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Election of the CEO board

At the CEO Congress in Lausanne, a new CEO board was elected.
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REACH: Candidate list of substances of very high concern updated

Candidate List of substances of very high concern has been updated with eight hazardous chemicals.
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SCIP Database: September 2021 update

The release of the SCIP dissemination portal is foreseen for September 2021 and will include a minimal set of initial features.
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Sustainable Products Initiative

News on the EU Digital Product Passport
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EU Industrial Strategy - Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery

The Commission plans to update the European Industrial Strategy 2020.
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Eurozone sectors: Notable slowdown in input price inflation across Basic Materials group of sectors

Most sectors register slower gains in output than in July.
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Eurozone manufacturing growth slows to six-month low in August

This marked a second successive month in which growth has slowed in the sector since June’s survey record expansion.
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REACH restriction proposal on PFAs (Perfluoralkoxy-Polymeres) and roadmap for group restrictions

News on ongoing consultations for REACH restrictions, as well as a roadmap to prioritise substances for (group) restrictions under REACH.
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Safeguard measure prolonged for imports of steel products

The European Commission decided to prolong the safeguard measure currently in place on imports of certain steel products.
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Proposal for a General Product Safety Regulation

The European Commission published its proposal to update existing General Product Safety rules.
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REACH Review: July 2021 update

The European Commission published the roadmap regarding the revision of the REACH Regulation.
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Trade Defence Instruments / EU anti-dumping measures – overview July 2021

The article gives an overview on current EU Trade Defence Instruments and anti-dumping measures.
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Preparatory work on revision of Construction Products Regulation still ongoing

The European Commission, with the help of an external consultancy, is now drafting the impact assessment report.
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Upcoming “Data Act”

The upcoming Data Act is expected to be presented during the third or fourth quarter of 2021.
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REACH Authorisation on chromium trioxide: July 2021 update

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has received over 1 000 notifications from industrial sites using chromium trioxide in chrome plating and surface treatment in the…
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EU – UK (Brexit): July 2021 update

After the end of the 6-month transition period on 30 June 2021, the Northern Ireland protocol is now due to be fully implemented.
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Roadmap for Standardisation Strategy

The roadmap acknowledges the strengths of the European Standardisation System.
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CEO-Bulletin 1-2021

The current CEO Bulletin contains the CEO-Situation & Trend Report 4/2020 (including Business Barometer) as well as the CEO Foreign Trade Statistics 2020.
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Legislative Update July 2021

The following developments on EU regulations should be noted.
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Accessories tools for powertools: Professional Association warns against monoculture and dependence

Independent accessory manufacturers see competitive disadvantages vis-à-vis large corporations.
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