The European Commission has launched a public consultation on an amended Annex VIII’s draft. The main update is the change of the compliance date to submit information on hazardous chemical mixtures for consumer use postponing the date one year – 1st January 2021.
The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) has been upgraded to 201 substances. The ECHA (European Chemical Agency) has just included 4 new substances; due to their toxicity to reproduction, endocrine disruption and a combination of other properties of concern.
INTCF (Spanish Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences), communicate to all the notifiers companies, the option to replace the previously notified ‘UFI’ of the mixture in Spain by the actual harmonized UFI, without the need to resubmit and paying for it.
ECHA publishes the “Report on Improvement of Quality of SDS (safe data sheet)”.
As of July 1, 2019, CIAV emergency contact number will be changed to a toll-free number – 800 250 250.
Following the 1.6.1.44 point, it’s compulsory to designate the senders or comercial agents who only hire but not load, unload or transport as Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor.
