Conflict minerals In April, four minerals will be added to the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT). In addition to mica and cobalt, copper, graphite (natural), lithium and nickel can then…
IMDS The latest IMDS release 15.0 (announced for May 2025) brings important updates to improve material compliance, data accuracy and regulatory alignment. Key improvements include: Updated regulatory compliance - Improved…
IMDS The Global Automotive Industry Declarable Substance List (GADSL) in IMDS will be updated on March 14, 2025. Since GADSL basic substances must not be hidden in a joker/wildcard, all…
PFAS While the EU is still examining a far-reaching ban on PFAS (perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances), France has recently adopted one. PFAS will be banned from January 1, 2026,…
CID The European Commission recently presented the Clean Industrial Deal (CID). This comprehensive package of measures aims to promote the competitiveness and decarbonization of European industry. This agreement aims to…
REACH As announced, ECHA has updated the REACH candidate list. Five new substances have been added and one entry has been updated. The two newly added substances octamethyltrisiloxane and perfluamine…
REACH In December, ECHA's Member State Committee (MSC) decided to add the following six substances to the REACH Candidate List: Octamethyltrisiloxane (EC 203-497-4, CAS 107-51-7) O,O,O-triphenylphosphorothioate (EC 209-909-9, CAS 597-82-0)…
REACH Since November 29, 2024, lead in a concentration of 0.1% by weight or higher has been banned in PVC products in the EU. Both newly manufactured and imported PVC…
Support for companies in fulfilling their reporting obligations Weilrod, December 05, 2024 – The training schedule recently published by imds professional for the first half of 2025 features a mix…
REACH A lot has happened since authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden submitted a restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the European Chemicals Agency…
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