CLP

New intention, proposals and withdrawal to harmonise classification and labelling

An intention has been submitted for:

• Pyroxsulam (EC -, CAS 422556-08-9)*.
  

Ten proposals have been submitted for:

• maleic acid (EC 203-742-5, CAS 110-16-7)
• vanadium tetrachloride [1] vanadium trichloride oxide [2] ammonium trioxovanadate [3] sodium metavanadate [4] potassium vanadium trioxide [5] Vanadate(1-), oxo[phosphato(3-)-kO]-, hydrogen, hydrate (2:1) [6] (EC 231-561-1 [1]; 231-780-2 [2]; 232-261-3 [3]; 237-272-7 [4]; 237-388-8 [5]; 424-390-0 [6], CAS 7632-51-1 [1]; 7727-18-6 [2]; 7803-55-6 [3]; 13718-26-8 [4]; 13769-43-2 [5]; 93280-40-1 [6])*
• N,N'-(methylenedi-p-phenylene)bis(aziridine-1-carboxamide); N,N'-[methylenedi(4,1-phenylene)]di(aziridine-1-carboxamide) (EC 231-034-6, CAS 7417-99-4)*
• butane-1,4-diol (EC 203-786-5, CAS 110-63-4)*
• Cobalt bis(2-ethylhexanoate) (EC 205-250-6, CAS 136-52-7)*
• cis-tricos-9-ene; muscalure (EC 248-505-7, CAS 27519-02-4)*
  
• dioctyltin oxide (EC 212-791-1; CAS 870-08-6);
• 1,3-dimethylimidazolidin-2-one (EC 201-304-8; CAS 80-73-9);
• dichloro(dimethyl)silane (EC 200-901-0; CAS 75-78-5);
• dimethylsilanediol (EC 213-915-7; CAS 1066-42-8)

A withdrawal has been received for:

• 7-hydroxycitronellal; 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal (EC 203-518-7, CAS 107-75-5).

*Chemical names, EC and CAS numbers to be confirmed.

Webinars

Reminder: Call for evidence on restriction preparation for aromatic brominated flame retardants

Our first webinar this year informs you about the call for evidence on restriction preparation for aromatic brominated flame retardants. Join us on 29 January 2026 at 11:00 Helsinki time.

If you missed any of our webinars last year, you can find the recordings and Q&As on our website.

Biocides

ECHA and EFSA to review environmental behaviour of TFA from biocides and pesticides

We, together with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), have received a joint mandate from the European Commission to assess the fate and behaviour of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in soil and water. 

The request reflects growing concern about the presence of TFA in the environment, particularly its potential to leach into groundwater and pose risks to human health through drinking water. TFA is a perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) that originates from several sources, including the degradation of certain plant protection and biocidal products.

Under the mandate, we are tasked with evaluating the formation of TFA from biocides and pesticides, reviewing current study guidelines, and exploring alternative methods for predicting TFA concentrations in groundwater and surface water. The scientific findings are expected to be ready by 1 June 2027.

IT tools

ECHA CHEM freeze over

As of 13 January 2026, our chemicals database ECHA CHEM is fully operational again. All services are functioning normally.

Users can now access complete and up-to-date information related to REACH registrations, Drinking Water Directive notifications of intentions (NoI), Classification & Labelling (C&L) Inventory entries, and associated regulatory data.

ECHA

Website maintenance

We will carry out some maintenance work on our websites.

The following websites will be unavailable on Monday 19 January between 07.00-10.00 (Helsinki time):

• ECHA website
• European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON)
• IUCLID
• Chemical safety assessment and reporting tool (Chesar)
• Poison centres

Our IT tools will work normally, but you may not be able to access them through these websites.