In the fourth quarter of 2021, a new public consultation will be published concerning the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electronics.

Draft regulation amending Annex XIV REACH is under preparation.

An explanatory film for companies on SVHCs and the AskREACH tools was published on the AskREACH Website.

Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 amending the entry 50 of Annex XVII REACH related to polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been published.

Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have submitted an intention to restrict the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on 15 July 2021.

ECHA has submitted an intention to restrict the placing on the market and use of substances containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in clay targets for shooting.