LNB News 18/02/2025
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Issue Date: 18 February 2025
Published Date: 18 February 2025
Jurisdiction(s): European Union
The European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Food Safety has adopted its position on the EU's 'one substance, one assessment' package, which includes three proposals. The package aims to streamline chemical safety assessments by establishing a common data platform that will compile data on hazards, properties, emissions, and exposure levels in people (e.g., blood and breast milk). MEPs strengthened the proposals by requiring the inclusion of data on chemicals in products and safer alternatives, making publicly funded research data submission mandatory, and improving early warning mechanisms for chemical risks. The reforms also reallocate scientific and technical tasks among EU agencies (ECHA, EFSA, EEA, EMA) to enhance cooperation and resolve divergences in scientific opinions. The revision of Directive 2011/65/EU (the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (RoHS)) will transfer certain responsibilities to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The proposals are part of the 2020 EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, supporting the...
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