Regulations
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Protecting international data exchange
Whenever software sends personal data to countries outside the EU, the threat of data protection violations is never far away.
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CEPE: Acting rather than reacting
Global trends and challenges to be addressed at the CEPE Conference & General Assembly in Madrid, Spain from 28-30 September with this year’s theme: „Adapting to Change: The role of the coatings...
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Poison Centres: Harmonised notifications
In addition to poison centre notification (PCN) mandated under Annex VIII CLP, several countries impose their own, further-reaching national requirements. Moreover, harmonised notification fails to fully...
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Diisocyanates: Training the workforce
The restriction on diisocyanates is bringing new requirements for companies placing the substance on the market and their users in Europe. A digital platform by ISOPA/ALIPA offers a solution for training....
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Interview: Coatings need preservatives
Preservatives are becoming increasingly unavailable for paints, printing inks and artist’s colours. This will impact millions of coated products. We spoke to Sebastian Kraußlach, Public Affairs Manager...
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Compliance in supply chains
The development of paint formulations is a creative and complex process involving a lot of know-how and knowledge. Therefore, the exact compositions of these mixtures are usually top secret and not disclosed....
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EC Podcast: The European Green Deal
Renewable resources, bio-based materials, circular economy – green coating solutions are gaining more and more importance nowadays. New challenges for the coating industry have evolved. How can the industry,...
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USA: Regulatory and legislative focal points
Heidi McAuliffe, vice president of Government Affairs at the American Coatings Association, shares insight into some of the regulatory and legislative issues that the U.S. coatings industry is facing....
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New rules regarding food contact materials in China
In China, the definition of food contact material is ‘‘under intended use, materials that have contact with food or food additives or have the possibility to come into contact with food or release...
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New podcast episode: Sustainability and the coatings industry
In the latest episode of the EC Podcast we speak with Joost Broeders of Baril Coatings in the Netherlands about Sustainable Development Goals within the coatings industry.
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A safe future for polyurethane products
On 4 August 2020, a new restriction on diisocyanates under REACH was adopted by the European authorities, targeting respiratory and dermal sensitisation potentially caused by diisocyanates.
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Interview: “Fear of divergence of UK REACH from EU REACH
The global raw material shortages along with the UK REACH are currently the biggest challenges for British paints and coatings manufacturers, says Tom Bowtell, CEO of the British Paints and Coatings Federation...
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Facing the challenge of Harmonised Notifications
When mixtures that are hazardous to health and/or are physically dangerous are being imported into the legal territory of the EU, there are a number of pitfalls to watch out for in terms of poison centre...
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Archroma introduces “Safe Edge
Archroma has announced the launch of the "Safe Edge", an online platform for instant access to product related regulatory & compliance certificates and information.