Published: 05 December 2025  (Updated: 05 December 2025)

European Chemical Agency (ECHA) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Update: December 2025

ECHA Updates

Regulatory Management

Chemical

Defence Status

Harmonised Classification and Labelling: New Intentions

Geraniol

Annex III entry 78

CMR reprotox (expected submission 31.12.26)

Interest in defence TBC

Benzophenone-3

Annex VI entry 4

ED HH ED env (01.10.25)

HH assessment completed

 

Env TBC

Methylparaben

Annex V entry 12

ED envi and HH (withdrawn 08.10.25)

N/A

Trimethylolpropane

no entry in CPR

CMR 1B (repr) (revised submission expected 30.12.25)

No interest in defence

Harmonised Classification and Labelling: Dossier Submitted

Dimethylaminopropylamine

Annex III entry 62

CMR 1B (rep) (legal deadline for opinion adoption 20.01.27)

No interest in defence

Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate

no entry in CPR Annexes

CMR 1B (repr) (submitted 12.09.25)

No interest in defence

Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) Opinion Published

Cyclamen aldehyde

no entry in CPR

CMR 1B (repr) (opinion adopted 28.11.24, now available online)

Defended by an individual company

GROUP Bourgeonal

CMR 1B (repr) (opinion adopted 28.11.24, now available online)

No interest in defence

p-Cymene

no entry in CPR

CMR 1B (repr) (opinion adopted 28.11.24, now available online)

Cosmetics Europe defence dossier as p-cymene in NCS

Diacetone alcohol

no entry in CPR

CMR 1B (opinion adopted 06.06.25, not available yet)

No interest in defence

REACH Restrictions

Octocrylene

Annex VI entry 10

restriction (environment) (consultation opened 24.09.25)

Cosmetics Europe TF responding to consultation

SVHC Classification and Authorisation

Linear siloxane dodecamethylpentasiloxane (L5)

no entry in CPR Annexes

SVHC proposal (vPvB) (withdrawn 17.09.25)

N/A

 

No HSE updates

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