What is EUCLEF?
EUCLEF is a service that tallows companies to find which legislations apply to their substances. This way, they will easily know their regulatory requirements, by simply typing the name or number of their substance as is already the case on ECHA�s information on chemicals portal.
The service was put online in March 2020. In order to coincide with the launch, ECHA realised a webinar on the topic.
To begin with, EUCLEF covers around forty pieces of legislation. In order to complete the information already accessible through ECHA�s website, various fields will be covered by the tool, such as:
- cosmetic products,
- pesticides,
- waste,
- toy safety,
- food safety and food contact
EUCLEF context
The idea of EUCLEF emerged from a request from the VCI, the German Chemical Industry Association to the European Commission. This request, which dates back to 2015, was about the creation of a tool allowing companies to navigate through the various legal texts and safety information applying to a substance by entering its name.
Following this, ECHA and the European Commission started to work on this project. The VCI expressed its will to see companies� administrative burden reduced, in particular for small and medium-sized companies. The VCI also wants to see the addition of national provisions specific to each Member State such as exposure limits or even environmental emission limit values.
Wish to know more about the legal requirements affecting your substances?
For more information, do not hesitate to contact Christian Freneuil or one of our experts via our contact form, indicating the purpose of your inquiry.
What is EUCLEF?
EUCLEF is a service that tallows companies to find which legislations apply to their substances. This way, they will easily know their regulatory requirements, by simply typing the name or number of their substance as is already the case on ECHA�s information on chemicals portal.
The service was put online in March 2020. In order to coincide with the launch, ECHA realised a webinar on the topic.
To begin with, EUCLEF covers around forty pieces of legislation. In order to complete the information already accessible through ECHA�s website, various fields will be covered by the tool, such as:
- cosmetic products,
- pesticides,
- waste,
- toy safety,
- food safety and food contact
EUCLEF context
The idea of EUCLEF emerged from a request from the VCI, the German Chemical Industry Association to the European Commission. This request, which dates back to 2015, was about the creation of a tool allowing companies to navigate through the various legal texts and safety information applying to a substance by entering its name.
Following this, ECHA and the European Commission started to work on this project. The VCI expressed its will to see companies� administrative burden reduced, in particular for small and medium-sized companies. The VCI also wants to see the addition of national provisions specific to each Member State such as exposure limits or even environmental emission limit values.
Wish to know more about the legal requirements affecting your substances?
For more information, do not hesitate to contact Christian Freneuil or one of our experts via our contact form, indicating the purpose of your inquiry.
