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ECHA identifies needs for harmonised classification as vPvM for certain cyclodextrins In its assessment of regulatory needs on cyclic polysaccharides and their ether and ester derivatives from June 2024, ECHA identified that cyclodextrins are potential vPvM substances. Since there is high release potential to surface waters, soil and ground water due to the use in washing and …

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Von der Leyen’s political guidelines for the next five years propose to simplify REACH and provide clarity on PFAS Ursula von der Leyen ‘s political guidelines for 2024-2029, published ahead of the vote in Parliament on 18 July that elected her president of the European Commission for a second term, present her priorities for the …

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Council negotiating mandate introduces a groundwater quality standard for the Sum of four PFAS but pushes legal deadlines for compliance to 2039 The Council adopted its negotiating mandate on the revisions of the Water Framework Directive, Groundwater Directive and Environmental Quality Standards Directive on 19 June. Environmental quality standards for surface waters: The Council maintained the Commission’s proposal …

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