On January 5, 2021, the Substances of Concern In articles, as such and In complex objects (Products) (SCIP) database will go live. Companies operating...

New Substances Added to the REACH Candidate List: What Companies Need to Know
The European Union (EU) Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation Candidate List of Substances of Very H...

SCIP Database: A Timeline for Compliance
The revised European Union (EU) Waste Framework Directive (WFD) mandated the creation of a new database of articles and products containing Substances...

European Green Deal Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Imported Products Containing Hazardous Substances
In December 2019, the European Commission launched the European Green Deal: a program aimed at achieving a climate-neutral continent by 2050. This pro...

Year in Review: Top 10 Regulatory Stories of 2019
Every December, we publish a blog post summarizing the year’s most important regulatory updates. And each year, the task of choosing the most importan...

The ECHA Announces SCIP Database for Improved Transparency on Hazardous Substances in Articles
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced details about their central database, which was mandated under the European Union (EU) Waste Framew...