The National Poisons Information Service has advised that organisations placing mixtures in GB now need to submit mandatory poison centre notifications in the Annex VIII harmonised format.

If you’re based in Great Britain and manufacture, import, sell or distribute chemical substances or mixtures you’ll need to follow the UK REACH regulation and comply with a number of new obligations.

On the 1st January 2021, the EU cosmetic product regulation EC No.1223/2009 will no longer apply to companies placing cosmetic products on the UK market.  A new UK cosmetics regulation will come into force.  

The Brexit Transition Period is set to end on the 31st December 2020. As things stand, starting 1st January 2021, the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation will cease to apply in Great Britain (GB); in its place, a GB version is anticipated to come into force (GB-CLP).

While the new legislation will be similar to the EU BPR, there are some actions you need to take quickly to ensure the continuity of your supply chain of biocides in the UK.