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  • ECHA updates stakeholders on SEAC consultation for PFAS restriction – On 30 October 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) held a webinar outlining the upcoming consultation on the expected draft Opinion of the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) regarding the proposed PFAS restriction under REACH. A presentation summarising the consultation process was published
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  • PFAS generic restriction (REACH): sector-specific provisional conclusions – During its plenary session from 8–12 September, ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) reached provisional conclusions regarding the adequacy of restricting PFAS presence and use in electronics and semiconductors. Meanwhile, the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) arrived at provisional conclusions on the potential impact of
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a  Call for Evidence to support the preparation of a study report under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40). The study, as mandated in Article 5(2) PPWR, aims to map substances of concern (SoC) that are present in packaging and packaging components that…

  • Generic PFAS Restriction – Updated Proposal – In 2023, five EU Member States submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) a joint proposal to restrict PFAS under REACH, with options ranging from a full ban to phased restrictions. Following a six-month public consultation that generated approximately 5,600 comments, the authorities have now issued
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In 2023, four EU Member States (Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and Norway, submitted an initial proposal to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) seeking a universal ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with phased restrictions. That proposal underwent a six-month public consultation period in the same year, during which ECHA received approximately 5,600…

  • Progress update on the Universal PFAS restriction proposal – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has confirmed that its scientific committees will resume discussions on the universal PFAS restriction under REACH Annex XVII in September. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) will meet from 8–12 September 2025, and the Committee for Socio-Economic
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On 8 July 2025, the European Commission released a new Draft Implementing Decision on the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles.

This act under the framework of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904 aims to provide a methodology for the calculation of the recycled content…

The European Commission published on 8 July 2025 a Chemicals Package. The package is issued following a period of intense regulatory activity marked by the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. It reveals a change of approach, oriented towards the reinforcement of the industry’s competitiveness.

Under the framework of the European Chemicals Industry Action…

  • Progress on PFAS restriction proposal –The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) continue evaluating the universal PFAS restriction proposal on a sector-by-sector basis. In their June meetings, the committees reached preliminary conclusions regarding medical devices and lubricants. RAC estimates show nearly 12,000
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  • PFAS in consumer products – The European Commission reiterated its support for restricting PFAS in consumer products during a structured dialogue with the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee on 13 May 2025. Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné confirmed that the Commission is prioritising a consumer product-focused approach, citing the current lack of viable alternatives for industrial
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