EU: MEPs Tighten Prior Informed Consent Proposals
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee recently voted to tighten the European Commission’s proposals to recast the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation (689/2008). For further details, please contact us.
ECHA Draft Plan for First Substance Evaluation
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has today submitted the first draft Community rolling action plan to the Member States listing 91 substances that are proposed for review by the Member States under the substance evaluation process of the REACH Regulation … Continue reading
European Commission Definition of “Nanomaterial”
The European Commission has today adopted a recommendation defining “nanomaterials” as materials whose main constituents have a dimension of between 1 and 100 billionth of a metre – an important step towards the development of a clear coherent regulatory framework … Continue reading