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2012-01-16

NEW IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations 2012 available

The new release of the the IATA Dangerous Goods regulations are now available through DCM Compliance.

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2011-11-24

Shipments of hazardous waste

The purpose of the European Communities (Shipments of Hazardous Waste Exclusively within Ireland) Regulations 2011 (SI 324/2011) is to provide for better implementation of the regulations.

It is provided that Dublin City Council is to be the sole competent authority responsible for the implementation of article 33 of the European Waste Shipment Regulations (1013/2006).

Article 33 is concerned with the movement of hazardous waste within states. It provides that the internal tracking system will be electronic, as opposed to the current paper-based system (C1 forms). Sections of a number of other regulations are amended or repealed.

2011-09-21

NEW REGULATIONS: European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 349 of 2011)

The new carriage of dangerous goods by road regulations came into effect as of the 1st July 2011.

These regulations (S.I. 349 of 2011) revoke and replace the following regulations:-
-Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2010 (S.I. No.617 of 2010),
-Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 618 of 2010),
-Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Fees) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 619 of2010),
-European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) (ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 620 of 2010), and the
-European Communities (Transportable Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No.374 of 2004)

These Regulations give effect to the 2011 ADR and transpose in to national legislation, the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive 2010/35/EU.

S.I. No. 349 of 2011.pdf

2011-07-25

DCM Compliance is moving to new offices!

DCM Compliance has recently moved to new premises in Annacotty. You can reach us at a new address of:

Unit 2 B,
Annacotty Business Park,
Limerick,
County Limerick

All phone numbers and email addresses will remain the same.

2011-04-01

Increased REACH inspections by competent authorities planned

The REACH enforcement Forum has outlined its second coordinated enforcement projects, REACH-En-Force-2, which will lead to inspections of formulators between May and December 2011. According to the ECHA national coordinators were trained at ECHA in January and ECHA is also producing a leaflet on downstream user obligations that inspectors can distribute when visiting companies.

2011-03-02

ECHA gears up for June 2011 notification deadline

– Candidate listed substances in articles at >0.1%

ECHA is considering preparations for the REACH requirement for producers and importers to notify for articles containing a candidate-listed substance above the threshold limit by 1 June 2011. Mr Dancet said ECHA was still discussing the notification and whether the information will be confidential or available and, if so, to whom. He said the agency also needed to draw up a form for producers and importers to use for the notification. He added that until now ECHA has been focussed on the November REACH registration deadline and now needed to concentrate 'at full speed' on other issues, including those impacting downstream users.

2011-02-04

REACH authorisation process to start in earnest

EU Commission publishes guidance for industry, Annex XIV expected next week

The European Commission has published guidance on the preparation of an application for authorisation under the REACH Regulation. Companies may apply for an authorisation under the socio-economic route, as well as the adequate control route – or only in the latter case. The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) urged that 'if Authorisation applications are not handled correctly, industry may find itself in a situation where hardly any authorisations will be granted.'

2011-01-28

Authorisation List

The final stage of the REACH process of limiting the use of hazardous substances is Authorisation. The Substances of Very High Concern listed on the Authorisation List can not be produced or used after the sunset date, unless an authorisation has been granted for a specific use. That authorisation is only given if the benefits of continued use of the substance outweigh the risks or if the potential risks are considered to be limited or "adequately controlled".

If Authorisation is not granted, then the substance will not be allowed in the future. The responsibility for seeking Authorisation and proving the safe use of a substance lies solely with the producer or importer of a substance. The time period for an Authorisation review is decided on a case-by-case basis - specific to each substance. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has set so-called sunset-dates of 42-54 months from January 2011 for the first six prioritised Substances of Very High Concern. The following substances are listed on the Authorisaion List:

• 4,4'- Diaminodiphenylmethane (sunset date August 2014)
• 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (sunset date August 2014)
• Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) (sunset date February 2015)
• Bis (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) (sunset date February 2015)
• Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (sunset date February 2015)
• Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) (sunset date August 2015)

2010-12-16

IATA,IMDG and ADR books are now available

The new release of the IATA, IMDG and ADR books for 2011 are now available through DCM Compliance.

Please contact the office on 061 405 455 or email sales@dcmcompliance.com

2010-12-13