated act to amend Annex VIII of CLP 1272/2008 regulation, postponing the date for submission of poison centre notifications

The recently proposed classification for TiO2 as a suspected carcinogen has been delayed for two months by the EU Council, with an extended period of legislative scrutiny now being undertaken.

On August 6th, 2018, Colombia’s Labour Ministry published a decree implementing the sixth edition of the UN’s Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals. ‘Decree 1496’ covers the manufacture, import, storage, transportation, distribution, marketing and use of chemical substances and mixtures detailing the responsibilities of each actor in the chemicals supply chain.

The UN Globally Harmonised System (GHS) has given each region the capability to make their own provisions to protect propriety information in SDS or on product labels

Until recently, industry requirements relating to Poison Centres differed between member states but under Article 45 of the CLP Regulation, the requirements are set to change with aim of harmonisation