EU round up: ECHA launches organic pollutant probe

摘要

The European Chemicals Agency(ECHA)has started to look for persistent organic pollutants(POPs)that it may advise be restricted internationally through the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and,hence,within the European Union(EU).This new role for the agency,which could impact the use and availability of coatings and their chemical ingredients,was mandated under a new EU regulation on persistent organic pollutants(POP),that came into force in June-see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ TXT/HTM L/?uri=CELEX:32019R1021&from=EN Under this law,ECHA has been charged with preparing and examining technical dossiers,staging industry consultations and making proposals to the European Commission that it suggest listing a substance as a hazardous POP under the convention.This has international influence,having 152 government signatories worldwide-see http://www.pops.int/.