January 14, 2016
EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released an updated version of Chapter R.12 of the Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment (IR&CSA), to improve the description of chemical uses registrants provide in their registration dossiers. The following is included in the Guidance:
- System of use descriptors
- Principles and elements for describing the uses of chemical substances
- Role of use description in different REACH processes
- Related legal requirements
- Updated lists of use descriptors
- Appendix on how to manage changes