Region News Archive
Latest regulatory news and analysis for European Economic Area, curated by Foresight for compliance and product stewardship teams.
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European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·CLP·
Slovenia has notified a draft regulation restricting CMR 1A/1B substances in childcare articles to 0.001% by weight, introducing testing, documentation and compliance obligations for suppliers.
European Economic Area·Great Britain·REACH·
The 2026 EuPIA Charter strengthens voluntary industry controls on hazardous raw materials used in printing inks, with substitution timelines, risk assessments and expanded exclusion lists.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·
The European Commission has proposed an Industrial Accelerator Act to speed low-carbon manufacturing, streamline permits and reinforce strategic supply chains across the EU.
Great Britain·Northern Ireland·GB Plant Protection Products Regulation·
The UK-EU SPS Agreement will align UK sanitary and phytosanitary rules with EU legislation, affecting food safety, pesticides, biocides and agricultural regulation.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·
EU Industrial Accelerator Act proposes faster permits, low-carbon procurement and supply chain safeguards to boost strategic manufacturing.
European Economic Area·
The EU has narrowed mandatory sustainability reporting and due diligence duties, with new protections for smaller value-chain partners.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·
The latest ESPR preparatory study points to durability benchmarks, recycling design limits and Digital Product Passport disclosures for textiles.
European Economic Area·Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR)·
ECHA has supported ethanol approval for key disinfectant product types, with the final decision now moving to the European Commission and Member States.
European Economic Area·
The Antwerp Call to Alden Biesen presses EU leaders to adopt Emergency Industrial Policy Measures by 2026 to tackle high energy and carbon costs, unfair trade, and Single Market fragmentation.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·
SCCS prostaglandin analogues opinion finds lash serum ingredients unsafe due to reproductive toxicity concerns.
European Economic Area·Plant Protection Products Regulation·
Dutch court orders €1.6m profit confiscation for unauthorised plant protection product placement and forged origin documentation.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·Food Contact Materials·
A technical correction updates BPA food contact rules, tightening wording and clarifying transition timelines for packaging and repeat-use items.
European Economic Area·Netherlands·REACH·
The Dutch government says a full REACH revision remains its preferred route, even if the EU shifts towards comitology-driven annex changes.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·REACH·
A new ECHA consultation could pave the way for authorisation requirements for UV stabilisers, a flame retardant and a photoinitiator used across multiple sectors.
European Economic Area·CLP·
Parliament committees debated the Commission’s chemicals omnibus, weighing digital labelling savings against concerns over longer CMR transition timelines.
European Economic Area·Cosmetic Products Regulation·
Health groups warn an EU “Chemicals Omnibus” draft could delay removal of newly classified carcinogens from cosmetics, extending consumer exposure.
European Economic Area·
A ministerial response explains how the Netherlands assesses PFAS discharge permits, including minimisation obligations, best available techniques and water quality impact testing.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·CLP·
ECHA’s CLH intentions registry shows Austria plans a dossier for potassium chlorate, including proposed endocrine disruptor hazard classes for human health and the environment.
European Economic Area·Northern Ireland·CLP·
A new provisional RAC 76 agenda gives an early view of upcoming risk assessment discussions that can shape hazard classification and compliance planning.
European Economic Area·Cosmetic Products Regulation·
EU cosmetics CMR substances update: Regulation (EU) 2026/78 sets new ingredient limits and deadlines from 1 May 2026.
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