Update 20170303
The following comment from NIA has been submitted. 10 - Nano_ENV_App_R7b_CARACAL_NIA
The consultation is now closed.
ECHA has launched, on 31 January 2017 a consultation for Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL) and the European Commission for a draft update of the Appendices to Chapters R.7a, R.7b and R7.c of the Guidance on IR&CSA (Endpoint specific guidance) on “recommendations for nanomaterials” regarding environmental endpoints.
Stakeholders, including industry has previously provided comments to an earlier draft, and the comments provided at that time are also published by ECHA.
The consultation closes on Tuesday 28 February. Any NIA Members wishing to comment, should send comments to later than Friday 24 February to David Carlander.
ECHA has provided a document with an invitation to comment as well as an explanatory note is provided which outlines the main changes to the three appendices.
The three appendices that are being updated are the following:
Appendix R7-1 Recommendations for nanomaterials applicable to Chapter R7a Endpoint specific guidance
Appendix R7-1 Recommendations for nanomaterials applicable to Chapter R7b Endpoint specific guidance
Appendix R7-2 Recommendations for nanomaterials applicable to Chapter R7c Endpoint specific guidance
In addition to the Appendices themselves, separate templates (XL) files to be used for providing comments are available, as well as the all the comments made during the PEG consultations.
All the documents are provided below.
