ECHA experts give first C&L harmonisation opinion

Risk assessment committee rejects Swedish proposal for harmonised classification of diantimony trioxide

The European Chemicals Agency's risk assessment committee (RAC) has taken its first decision on a request from a Member State for harmonised classification and labelling. In a meeting that ended today, the RAC reached consensus on a dossier submitted by Sweden in April requesting an additional harmonised classification as a skin irritant for the substance diantimony trioxide which is used as a flame retardant in plastics and in other additive...

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