The Guidance on harmonised information relating to emergency health response has been updated. It now covers practical solutions introduced in the second amendment of Annex VIII to CLP. The updated guidance covers both sector-specific and cross-sector solutions.

Since 1 January 2021, importers and downstream users are obligated to notify their mixtures in a harmonised format and unique formula identifiers (UFIs) must be included on mixture labels. This is an important change for companies placing hazardous mixtures on the market.

ECHA will be closed from 24 December 2020 to 3 January 2021. Our IT support & applications will remain open. Our contact forms will be monitored but resume normal operation on 4 January.

The recent proposal for the second amendment to Annex VIII to CLP, which includes both sector-specific and cross-sector solutions, was published in the Official Journal on 13 November 2020 and entered into force on 14 November 2020.

If you missed our webinar on 4 November, the recording is available online. Over 762 participants joined the online session and 234 questions were answered, of these the most popular topic centred around Member States readiness. Watch the recording or take a look at the presentations and the supporting material.