New rules announced by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seek to ban or restrict five persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substances[...]
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On 16 February, the UK Government Department with responsibility for chemicals policy and legislation, Defra, published the first-ever national[...]
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on the 19th January 2021 that two Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) have been added to the[...]
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Exemptions to the use of RoHS restricted substances are time limited. The deadline for requesting renewal of Annex III and Annex IV exemptions from the[...]
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