{"id":6571,"date":"2021-02-09T13:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T12:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6571"},"modified":"2022-07-07T04:43:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T02:43:38","slug":"ireland-reach-and-clp-regulations-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/ireland-reach-and-clp-regulations-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland: Reach and CLP Regulations Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
Regulatory changes issued in January 2021<\/strong><\/h6>\nReinforcement of restrictions on lead in shot used in or around wetlands<\/em>\n\nBy Regulation (EU) 2021\/57 of January 25, 2021<\/a>, the European Commission amended the restrictions on lead used for shooting in or around wetlands. To this end, amendments that come into force on February 15, 2021 were made to Annex XVII of the REACH regulation<\/a> to control more strictly lead and its compounds (CAS No. 7439-92-1, EC No. 231-100-4). Considering that the use of lead in wetlands entails a risk for water birds, which ingest the lead shot fired, causing toxicological effects and therefore risks for humans consuming these birds, the regulation provides for restrictions on the use of such shot from February 15, 2023 in order to protect the environment and reduce the number of lead poisoning deaths in waterbirds (about 1 million each year). Member States will have the possibility to put in place restrictions on the placing on the market of these shot or on their use. They will also be able to maintain stricter national provisions.\n\nMarketing and use authorizations for substances<\/em>\n\nBy Decision C(2021) 47 of January 13, 2021<\/a>, the European Commission authorized the industrial use of high-temperature coal tar pitch (CAS No. 65996-93-2, EC No. 266-028-2) by ArianeGroup until October 4, 2032. This substance can be used in the manufacture of carbon subjected to high thermal and thermomechanical loads, for high-performance civil and military aerospace launchers.\n\nUpdating the list of substances of very high concern (SVHC)<\/em>\n\nThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced, in a press release dated January 19, 2021<\/a>, the update of the candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) that could harm people or the environment with the inclusion of two new substances. These two substances, used in particular in the manufacture of plastics and rubber tires, were added because they have toxic effects on reproduction. The two substances added are as follows:\n