ECHA Interviews KEMI Regarding Nano Reporting Requirement

The May 2018 ECHA Newsletter includes an interview with Robert Johansson, Head of the Swedish Chemicals Agency’s (KEMI) Chemical Statistics and Registries Unit.  As reported in our December 7, 2017, blog item, KEMI has established a mandatory reporting scheme to obtain information on the quantities and types of nanomaterials used in Sweden, with the first reports due in February 2019.  According to Johansson, “[t]his information can then provide a basis for making changes to legislation or taking other measures regarding nanomaterials, in areas such as healthcare, the environment or workplace safety.”  The article provides the following list of actors required to notify if their products contain nanomaterials: Professional manufacturers or importers of chemical products and biotechnical organisms; Those who, in their own name, package, repackage, or change the names of chemical products or biotechnical organisms for further distribution; Those…

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