Category: European Commission (EC)

July 1, 2025

EP Research Service Publishes Think Tank Briefing on EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

On June 23, 2025, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a Think Tank briefing entitled “Targeted scrutiny of the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability.” According to EPRS, while the European Commission (EC) has made progress in implementing initiatives outlined in the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, certain key actions remain unfulfilled. These include revising the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation...
June 25, 2025

Regulation Without Borders: The EUDR and the New Era of Global Due Diligence, August 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (EDT), via webinar

B&C and Acta; EPPA; and Preferred by Nature (PBN) are pleased to present “Regulation Without Borders: The EUDR and the New Era of Global Due Diligence,”  a complimentary webinar providing a detailed exploration of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and how it applies to manufacturers, suppliers, operators, traders, processors, and exporters or importers. This new European Union (EU) supply chain measure goes “live” in a few short months and is already inviting...
June 13, 2025

Council of the EU and EP Agree on “One Substance, One Assessment” Legislative Package

The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on June 12, 2025, that it reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament (EP) on the “one substance, one assessment” (OSOA) legislative package, “which aims to streamline assessments of chemicals across relevant EU legislation, strengthen the knowledge base on chemicals, and ensure early detection and action on emerging chemical risks.” The package contains three proposals: a directive concerning the re-attribution of...
May 23, 2025

EC Announces Low- and High-Risk Countries under the EUDR

The European Commission (EC) released on May 22, 2025, the identity of the countries that present a low or high risk of deforestation in producing seven commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood) that are “the most relevant in terms of driving global deforestation and forest degradation” under the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The classification takes into account other criteria as listed in Article 29(4) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. The...
January 6, 2025

2025 Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®), and consortia management affiliate B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to share with you our 2025 Forecast. For all the reasons you might imagine, our seasoned team was especially challenged this year in speculating on what to expect in 2025 regarding global industrial, agricultural, and biocidal chemical regulatory and policy initiatives. Given the European Parliamentary...
April 26, 2024

EC Communication Defines Principles on Limiting Most Harmful Chemicals to Essential Uses

On April 22, 2024, the European Commission (EC) announced that it adopted a “Communication from the Commission: Guiding criteria and principles for the essential use concept in EU legislation dealing with chemicals.” The press release states that “[t]he overall aim of this concept is to achieve higher regulatory efficiency and predictability for authorities, investors and industry for a faster phase-out of the most harmful substances in non-essential uses, while allowing more time for the...
September 22, 2023

ECHA Enforcement Forum Publishes Advice on Enforceability on Restricting Creosote

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on September 13, 2023, that to improve transparency of the legislative process, its Enforcement Forum has decided to make its advice on the enforceability of Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation restriction proposals public. According to ECHA, Forum advice will from now on be available on ECHA’s website. The first published advice is on the proposal to restrict creosote and related substances in...
September 18, 2023

ECHA Begins Public Consultation on Six Proposals to Identify New SVHCs

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has begun a public consultation on six proposals to identify new substances of very high concern (SVHC). The substances, including examples of their uses, are: 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol, used in the manufacture of another substance, formulation of mixtures, and in fuel products; 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, used in air care products, coating products, adhesives and sealants, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes, and...
September 12, 2023

SCHC 2023 Annual Meeting, September 30 – October 5, 2023, Arlington, VA

The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) presents the 2023 Annual Meeting, covering worker safety, domestic and international regulatory compliance, toxicology and other chemical and physical hazards, environmental toxicology, and risk analysis. Karin F. Baron, MSPH, Acta's Director of Hazard Communication and International Registration Strategy, and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, will present the Regulatory Jurisdiction Workshop on October 2,...
July 1, 2023

Global Regulatory Update for July 2023

WEBINAR -- Product Stewardship Practices For Effective Supply Chain Interaction, August 1, 2023, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (EDT), Via Webinar: International compliance in today’s evolving regulatory arena presents challenges to organizations. This webinar, presented by Catherine M. Croke, DBA, Director of Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs, The Acta Group (Acta®); Lee A. Bowers, Vice President, Environmental Health & Safety, RPM International...