{"id":22083,"date":"2024-06-04T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaeltia.com\/?p=22083"},"modified":"2024-09-06T13:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T11:31:45","slug":"eu-chemicals-strategy-sustainability-kaeltia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaeltia.com\/en\/eu-chemicals-strategy-sustainability-kaeltia\/","title":{"rendered":"EU chemicals strategy for sustainability: One substance \u2013 One assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"
In<\/span> December<\/span> 2019,<\/span> the<\/span> Commission<\/span> published<\/span> its<\/span> European<\/span> Green<\/span> Deal,<\/span> announcing<\/span> a<\/span> chemicals<\/span> strategy<\/span> for<\/span> sustainability<\/span> where<\/span> they<\/span> looked<\/span> at<\/span> how<\/span> to<\/span> simplify<\/span> and<\/span> strengthen<\/span> the<\/span> legal<\/span> framework<\/span> and<\/span> review<\/span> how<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> the<\/span> EU\u2019s<\/span> agencies<\/span> and<\/span> scientific<\/span> bodies<\/span> better<\/span> to<\/span> move<\/span> towards<\/span> \u2018one<\/span> substance<\/span> \u2013<\/span> one<\/span> assessment\u2019.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Currently,<\/span> risk<\/span> assessment<\/span> and<\/span> risk<\/span> management<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> chemical<\/span> is<\/span> carried<\/span> out<\/span> at<\/span> different<\/span> times<\/span> for<\/span> different<\/span> uses<\/span> by<\/span> different<\/span> bodies,<\/span> under<\/span> different<\/span> legislation,<\/span> often<\/span> using<\/span> different<\/span> data<\/span> and<\/span> potentially<\/span> leading<\/span> to<\/span> seemingly<\/span> different<\/span> outcomes.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The<\/span> “one<\/span> substance,<\/span> one<\/span> assessment”<\/span> initiative<\/span> was<\/span> announced<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Chemicals<\/span> Strategy<\/span> for<\/span> Sustainability<\/span> in<\/span> October<\/span> 2020,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> presented<\/span> on<\/span> December<\/span> 7,<\/span> 2023,<\/span> its<\/span> “one<\/span> substance,<\/span> one<\/span> assessment”<\/span> legislative<\/span> package.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The<\/span> Commission<\/span> is<\/span> adopting<\/span> three<\/span> legislative<\/span> proposals<\/span> to:<\/span><\/div>\n