Poison centre guidance updated to help companies notify25 February 2021
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.
- 12 January 2021 New requirements take effect: notify in the harmonised format and include a UFI on the label 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.
- 17 December 2020 Wishing you a safe & happy holiday! 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.
- 16 November 2020 Second amendment of Annex VIII published to help meet the requirements 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.
- 10 November 2020 Webinar: Poison centres – closing in on the compliance date 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.
- 28 October 2020 Updated PCN format and improved IT tools support amended Annex VIII solutions Companies can now benefit from the updated poison centre notification format that support the recent derogations such as standard formulas and interchangeable component groups for industry-specific and cross-industry sectors.
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