The Commission has adopted criteria and guiding principles on what would constitute “essential uses” of the most harmful chemicals. The adopted Communication provides industry and investors with predictability for the manufacture of products that are indispensable for the EU’s ecological and digital transition, health and defence. It is a concrete outcome of the Sustainability Strategy […]
LIFE Programme: Circular Economy, resources from Waste, Air, Water, Soil, Noise, Chemicals, Bauhaus
Objective The aim is to facilitate the transition toward a sustainable, circular, toxic-free, energy-efficient/climate-resilient economy and toward a toxic-free environment as well as to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment. The specific objective is to cover one or more of the following topics as fully defined in section 2 of the Call document: Circular Economy […]
Administrators in the field of Chemicals Policy
The European Commission (EC) is currently looking for specialists with professional experience in the field of chemicals. Recruited policy officers (grade AD 6) will work mainly at the EC’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) and the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV). Main tasks Your main tasks will be to develop, manage and implement policy […]
ECHA will work on healthier potable water
ECHA will start to compile a list of substances that can be safely used in materials that come into contact with drinking water. The aim is to improve consumer protection and ensure equal safety standards for industry. With the recast of the Drinking Water Directive, ECHA has been given a task to compile and manage […]
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: ECHA works for the safe use of chemicals Director: Bjorn Hansen Established in: 2007 Number of staff: about 600 Location: Helsinki, Finland The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) works for the safe use of chemicals. It implements the EU’s groundbreaking chemicals legislation, benefiting human health, the […]