The newsletter is back, and we are kicking off its return with an overview of what the summer has brought. As it covers a longer period, this issue gets a bit…hefty. Future ones will be more concise, but this one felt like it needed more around it. And that was with ECHA News taking a break in July.

If your product authorisation touches plant protection (or sits close enough to the PPP/biocides boundary) Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1123 deserves your attention. The regulation replaces the 2011 labelling framework for plant protection products. The headline change is a mandatory digital label by 2030. That's the part getting coverage. But there are a few things in the text that carry...

Less than a year remains until 7 December 2026, yet the sense of urgency within the Ukrainian chemicals market remains strikingly uneven. While the transitional period formally continues, in practical terms it is already drawing to a close. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1598 establishes a clear cutoff: after 6 December 2026, placing chemical products on the Ukrainian...