Newsletter 2015
Vol. 15, No. 8 - SCC Newsletter December 2015 / Regulatory issues
Date: 18 December 2015
REGULATORY NEWS
The final edition of the SCC Newsletter for the year 2015 includes some information on the EFSA model (to evaluate the non-dietary risk of plant protection products) which will apply to submissions from 2016 onwards. Furthermore, this edition of the SCC Newsletter comprises relevant articles about the future regulation of Agrochemicals/Biopesticides in 2016 and important news concerning Chemicals/REACH, plus information on Biocides. Please also have a look at the calendar to find out where you can meet with SCC experts. We would be pleased to have your feedback regarding the SCC Newsletter.
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Vol. 15, No. 7 - SCC Newsletter November 2015 / Quick News: Changes in REACH Registration from 2016 onwards
Date: 10 November 2015
CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF ACTION FOR REACH REGISTRATION FROM 2016 ONWARDS
The REACH Committee (under joint responsibility of DG ENV and DG Growth) gave a favorable opinion on the draft regulation for an "implementing act" on data sharing and costs incurred by data sharing under the REACH regulation at its recent meeting. When enter into force the provisions of this regulations will cause a significant higher workload for REACH registration in general and in particular for SIEF administration / negotiations. Thus, a higher time and cost effort for registrations can be expected. Please have a look at this Quick News edition of the SCC Newsletter for further information.
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Vol. 15, No. 6 - SCC Newsletter October 2015 / Special Edition on Agrochemicals
Date: 22 October 2015
AgChem Forum 2015
This special edition of the SCC Newsletter comprises some reports on the last CIR Conference in Barcelona with a focus on regulatory issues (AgChem Forum). You can also check out our calendar to find out where you can meet with SCC experts. We would be pleased to have your feedback regarding the SCC Newsletter. Drop us an e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Vol. 15, No. 5 - SCC Newsletter September 2015 / Regulatory issues
Date: 17 September 2015
NEWS FROM THE REGULATORY WORLD / SCC OFFICE BERLIN
The recent version of the SCC Newsletter comprises an article about new guidance documents for the regulation of agrochemicals, a report on the Article 95 of the biocidal product regulation, and relevant news concerning Chemicals/REACH. Furthermore, this edition of the SCC Newsletter includes some information on guidance documents or scientific opinions of EFSA dealing with ecotoxicological aspects or environmental fate. Moreover, the SCC Office Berlin is presented in this edition. Please also have a look at the calendar to find out where you can meet with SCC experts. Again, we would be pleased to have your feedback regarding the SCC Newsletter. Drop us an e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Vol. 15, No. 4 - SCC Newsletter August 2015 / Special Edition: BVL Applicants Conference 2015
Date: 13 August 2015
BVL APPLICANTS CONFERENCE 2015
This Newsletter comprises a report on the last BVL Applicants Conference held in Braunschweig on 16 June 2015. As a main topic the representatives of authorities addressed the point how to optimise the registration procedures. Furthermore, the new dRR templates were discussed and the current status of evaluation of plant protection products was presented. Please have a look at this Special Edition of the SCC Newsletter for further information.
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Vol. 15, No. 3 - SCC Newsletter May-June 2015 / Quick News: CLP classification for hazardous mixtures
Date: 13 May 2015
CLP CLASSIFICATION FOR HAZARDOUS MIXTURES AFTER MAY 2015 MANDATORY
From the beginning of next month mixtures will have to be classified according to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP). This is most important for safety data sheets (SDSs) as according to the REACH Regulation documents containing the old classification have to be updated if significant changes like classification and labeling are required. Please have a look at this Quick News edition of the SCC Newsletter for further information.
Vol. 15, No. 2 - SCC Newsletter May 2015 / Plant Protection Products
Date: 4 May 2015
CHALLENGING FUTURE – REGULATION OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS
The new edition of the SCC Newsletter comprises a report on the conference “Crops and Chemicals” from 10 - 11 February 2015 in Berlin. Furthermore, this edition also includes recent information about biocides (data sharing) and chemicals (REACH and more) as usual, as well as providing you with some insight on scientific issues. Please also check out our calendar to find out where you can meet with SCC’s experts. Again, we would be pleased to have your feedback regarding the SCC Newsletter. Drop us an e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vol. 15, No. 1 - SCC Newsletter January 2015 / Quick News: Polish legislation of plant protection products
Date: 22 January 2015
POLAND HAS FINALLY REVISED ITS NATIONAL LEGISLATION
The national Polish law requiring applicants to submit all documentation to the Polish authorities in Polish language has been amended. The amendment was passed in the Polish parliament and will enter into force on 24th January 2015. Please have a look at this Quick News edition of the SCC Newsletter for further information.
