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PCN training day - get the material and watch the recording22 May 2019

Industry users of the ECHA Submission portal received hands on training on how to prepare and submit a poison centre notification in day one of the ECHA Conference ‘Safer chemicals’. The presentations and recording of the full-day interactive training on poison centre notifications are now available.

  • 14 May 2019 Follow the webstream: training on poison centre notifications on 21 May 2019
    The ECHA Conference ‘Safer Chemicals’ on 21-22 May will offer insight into the current priorities in EU chemicals regulation after the final REACH registration deadline. A full-day training on poison centres notifications will take place on 21 May 2019.
  • 24 April 2019 ECHA Submission portal now available
    The first release of the ECHA Submission portal for poison centres notifications is now available. The portal is a secure, online way to centrally manage notifications for hazardous mixtures and is available for use by industry and Member States’ appointed bodies.
  • 9 April 2019 Poison Centres Notification format updated to version 1.1
    Version 1.0 of the Poison Centres Notification (PCN) format was published in April 2018. A pilot project was launched shortly after in order to assess its usability, in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders in Industry, appointed bodies and poison centres. As a result, the identified fixes and improvements have now been taken into consideration and a slightly revised version (1.1) is available in the section dedicated to the PCN format on the Poison Centres website.
  • 5 March 2019 The first final version of the Annex VIII Guidance published
    Version 1.0 of the Guidance on harmonised information relating to emergency health response is now available on the Guidance on CLP section on ECHA’s website.
  • 12 December 2018 Webinar: Getting prepared to notify your hazardous mixtures

    The recording of the webinar held on 11 December 2018 is now available online. The session covers what you need to know on getting prepared to notify your hazardous mixtures. We explain what you need to do step by step to prepare and submit your notifications.

  • 11 December 2018 Have you categorised your hazardous mixtures?

    If you are an importer or a downstream user of hazardous mixtures, it is time to get familiar with the European product categorisation system (EuPCS) and categorise your mixtures.

  • 10 September 2018 New support pages for industry on obligations for hazardous mixtures

    The Poison Centres website has been revamped with new support pages providing stepwise help for industry on how to prepare and submit information on hazardous mixtures.

  • 24 July 2018 New study on workability issues
    A new study initiated by the European Commission addresses concerns raised by stakeholders on the workability of new requirements for the notifification of information on hazardous chemical mixtures for emergency health response.
  • 29 June 2018 Guide for European Product Categorisation System published
    A new European Product Categorisation System (EuPCS) practical guide for industry has been published.