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Update to Canada GHS (Aligned with 7th Edition)
Regulations Amending the Hazardous Products Regulations (GHS, Seventh Revised Edition) and the Order Amending Schedule 2 to the Hazardous Products Act were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I on December 19, 2020.
CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 26 January 2021]

UK Exit Of EU: Resources To Help As Transition Period Ends
CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 11 December 2020]

End Of UK Transition Period – HSE Podcasts Series

HSE is hosting a series of podcasts over the coming months to provide more information on the changes to how chemicals will be regulated from 1 January 2021. CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 9 December 2020]

Second Amendment Of Annex VIII of CLP (Poison Centres) Is Published

The second amendment to Annex VIII to CLP, concerning poison centres was published in the Official Journal on 13 November 2020 and entered into force on 14 November 2020. CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 23 November 2020]

New "Brexit" Web Pages 
As the end of the transition period is nearly upon us (31 December 2020), and we are starting to learn more about the changes to our own regulations and our future relationships with the EU, we are pleased to present you with several new web pages on specific Brexit-related topics. Please visit our website Brexit page. [Posted on 13 November 2020]

Poison Centre Portal Updated 
The poison centre portal has recently been updated to support amended Annex VIII solutions. In particular, derogations for fuels, construction products (standard formulas) and the cross-sector concept of interchangeable components. CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 30 October 2020]

Member States Slowly Starting To Use The New Portal

There are now six Member States that are accepting Annex VIII notifications through the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) portal.
CHCS members can read more on our News Briefings page. [Posted on 24 August 2020]

Endocrine Disruptors - 1st CHCS Video

We have produced our first video for members: "Endocrine Disruptors", which is available to members free-of-charge.

This introductory video explains the various components of the human endocrine system and how they interact, to help understand the mechanisms of endocrine disruptors on human systems.

The video is just over 10 minutes long.

To register for access to the video, please visit our video registration page: Endocrine Disruptors Video Registration.

[Posted on 1 July 2019]

News Briefings Summary

• 22 June 2020
  Option To Anonymise The Unique Formula Identifier (UFI)
  
  
• 26 May 2020
  New ECHA CLP Guidance Documents Published
  
  
• 19 May 2020
  Draft Regulation Amending Article 25 Of CLP
  
  
• 23 April 2020
  Draft Second Amendment to Annex VIII of CLP
  
  
• 23 April 2020
  Reminder: 13th ATP to CLP applicable from 1st May 2020
  
  
• 23 March 2020
  Multilateral Agreements For ADR & RID
  
  
• 17 March 2020
  The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
  
  
• 3 March 2020
  UK Chemical Industry: Regulatory Divergence
  
  
• 2 March 2020
  Corrigendum To the 14th ATP Published
  
  
• 10 February 2020
  Third Corrigendum To ADR 2019 Published

CHCS Members can read these News items, and older posts, on the CHCS News Briefings page.