On November 27, 2025, the European Commission issued notification G/TBT/N/EU/1172 to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade Committee, announcing a planned technical update to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP, EC 1272/2008). The update involves addition of 38 new entries and revision to 10 existing entries in Annex VI.
On October 22, 2025, the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture (MEEA) announced a proposal to extend compliance deadlines under the country's UA REACH and UA CLP regulations. A draft resolution published the same day aims to give chemical companies in Ukraine more time to meet regulatory requirements. The proposal is currently under public consultation until November 22.
On July 8, 2025, the European Commission officially submitted a new legislative proposal, COM(2025) 531, to amend Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009, and (EU) 2019/1009 (CLP Regulation). The proposal delays the implementation of certain chemical labeling, advertising, and remote sales requirements to January 1, 2028, in response to strong industry calls to reduce regulatory burdens.
On June 20, 2025, the EU Official Journal published Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222, amending Section III, Table 3 of Annex VI to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP Regulation) (EC) No 1272/2008. The revision updates harmonized classification and labeling standards for several substances to align with the latest scientific risk assessments.
In April 2025, ECHA released its 2024 annual work report, showcasing its significant achievements and challenges in chemical regulation over the past year.
The EU Chemicals Enforcement Forum held a remote meeting from March 18-20, 2025, where it reviewed and approved the detailed plan for the REF-14 joint enforcement action. This initiative aims to launch a comprehensive verification of compliance with the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation in 2026.
Cyclosiloxanes, including D4, D5, and D6, are a class of organosilicon compounds with unique chemical structures. Widely used across multiple industries, they have also drawn significant attention due to their potential environmental and health risks. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the EU’s recent regulatory developments targeting these substances.
Since January 1, 2025, the grace period related to the Poison Center Notifications (PCN) to the European Union (EU) Poison Centers has come to an end. This means that companies must submit and successfully notify the unified format of notification dossiers before they can place their products on the EU market. After the deadline for industrial mixtures passed on January 1, 2024, the Hungarian appointed body has been conducting reviews of the submitted PCN dossiers. The main focus of the review is to check whether the information in the dossiers complies with the requirements of the CLP Regulation. The content of the PCN notification is mostly derived from the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of the product, especially the toxicological information, which is the entire content of Section 11 of the SDS. Therefore, to pass the review by the Hungarian appointed body, companies must prepare an SDS that is fully based on the CLP standard when submitting the PCN notification.
Exporting chemicals to EU countries requires the provision of labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Manufacturers, importers, and downstream users in the EU often worry that disclosing all components of a mixture on the label or SDS might lead to the leakage of trade secrets. Therefore, it may be necessary to use alternative chemical names to protect confidentiality and intellectual property rights.
On November 20, 2024, the European Union published Commission Regulation 2024/2865 (REGULATION (EU) 2024/2865 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL) in its Official Journal, amending the EU CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labeling, and packaging of substances and mixtures). The amendment regulation takes effect on December 10, 2024, with most provisions becoming mandatory from July 1, 2026 (18 months), and the remaining provisions applicable from January 1, 2027 (24 months).
