PRIO – a tool for substitution
Discover the new PRIO, a tool that helps you to identify and replace hazardous substances in your articles or...
Frequently asked questions regarding disinfectants and coronavirus
Right now, there are many questions about disinfectants due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Here, you will...
News
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2021-09-07Non-toxic from the outset thanks to AI-powered search of patent information The Swedish Chemicals Agency and the Swedish Intellectual Property Office are to use AI and patent information in an innovation project to identify dangerous ch...
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2021-05-18Proposal for changes of the chemical tax to replace hazardous substances in electronics. The Swedish Tax Agency and the Swedish Chemicals Agency have submitted the second part of the evaluation of the tax on hazardous substances in electronics to th...
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2021-05-03A significant court ruling which heightens the protection of plants without chemicals There are several non-chemical methods to protect coniferous plants against pine weevils. Therefore it was correct of the Swedish Chemicals Agency to reject the...
Calendar
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27 AprHelsinki Chemicals Forum Helsinki Chemicals Forum is a conference on chemical safety that will be arranged as a two-day virtual event in 2021.
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05 OctChemSec: Briefing on EU PFAS public consultation REACH authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are currently preparing a restriction for the group of PFAS, meaning that many uses of PFAS will most probably be banned. You can contribute to the proposal by participating in the consultation that is currently underway. At this briefing from ChemSec, you will receive more information about the consultation and how to contribute.
EU public consultations on chemicals
The European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency, and the European Food Safety Authority invite interested parties to submit comments on legislative proposals through public consultation.
Do you need to learn more about the SCIP database?
Learn more about how to submit notifications to the SCIP database at Echas webinar.
Safer Chemicals Conference 2020
Did you miss the Safer Chemicals Conference 2020 online hosted by the European Chemicals Agency ECHA? You can see the entire conference on ECHA's website.
Revised REACH information requirements for nanoforms
Updated REACH Annexes for the nanoforms of substances begin to apply as of 1 January 2020.