The Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation was recently modified and amended, allowing companies to start adding information on new hazard classes to their IUCLID dossiers.
Specifically, IUCLID software will recognize the following new classifications for substances and mixtures will get effective from the date ‘April 29, 2024’:
- Endocrine disruptors (ED) affecting human health or the environment
- Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) substances, including very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) variants
- Persistent, Mobile and Toxic (PMT) substances, including very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) variants
This update allows companies to submit dossiers under the CLP, REACH, and Biocidal Products regulations to ECHA that reflect these new classifications. While transition periods exist for substances and mixtures, companies will eventually be required to designate their products according to the new hazard classes when submitting information to ECHA.
For the time being, the new hazard classifications do not affect the REACH registration completeness check. However, the IUCLID validation assistant will urge businesses to enter this information wherever possible. In addition, ECHA is upgrading its dossier preparation guidelines to include guidance on the new IUCLID fields.
What next?
ECHA’s recently launched chemical database, ‘ECHA CHEM’, is slated for expansion in autumn 2024. This update will include a redesigned classification and labelling inventory that incorporates the new hazard classes. Further guidance on these classifications is expected to be available later this year.
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