Further substances are to be covered by TSCA
TSCA At the end of July, the US government took further measures to regulate hazardous chemical substances.The following five substances are to undergo a prioritized risk assessment by the US…
The new EU regulation for the ecodesign of sustainable products (ESPR) is in force
Product Compliance The new EU Ecodesign Regulation came into force on July 18. This replaced the EU Ecodesign Directive, which had already been setting minimum environmental requirements for products since…
REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. European Union regulation. Vector illustration
There are now 241 substances on the REACH candidate list
REACH Due to its harmful effects, another flame retardant was added to the REACH candidate list in June. With its classification as an SVHC (it is considered toxic to reproduction),…
The IMDS 025 Recommendation has been revised
The IMDS The 'IMDS 025 Recommendation - Recycled and biobased content' was adapted based on numerous feedbacks from supplier associations, OEMs and the IMDS Helpdesk: Bio-based content has been permitted…
IMDS Release 14.4 coming in July
The IMDS A new check will be introduced to analyze whether material data sheets (MDSs) contain materials of classification 8.1 (electronics) or 8.2 (electrical). This is because these classifications were…
PFAS DSL Query List in CDX system
CDX In many countries around the world, PFAS - i.e. perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - are under observation, are already restricted in some cases and further bans are being examined…
Protected: IMDS Summit 2024
The IMDS You can download the presentations of the IMDS Summit 2024 as a PDF for your personal documents. Further distribution is not permitted.WelcomeAnn-Carin Hahn-KödingCurrent IMDS challengesTim Thome / Thomas…
Agreement on European supply chain law (CSDDD)
Supply Chain Act After an initial compromise failed due to Germany's resistance, among other things, the European Council finally agreed on a European supply chain law (CSDDD for short) on…
EU supply chain law fails for the time being
Supply Chain Act After it initially looked as if the member states had found a compromise for the EU supply chain law that everyone could agree to, it has now…
IMDS Summit shines a spotlight on the latest developments in materials compliance
Leading experts in their field offer invaluable insights into key legal and technical changes and innovations Weilrod/Germany, February 23, 2024 – On Thursday, April 18, 2024, imds professional will be hosting…