Following the update of the Guidance on labelling and packaging (version 3.0) published in July 2017, the corresponding translations have now been published on the ECHA website and are available in 23 EU languages.

Source: ECHA

REACH Committee of the European Commission, in the meeting held the 24th and 25th October, gave a positive opinion on the methanol restriction project.

ASEFAPI (Spanish association of Paint and printing inks manufacturers)

Once again SIAM took part at the technical congress of ASEFAPI at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium (venue).

The Official Spanish Gazette published on the 29th of September 2017, the order JUS/909/2017.

Argentina has implemented the UN’s Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for the classification and labelling of chemicals.

The new Eurobarometer study on chemical safety shows that 65 % of EU citizens are concerned (of 28 000 EU citizens interviewed) , to different extents, about being exposed to hazardous chemicals. While 26% are very worry, 39% present little concern.

The level of concern varies according to the respondents’ Member State, with those in northern Europe generally feeling more informed and less concerned than those in southern Europe.