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REACH
May 8, 2026
Revision of the EU flagship chemical legislation, begun in 2020, no longer a priority; minor revisions may still take place through comitology with focus on lowering complexity; chemical industry groups in favor, civil society opposed
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February 24, 2026
Corporate Europe Observatory investigation discusses industry lobbying against REACH revision; shows European Commission members met with industry 93 times, NGOs 14 times; highlights most relevant REACH issues discussed; summarizes ongoing industry lobbying techniques
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August 15, 2025
European Parliament Research Service assesses implementation of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, finds mixed progress; praises revision of Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and provisional one substance-one assessment agreement; concerns raised about delayed REACH revision
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June 3, 2025
European scientists write an open letter to the European Commission; express that the proposed scope of the REACH revision does not reflect current scientific evidence; call for inclusion of a mixture assessment factor to account for chemical mixtures
Topics: mixture toxicity, REACH
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May 13, 2025
The Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL) presented their plans for a revision of the REACH regulation; receives heavy criticism from industry and civil society; still under development and expected to be adopted by the European Commission in Q4 2025
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November 15, 2024
European Ombudsman submits formal recommendation to European Commission (EC) on risk management of chemicals; emphasizes EC repeatedly misses deadlines for regulating substances under REACH; finds decision-making process is not sufficiently transparent; conclude it to be maladministration
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September 13, 2024
European Commission acknowledges unfeasible deadlines; responds to European Ombudsman inquiry about efficiency and transparency concerns; Commission president intends to simplify REACH
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May 31, 2024
Report from workshop on “strengthening the role of substitution planning” finds consensus and sticking points on road to REACH revision; broad consensus that industry should be responsible for creating the substitution plans but disagreements on how to assess the plan and monitor implementation; study on substitution planning to be published by the end of 2024
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April 14, 2023
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) details PFAS restriction proposal in webinar; consultation open until September 25, 2023
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March 16, 2023
Trade body PlasticsEurope loses fourth legal case concerning regulations of bisphenol A (BPA); European Court of Justice supports ECHA’s classification of BPA as substance of high very high concern (SVHC)
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