Inšpektori kontrolujú prítomnosť nebezpečných chemických látok vo výrobkoch určených spotrebiteľom

Inšpektori kontrolujú prítomnosť nebezpečných chemických látok vo výrobkoch určených spotrebiteľom

Inšpekčné orgány aktuálne vykonávajú kontroly v rámci 2 celoeurópskych kontrolných projektov zameraných na identifikáciu nebezpečných chemických látok vo výrobkoch.

Prvý projekt (BRF-1) je zameraný na kontrolu „ošetrených“ výrobkov a chemických zmesí pre konzumentov a profesiálne použitie v rámci biocídneho nariadenia.
Kontrolované produkty zahŕňajú napríklad detské a športové oblečenie, ale aj na profesionálne výrobky používané v stavebníctve, produkty používané v plavárňach, ale aj osobné ochranné prostriedky (OOPP).
Chemické zmesi akými sú farby a pigmenty sú tiež predmetom kontrol
v rámci tohto projetku.
Čiastočne sa inšpektori budú tiež zameriavať na nelegálne použitie neschválených účinných látok a plnenie povinností v oblasti správneho označovania.

Druhý projekt sa zameriava na kontrolu požiadaviek nariadení REACH a CLP v prípade dovezených výrobkov a vykonáva sa v spolupráci s colnými úradmi.
Kontroly sa začínajú už v marci 2019 a budú prebiehať do jesene. Kontrolné orgány budú zisťovať plnenie požiadaviek u dovážaných produktov z hľadiska uplatňovaných reštrikcií najmä pokiaľ sa týka o obsah kadmia, niklu a olova. Tiež sa kontroly zamerajú na správne oznažovanie produktov z hľadiska bezpečnosti pri použití. V prípade zistených porušení bude dovoz zastavený a tieto výrobky nebudú mať prístup na európsky trh.
Užšie zapojenie colných orgánov zabezpečí lepšiu možnosť kontrol a týme lepšiu ochranu obyvateľov EÚ z hľadiska expozície nebezpečným látkam.

https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/inspectors-checking-consumer-products-for-hazardous-chemicals?fbclid=IwAR2vbo9g_CvdFf-54HDrRLR1ExOJ_iy_8dg80dYBXyCuhiSfC3OyTjZ4yHs

Keep your registration up to date

Keep your registration up to date

Registering your chemicals under REACH is not a one-off exercise: you will learn new things about your substance, and your own situation may change. This has to be reflected in your registration. Therefore, you need to regularly review your dossier and update it when new information becomes available.

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10 new substances added to the Candidate List

10 new substances added to the Candidate List

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation now contains 191 substances.

Helsinki, 27 June 2018  ECHA has added eight new SVHCs to the Candidate List following the SVHC identification process with the involvement of the Member State Committee (MSC).

Two further substances, TMA and DCHP, have also been added to the list, having been identified as SVHCs by the European Commission due to their respiratory sensitising properties and toxic for reproduction and endocrine-disrupting properties, respectively. The Commission’s decision follows the referral of the MSC opinions on these SVHC proposals in 2016.

Substances included in the Candidate List for authorisation on 27 June 2018 and their SVHC properties:

https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/ten-new-substances-added-to-the-candidate-list

Guidance on identifying endocrine disruptors published

Guidance on identifying endocrine disruptors published

Scientific criteria have been agreed to identify endocrine disruptors under the EU legislation for pesticides and biocides. The criteria for biocides apply from 7 June 2018.


Helsinki, 7 June 2018 – A drafting group consisting of scientific staff from ECHA and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with the support of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), have developed scientific guidance to enable the identification of endocrine disruptors. The guidance advises applicants and assessors of the competent regulatory authorities on how to identify endocrine disruptors in accordance with the endocrine disruptor criteria.

The European Commission tasked ECHA and EFSA to develop the guidance to ensure harmonised implementation of the endocrine disruptor criteria throughout the EU for the assessment of biocides and plant protection products. The guidance has been consulted with the Agencies’ stakeholders, ECHA’s endocrine disruptor expert group and Member States’ biocides and pesticides competent authorities.

ECHA will host a webinar on 19 June to explain the practical implications of the criteria and the new guidance to the affected companies and authorities with obligations under the Biocidal Products Regulation.

Further info
https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/guidance-on-identifying-endocrine-disruptors-published

Consultation on four phthalates for updating their Authorisation List entries with endocrine disrupting properties

Consultation on four phthalates for updating their Authorisation List entries with endocrine disrupting properties

The European Commission is preparing to amend the Authorisation List (Annex XIV to REACH) entries owing to the additional identification of the four phthalates as substances of very high concern (SVHCs) with endocrine disrupting effects on human health or the environment. Consequently, some uses previously exempted may require authorisation.


Helsinki, 5 June 2018 – In 2014 and 2017 the four phthalates bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP, EC 204-211-0, CAS 117-81-7), dibutyl phthalate (DBP, EC 201-557-4, CAS 84-74-2), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP, EC 201-622-7, CAS 85-68-7) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP, EC 201-553-2, CAS 84-69-5) were identified as substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation due to endocrine disrupting properties with effects on human health and, in the case of DEHP, also on the environment. The Candidate List entries for these substances were updated accordingly.

The four phthalates had earlier been identified as SVHCs and subsequently added to the Authorisation List in 2011 and 2012 due to their classification as toxic for reproduction.

Later this year, the European Commission intends to amend the current entries of these substances in the Authorisation List to also include the endocrine disrupting properties as intrinsic properties referred to in Article 57.

Further info
https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/consultation-on-four-phthalates-for-updating-their-authorisation-list-entries-with-endocrine-disrupting-properties

21 551 chemicals on EU market now registered

21 551 chemicals on EU market now registered

The 10-year registration period for existing chemicals is now complete following the last REACH registration deadline on 31 May 2018. 13 620 European companies have submitted information to ECHA in nearly 90 000 registrations for chemicals manufactured in or imported to the EU and EEA at above one tonne a year.


Helsinki, 1 June 2018 – Today we know more about the chemicals used in Europe than ever before. This knowledge, generated by industry, is stored and published by ECHA in the world’s largest public regulatory database on chemicals and forms the basis for protecting citizens and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals. ECHA, the EU Member States and the European Commission will use the increased knowledge to take action where necessary, for example, by restricting or authorising certain uses of chemicals.

Over the first 10 years of the REACH Regulation, the EU has established a fair and transparent internal market for chemicals with strict safety rules. This promotes innovation towards safer substances and strengthens EU competitiveness.

Further info
https://echa.europa.eu/sk/-/21-551-chemicals-on-eu-market-now-registered