Chemical Regulations

Key points · The ECHA: a technical referee in a political field · The REACH node: protection yes, but no paralysis · CLP: the common language of risk ...

Nearly ten years later, in 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) formally identified TPO as a “substance of very high concern,” setting the stage ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking public comment to inform its reconsideration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk management rule for carbon tetrachloride (CTC). As promulgated in December 2024, the CTC risk management action addressed the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by CTC under its conditions of use by requiring various workplace exposure controls for most conditions of use, prohibiting certain industrial and commercial uses, and establishing other requirements. This request for public comment follows the filing of several legal challenges to the rule in 2025, and EPA's determination that the CTC risk management rule under TSCA should be reconsidered through further rulemaking. EPA intends to consider information received in response to this public comment solicitation, and other reasonably available information, to inform the development of any proposed rule to amend the CTC regulation as appropriate.

Market Drivers: Chemical Safety, Regulatory Enforcement, Sustainable Chemistry, Export Compliance, Consumer Health. Market Challenges: Complexity for ...

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL AMENDING REGULATION (EU) 2023/956 AS REGARDS SIMPLIFYING AND STRENGTHENING THE CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

“If we take a substance off annex XIV, this substance has to be prohibited… the case is clear.” The Commission asked ECHA to prepare a proposal ...

... ECHA to classify certain powder forms of titanium dioxide as a carcinogenic substance. ... chemical substance itself. The ruling of the ECJ. In ...

... toxic and carcinogenic substance chromium VI. A close up of a chrome-plated car wheel. Photo: Bulgnn via Getty Images. Share article on Twitter ...

... substance where compliance issues have been identified. Following ... Just last week, ECHA reported that inspections of 2,500 chemical safety ...

Ad Hoc Working Party on the ECHA Basic Regulation

The General Court has dismissed an action by AQ seeking annulment of an ECHA decision granting a third party access to a document containing ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, "the Agency") is proposing to amend the procedural framework rule for conducting existing chemical risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). When conducting an existing chemical risk evaluation under TSCA, EPA must determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or non-risk factors, including unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified as relevant to the risk evaluation, under the conditions of use. In this action, EPA proposes to rescind or revise certain 2024 amendments to the procedural framework rule to effectuate the best reading of the statute and ensure that the procedural framework rule does not impede the timely completion of risk evaluations or impair the effective and efficient protection of health and the environment.

Chemical Identity and Regulatory Status – For all substances identified, information on chemical identity, physical state, hazard profile ...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to its risk evaluation framework under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing that there will be two virtual public meetings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). On November 18, 2025, a preparatory meeting for the SACC to consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for the peer review; and on December 2 through 5, 2025, a peer review meeting for the SACC to consider the octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) draft risk evaluation, technical support documents, and public comments. EPA is also announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft documents and charge questions that will be provided to the SACC for this peer review. The draft risk evaluation and technical support documents were prepared under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and will be submitted to the SACC for peer review.

Dossier and substance evaluation;. Drinking Water Directive (DWD):. European positive lists (EUPL);. Classification, Labelling and Packaging ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking interim final action on the Regulation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise certain compliance deadlines finalized in 2024. Specifically, EPA is amending the prohibition compliance date for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel, with corresponding changes to the compliance dates for the manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of TCE to support such use, to a prohibition on September 15, 2028. EPA is also amending the prohibition compliance date for the disposal of TCE to wastewater by processors of TCE and processors and industrial and commercial users of TCE as a processing aid, to begin on December 18, 2026. EPA is also amending the compliance deadline for downstream notification, and the text required to be present in Safety Data Sheets, to accurately reflect the new prohibition compliance deadline for TCE used as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel. EPA is amending this compliance deadline to allow for 90 days after the publication of the final rule for manufacturers, processors, and distributors in commerce of TCE to make such a change. These revisions are necessary to address new information presented to EPA about inadvertent oversights in the original rulemaking and serious concerns that the facilities at issue will be unable to comply with the relevant requirements by the existing deadlines. EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule and will consider all comments received in determining whether amendments to this rule are appropriate after the conclusion of the comment period.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Cyclotetrasiloxane, 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8- octamethyl-) (D4) (CASRN 556-67-2). The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use (COUs), including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA used the best available science to prepare this draft risk evaluation and to preliminarily determine, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that D4 poses unreasonable risk to human health and the environment driven primarily by certain conditions of use analyzed in the draft risk evaluation.

The Partnership for Assessment of Risk from Chemicals (PARC) provides a forum for collaboration across Europe between scientists and regulators and aims to pioneer scientific areas addressing most urgent regulatory challenges. In 2023, ECHA published a first map of its key areas of regulatory challenge with the aim to inform and inspire the PARC community developing research of most regulatory relevance. For this 2025 update, we introduced new topics in line with our developing mandate, such as topics to support our future work under the Drinking Water and Water Framework Directive. We also added key topics related to circularity, such as the valuation of chemical-related environmental impacts and releases at the waste stage. In addition, we updated our existing research priorities, particularly in the areas of endocrine disruption, persistence, and the characterisation of polymers. Other topics have received updated status information compared to 2024.

On August 20, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (“ECHA”) published the updated REACH PFAS Restriction Proposal ... Toxic Chemicals. + Follow x ...

This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers the period from 7/1/2025 to 7/31/2025.

ChemSec criticises ECHA proposal to consider alternative 'forever chemical' restriction options beyond a full ban.

On the basis of the ECHA RAC's opinion, the European Commission then adopted Delegated Regulation 2020/217, formally classifying titanium dioxide as a ...

Helsinki – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a consultation process for a number of substance to be included as substances of very ...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC), and coalition of more than 100 stakeholders representing America’s largest manufacturing trade organizations, have joined together to call on Congress to improve the ongoing implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and help ensure a regulatory system that protects public health and the environment while supporting American innovation and manufacturing competitiveness.

ECHA Basic Regulation: Follow-up to AHWP ECHA meeting on 1 September 2025 - CALL FOR COMMENTS

The fluorinated bisphenol is already classified as a presumed reprotoxic chemical under the CLP Regulation, as are four of its salts. The Swedish ...

ECHA Publishes Updated REACH Restriction Proposal for PFAS. Lynn Bergeson ... Toxic Chemicals. + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow.

ECHA Basic Regulation: Follow-up to WPE on 1 September 2025: Commission's presentation

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. is a Washington D.C. law firm focusing on chemical product approval and regulation, product defense, and associated business ...

... chemical regulatory practice that is consistently being ranked as ... ECHA Board of Appeal cases. Anne Federle and Paul Hermant, co-heads of ...

Tagged with: ECHA PFAS REACH · Share · TSCAblog® FIFRAblog® B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies ...

ECHA updates PFAS restriction proposal. 26th August 2025. Submitted by ... Unit 2A Oaklands Court. Tiverton Business Park. Tiverton Way. Tiverton.

Topics include: PFAS materials and substance groups, substitution strategies and functional alternatives, regulatory compliance and industry impact.

Arkema France and Miwon Europe challenge ECHA Board of Appeal decision before the General Court. This is a premium content. To read it, please Log ...

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew and consolidate several existing approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the consolidated ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The consolidated ICR is titled: "Methylene Chloride; Regulation under TSCA Sec. 6(a)" and identified by EPA ICR No. 2556.04 and OMB Control No. 2070-0204. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

... industry as regulators not-so-quietly expand the scope of their proposed ban. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) publis. An error has occurred ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published the updated proposal ... The fact that a chemical makes a product work does not make it essential.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on Wednesday expanded its proposal ... chemical safety law, REACH, continues to gather pace. First ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published its updated proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in technical textile ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is extending the postponement of the effectiveness of certain regulatory provisions of the final rule entitled "Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)" for an additional 90 days. Specifically, this postponement applies to the conditions imposed on the uses with TSCA exemptions.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers the period from 5/ 1/2025 to 5/31/2025.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers the period from 6/1/2025 to 6/30/2025.

Three key EU regulations are particularly critical for chemical products: REACH, CLP and the BPR (Biocidal ... The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) ...

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025.

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA) proposed classifying TiO2 as a human carcinogen by inhalation. ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) adopted an opinion ...

Progress update on the Universal PFAS restriction proposal - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has confirmed that its scientific committees ...

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA) a proposal for classifying TiO₂ as a carcinogen by inhalation under the Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) ...

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Action Plan. The EC states that the Action Plan ... This includes simplifying hazardous chemical labeling rules ...

... (ECHA) to classify titanium dioxide as a category 1B carcinogenic substance (carcinogenic to humans). In 2017, ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment ...

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Action Plan. The EC states that the Action Plan proposes the following measures: Resilience and level playing field: The ...

European Commission released a Chemicals Industry Action Plan, simplification omnibus, and ECHA reform proposal to modernize the EU chemical ...

... (ECHA) had failed to take into account all the relevant factors to ... Court's judicial review in cases involving technical and scientific assessments.

The classification was based on a scientific opinion from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which considered that the available scientific ...

... chemical management by requiring companies to register and disclose chemical risks, improving public access to hazard information (ECHA, 2025).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on the draft risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) (CARSN 85-68-7) and Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP) (CASRN 84-69-5). The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA used the best available science to prepare this draft risk evaluation and to preliminarily determine, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that BBP and DIBP pose unreasonable risk to health and the environment driven primarily by certain conditions of use analyzed in the draft risk evaluations.

... appeals before the Court of Justice. ... That concept is not defined in the Regulation or in ECHA Guidance and is interpreted by ECHA very broadly.

Ad Hoc Working Party on the ECHA Basic Regulation

ECHA Will Propose EU-Wide Restrictions On Certain Hexavalent Chromium Substances: The EC requested that the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) assess ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking public comment to inform its reconsideration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation for perchloroethylene (PCE). As promulgated in December 2024, the PCE risk management action addressed the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by PCE under its conditions of use by requiring various workplace exposure controls, prohibiting certain industrial and commercial uses, and preventing consumer access to the chemical, among other provisions. This request for public comment follows the filing of several legal challenges to the rule in 2025, and EPA's subsequent determination that the PCE regulation under TSCA should be reconsidered through further rulemaking. EPA intends to consider information received in response to this public comment solicitation, and other reasonably available information, to inform the development of any proposed rule to amend the PCE regulation as appropriate.

ECHA chemicals database for Quaternary ammonium compounds. Benzyl C12 ... Chemical Substances (PACs) under Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL).

At the 2025 Solutions in Science (SinS) Conference in Brighton, United Kingdom, Suvi Takala, Head of Unit: Chemistry, the European Chemicals ...

EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and a Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use in the SNUR. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the conditions of that use for that chemical substance. In addition, the manufacture or processing for the significant new use may not commence until EPA has conducted a review of the required notification; made an appropriate determination regarding that notification; and taken such actions as required by that determination.

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Basic Regulation. The CIAP is another cornerstone in the Commission's broader industrial strategy to enhance ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has once again updated its Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) Candidate List. On June 25, 2025, the list ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is providing notice of its approval of an application for test marketing exemption (TME) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA has designated this application as T-24-0001. The test marketing conditions are described in the TME application and in this document.

In 2017, the ECHA told some firms that were registering TFA as a 'high production volume' chemical (to comply with updated European chemicals ...

EPA is making a correction to a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of June 23, 2025 (FR Doc. 2025-11489). The final rule established significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA.

EPA is making corrections to a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of June 13, 2025 (FR Doc. 2025-10812). The final rule established significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA.

... Chemicals Agency⁶ (“ECHA”) to enhance its governance and strengthen its role in legislative processes, among other things. PFAS restriction ...

The court highlighted how the ECHA had concluded that the intrinsic properties of melamine that justified its categorisation on the list of substances ...

EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use in the SNUR. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the conditions of that use for that chemical substance. In addition, the manufacture or processing for the significant new use may not commence until EPA has conducted a review of the required notification; made an appropriate determination regarding that notification; and taken such actions as required by that determination.

Ad hoc Working Party on the ECHA Basic Regulation (AHWP ECHA): creation and mandate - Approval

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025.

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA) via an independent legal framework. The Action ... chemical labelling rules and align information requirements ...

The Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which is responsible for the implementation of the EU's main industrial chemicals legislation, is ...

... ECHA. This includes, among other things simplifying hazardous chemical labelling rules, clarifying cosmetics regulations and easing registration ...

Additionally, the Commission has proposed measures to improve the governance and financial sustainability of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers the period from 4/1/2025 to 4/30/2025.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers the period from 2/27/2025 to 3/31/2025.

A science-based proposal, informed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), will be advanced swiftly. Where PFAS are essential and alternatives ...

... substances that can degrade into 'forever chemical' trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). ... 'Forever chemicals': ECHA consults on classifying TFA as reprotoxic.

... substance or mixture classified as hazardous. On advertisement ... 3) Proposal on a Self-Standing European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Regulation.

European Commission launches Chemicals Industry Package—Action Plan, Sixth Omnibus, and ECHA reform aim to boost competitiveness, simplify rules, ...

The court also dismissed an argument that ECHA should not have been ... substances the European Chemicals Agency is considering adding to its list of ...

... chemicals legislation, alongside a proposal to strengthen the governance and financial sustainability of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). - ...

... Court of Justice or the General Court. If the action is well ... ECHA (Melamine) and T-167/23 | LAT Nitrogen Piesteritz and Cornerstone ...

... Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in favour of the identification of melamine as substance of very high concern, namely a chemical substance with probable ...

In the Federal Register of June 20, 2023, EPA proposed significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and a subsequent TSCA Order. EPA is withdrawing the proposed rules because the Agency withdrew the TSCA Order that was the basis of the rules on December 18, 2024.