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From 1 November, suppliers must check their substances for four new hazards

Substances already on the EU market must be classified for endocrine disruption (human health and environment), PBT/vPvB and PMT/vPvM by 1 November 2026. Some safety data sheets and labels you receive will change.

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What to do

  1. Ask your suppliers which of your substances get a new classification and when updated safety data sheets will arrive. Our supplier letter is ready to send.
  2. Update your chemical register as the new safety data sheets arrive.
  3. Review your workplace risk assessment for any substance newly classified as an endocrine disruptor for human health (EUH380 or EUH381). The Chemical Agents Directive requires you to keep it up to date.

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  1. in 6 days
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    New CLP hazard classes for substances already on the market

    Ask suppliers which substances get one of the new hazard statements and update your chemical register.

    Chemicals. Official text: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707

  2. in 37 days
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    Platform Work Directive must be in national law

    Check that a person reviews algorithmic decisions about work, including their safety risks.

    Safety at work. Official text: Directive (EU) 2024/2831

  3. in 44 days
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    New Product Liability Directive: software counts as a product

    List the software and digital tools you supply and who answers for defects.

    Machinery and products. Official text: Directive (EU) 2024/2853

  4. in 3 months
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    Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive

    Update purchase specifications and review planned changes to existing machines.

    Machinery and products. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

  5. in 8 months
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    Industrial installations need an environmental management system

    Check your EMS against Article 14a. Some transitional exceptions apply.

    Environment. Official text: Directive (EU) 2024/1785

  6. in 13 months
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    High-risk AI rules apply, including AI used on workers

    List the AI tools that decide on or monitor workers.

    AI. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

  7. in 14 months
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    CLP rules on label format, advertising and online sales

    Plan the label redesign with suppliers and check online listings.

    Chemicals. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2025/2439

  8. in 18 months
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    New CLP hazard classes for mixtures already on the market

    Reclassify existing mixtures for ED, PBT/vPvB and PMT/vPvM.

    Chemicals. Official text: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707

  9. in 21 months
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    High-risk AI rules for AI in regulated products apply

    Map which safety functions in your products and machines rely on AI.

    AI. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

  10. in 3 years
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    Asbestos: electron microscopy and a lower limit

    Plan for electron-microscopy counting: 0.002 fibres/cm3, or 0.01 fibres/cm3 including thin fibres.

    Safety at work. Official text: Directive (EU) 2023/2668

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