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Insight EU Environment Monitoring 13 February 2023

Feb 15, 2023
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CARCINOGENS AND MUTAGENS
  • EU Commission acts to improve protection of workers with new exposure limits for lead and diisocyanates
  • Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Subsidiarity Grid Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
ROHS
  • Electrical equipment – lead in polyvinyl chloride for sensors used in diagnostic medical devices (RoHS exemption) – Consultation closed
CHEMICAL TRANSPORTS
  • SQAS, the Cefic assessment scheme for chemicals transport becomes part of the Operation Clean Sweep Certification scheme to help companies tackle plastic pellet loss
FOOD WASTE
  • Conference on the Future of Europe follow-up: citizens’ panel puts forward 23 recommendations to speed up food waste reduction in the EU
NANO-MATERIALS
  • EUON: NanoData has new content
  • Two new tender notices published by ECHA
SOIL IMPROVERS
  • CEN-CENELEC: Open call for tenders to perform preparations of samples and statistical evaluations concerning soil improvers and growing media
GERMANY
  • UBA: Luftqualitätsgrenzwerte in Deutschland 2022 erneut nahezu überall eingehalten
EU COUNCIL REGISTER
  • CM 1546 2023 REV 2 Working Party on the Environment
  • CM 1549 2023 INIT Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (Internal Market)
  • CM 1616 2023 INIT Informal videoconference of the members of the Working Party on International Environment Issues (Biosafety) (morning only)
  • ST 6181 2023 INIT Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. of XXX amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards lead and its compounds in PVC – Decision not to oppose adoption
EU COMMISSION REGISTER
  • Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Subsidiarity Grid Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
SCCS BRIEFS
  • SCCS – Request for a scientific opinion on Hexyl Salicylate (hexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate; CAS/EC No. 6259-76-3/228-408-6) used in cosmetic products
  • SCCS – Request for a scientific advice on the hair dye ‘HC Blue 18 (B122)’ (CAS No. 1166834-57-6/852356-91-3, EC No. -/-)
  • SCCS -Minutes of the Working Group meeting on Methodologies of 1 February 2023
EFSA BRIEFS
  • Pesticide active substances that do not require a review of the existing maximum residue levels under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005
  • Flavouring Group Evaluation 21 Revision 6 (FGE.21Rev6): thiazoles, thiophenes, thiazoline and thienyl derivatives from chemical groups 29 and 30
  • Flavouring Group Evaluation 76 Revision 2 (FGE.76Rev2): Consideration of sulfur‐containing heterocyclic compounds, evaluated by JECFA, structurally related to thiazoles, thiophenes, thiazoline and thienyl derivatives from chemical group 29 and…

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