This study presents the analysis of the definitions of next generations of nanomaterials proposed in the literature and suggests some refinements to allow for the creation of an inventory of second and higher generation nanomaterials on the market or expected on the market in the next five years...
Chesar stands for Chemical Safety Assessment and Reporting. The tool has been developed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for supporting registrants under REACH. It follows a workflow for carrying out exposure assessments and risk characterisations, thereby facilitating the generation of a...
Three appendices concerning information requirements (appendices to IR&CSA Guidance Chapters R7a, R7b and R7c) have been developed in order to provide advice to registrants for use when preparing REACH registration dossiers that cover “nanoforms”....
In accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 (the PIC Regulation), exporters and importers were required to give information about trade in Annex I chemicals in 2014 to their Designated National Authorities (DNAs) by 31 March 2015. In accordance with Annex III of the regulation, ...
This manual addresses users working in the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union as well as of Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland where appropriate. The purpose of this manual is to describe the key steps authority users need to perform under the Biocidal P...
This is the third report on the use of alternatives to testing in animals by ECHA. The first two reports were published in 2011 and 2014. The report is submitted to the European Commission to fulfil ECHA’s obligation under Article 117(3) of the REACH Regulation. The analysis of the data containe...
This Guidance is to be applied to applications for active substance approval and product authorisation as submitted under the Biocidal Product Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (the BPR). This document describes the BPR obligations and how to fulfil them. This Guidance replaces the addendum “Technical...
The purpose of the analysis presented in this document is to identify the additional key issues arising when assessing read-across cases involving multi-constituent substances and/or UVCBs. Although many aspects are applicable to environmental (and fate) properties as well, the emphasis is on hu...
The ECHA website is a unique source of information on the chemicals manufactured and imported in Europe. It provides their hazardous properties, classification and labelling, and information on how to use them safely. This page outlines the information most relevant to users of chemicals in comp...
