The Commission of the European Union (EU) has recently adopted three separate legislative proposals in an effort to streamline the assessment of chemicals to be marketed or sold in the EU.
According to a press release issued in early December, the Commission’s “one substance, one assessment” package includes the following legislative proposals:
- A proposal for a Regulation establishing a common data platform on chemicals;
- A proposal for a Regulation on the reattribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals; and
- A proposal for a Directive on the reattribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemical Agency (ECHA).
The Commission believes that adopting this “one substance, one assessment” approach will streamline the assessment of chemicals across the EU, strengthen the knowledge base of chemicals, and ensure early detection and action on emerging chemical risks.
The Commission’s proposals will now undergo the standard EU legislative procedure in which both the EU Parliament and Council discuss the proposals and jointly agree on a common text before final adoption.
Read the EU Commission’s press release on its “one substance, one assessment” legislative proposals.
