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- Ten years of REACH - Commission review
- The European Commission proposed on 5 March actions to facilitate implementation of 'REACH', the key EU law on chemicals, which has made significant ... — last modified 06 March 2018, 22:29 CET — filed under: Chemicals — Relevance: 1%
- EU ban on harmful chemicals in waste comes into force
- A ban on harmful chemicals came into force Thursday, providing a legally binding obligation to protect human health and the environment from some of the most ... — last modified 02 January 2023, 23:02 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Headline2, Employment — Relevance: 1%
- First REACH hazardous chemicals list is a drop in the ocean
- The first-ever list of 15 hazardous chemicals released today by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is a welcome start, but it is a drop in the ocean when ... — last modified 30 October 2008, 19:25 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals — Relevance: 1%
- Environment Council 20 February 2007
- Environment Council of EU Ministers, Background note, Agenda, Council conclusions on climate change, Council conclusions on pesticides — last modified 20 February 2007, 17:03 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Consumer, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- Conditional EU approval for Bayer buy of Monsanto
- The EU Commission approved Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto Wednesday, declaring itself satisfied with the parties' remedies, worth well over EUR 6 billion, to ... — last modified 22 March 2018, 22:34 CET — filed under: Headline1, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Competition — Relevance: 1%
- EU action on pesticides has made limited progress: auditors
- The EU offers few incentives for farmers to reduce their dependency to pesticides, and has been unable to substantially reduce and control risks associated to ... — last modified 11 February 2020, 00:57 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Headline2, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Glyphosate not classified as a carcinogen by ECHA
- ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to maintain the current harmonised classification of glyphosate as a substance causing serious eye damage and ... — last modified 15 March 2017, 23:43 CET — filed under: Environment, Health, Chemicals, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Bayer - Monsanto: the Commission's competition concerns
- The European Commission approved on 21 March under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer. The merger is conditional on the divestiture ... — last modified 22 March 2018, 22:30 CET — filed under: Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Competition — Relevance: 1%
- New EU labelling requirements for chemicals to benefit consumers
- Product labels on common household chemicals such as detergents, glues, and drain cleaners will get a minimum font size and colour, while online sales will ... — last modified 06 December 2023, 00:33 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Commission acts on bee-killing pesticides but stops short of complete ban
- The European Commission will today ask EU member state representatives to consider imposing restrictions on certain pesticides because of their harmful effects ... — last modified 01 February 2013, 13:37 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals — Relevance: 1%
- EU agrees better protection for workers from cancer-causing substances
- EU Member States reached a general agreement Thursday to guarantee the protection at the workplace of more than 4 million workers from exposure to ... — last modified 15 June 2017, 22:37 CET — filed under: Headline1, Health, Chemicals, Employment — Relevance: 1%
- Euro-Parliament backs tightening of EU toy safety rules
- The EU Parliament approved its position Wednesday on revamped EU rules on toy safety, offering better protection to children from the number of unsafe toys ... — last modified 13 March 2024, 19:17 CET — filed under: Single Market, Chemicals, Health, Headline1, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- New EU endocrine disruptors rules into force
- A new EU regulation on classification and labelling of chemicals entered into force Thursday, with new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and chemicals ... — last modified 20 April 2023, 18:36 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU states vote to ban bee-harming pesticides
- A committee of EU member states' representatives have backed a proposal for a near-total ban of three bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides which a scientific ... — last modified 29 April 2018, 23:29 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, Chemicals, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Neonicotinoids
- Neonicotinoids are active substances used in plant protection products to control harmful insects, which means they are insecticides. The European Commission ... — last modified 29 April 2018, 23:25 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- EU reaches deal to reduce fluorinated gas emissions
- The EU Council and Parliament reached agreement Thursday on new legislation to massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fluorinated gases and ozone ... — last modified 05 October 2023, 17:12 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Remaining intentional uses of toxic mercury to be banned in EU
- EU institutions reached political agreement Thursday to phase out use of dental amalgam and prohibit the manufacturing, import and export of a number of ... — last modified 08 February 2024, 22:21 CET — filed under: Headline1, Health, Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- European workers to gain better protection against cancer-causing chemicals
- EU employment ministers and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal Thursday to better protect workers from risks related to their exposure to ... — last modified 21 December 2021, 22:41 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Headline2, Employment — Relevance: 1%
- New EU rules to allow use of recycled plastics in food packaging
- The EU Commission adopted new rules Thursday on the safety of recycled plastic materials which set clear rules to ensure that recycled plastic can be safely ... — last modified 15 September 2022, 23:19 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Environment, Chemicals, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Dangerous chemicals in consumer products: your Right to Know not easy to use
- Would you like to know if your carpet or your child’s toothbrush contains any hazardous chemicals? You have the right to ask the trader and manufacturer. But ... — last modified 05 October 2011, 19:51 CET — filed under: Environment, Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- Better protection against cancer-causing chemicals 'could save 100,000 lives'
- New EU rules to limit exposure to 13 cancer-causing chemicals at the workplace could save 100,000 lives in the next 50 years, says Employment Commissioner ... — last modified 13 May 2016, 15:46 CET — filed under: Headline, Chemicals, Employment — Relevance: 1%
- Chemical foul play in EURO 2012 football shirts
- In a few short 3 days, Europe's best football players kick-off the European football championship in jerseys containing harmful and toxic substances new ... — last modified 05 June 2012, 20:22 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU Commission response to Citizens' Initiative "Save Cruelty-Free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without Animal Testing" - guide
- The European Commission responded on 25 July to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) 'Save Cruelty-free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without Animal ... — last modified 25 July 2023, 23:38 CET — filed under: Environment, Single Market, Chemicals — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels backs phasing out animal use in experiments
- The EU Commission kick-started a plan Tuesday to phase out animal testing for chemicals across Europe, though campaigners are concerned it will not protect the ... — last modified 27 July 2023, 17:46 CET — filed under: Single Market, Animals, Environment, Chemicals, Headline2 — Relevance: 1%
- European chemicals safety net flawed Commission study reveals
- A European Commission study on hormone disrupting chemicals has shed a worrying new light on the insufficient way these are assessed before use in consumer ... — last modified 23 February 2012, 17:20 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- New EU exposure limits for dangerous chemicals
- The Commission took action Monday to further improve the protection of workers from the health risks linked to the exposure to dangerous chemicals: lead and ... — last modified 13 February 2023, 23:34 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Headline2, Employment — Relevance: 1%
- EU adopts stringent residue limits for pesticides to protect pollinators
- The EU continued its battle to address pollinator decline Thursday with new rules on pesticides which will, once applicable, lower the maximum residues levels ... — last modified 08 February 2023, 22:20 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Environment, Chemicals, Health, Headline2, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- EU consults on chemicals labelling revision
- The Commission launched a public consultation Monday on the revision of the Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances ... — last modified 31 August 2021, 22:22 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Headline2 — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels mulls upgrade for chemical labelling
- The EU Commission launched a public consultation Wednesday on the simplification and digitalisation of labelling of chemical products such as glues, laundry ... — last modified 24 November 2021, 22:15 CET — filed under: Chemicals, Headline2, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs call for global ban on animal testing of cosmetics
- The EU should launch a diplomatic drive for a global ban on testing cosmetics on animals before 2023, MEPs urged Thursday. The sale of all animal-tested ... — last modified 08 May 2018, 15:58 CET — filed under: Single Market, Chemicals, Headline2 — Relevance: 1%