Hazard is the potential of something to cause harm; risk is the likelihood of harm occurring. Chemicals regulation is largely focused on minimising risks associated with chemicals – and rightly so.

Today, the Council gave its final green light to postpone to 1 January 2028 the dates of entry into application of many provisions in the regulation on classification, labelling, and packaging of ...

Member states’ representatives approved today the Council’s position on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and thus boost EU competitiveness in the field of chemical products. This ...