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Consumer Products Safety and Quality (CPS&Q, formerly ECB and TCS) is the focal point for data and the assessment procedure on dangerous chemicals within the European Union. It is located in Ispra, Italy.
The CPS&Q is under the responsibility of the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
Consumer Products Safety and Quality is commonly known as European Chemicals Bureau (ECB), which was its former official name. In 2007, it was reorganized into the Toxicology and Chemical Substances (TCS) Unit, and today it is officially named Consumer Products Safety and Quality.
Missions
The mission of the CPS&Q is to provide scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies related to dangerous chemicals. It co-ordinates the EU risk assessment programmes covering the risks posed by existing substances and new substances to workers, consumers and the environment. It supports the legal classification and labelling, the notification of new substances, the information exchange on import and export of dangerous substances, the development and harmonisation of testing methods and the authorisation of biocides.
Biocides
The Biocides Work Area provides scientific and technical support for the approval of active substances in biocidal products as laid down in Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market.
Existing Chemicals
The Existing Chemicals Work Area provides technical and scientific support to the Commission concerning the:
- Data Collection
- Priority Setting
- Risk Assessment
steps of Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93.
New Chemicals
The Biocides Work Area provides scientific and technical support for the approval of active substances in biocidal products as laid down in Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. The principal function of the New Chemicals work area include:
- Co-ordination of EU notification scheme and risk assessment for new chemical substances (Directive 67/548/EEC including Annexes VII and VIII, Directive 93/67/EEC).
- Management of the New Chemicals Database (NCD) maintained in a security area with authorised access only.
- Preparation of European LIst of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS).
- Supervision of Technical and Scientific Meetings (TSMs) and Working Group Meetings allowing Member State Competent Authorities to discuss issues arising related to implementation of Directives.
ESIS: European chemical Substances Information System
ESIS is an IT System which provides you with information on chemicals, related to:
- EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances),
- ELINCS (European List of Notified Chemical Substances) in support of Directive 92/32/EEC, the 7th amendment to Directive 67/548/EEC,
- NLP (No-Longer Polymers),
- PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic) or vPvB (very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative),
- BPD (Biocidal Products Directive) active substances listed on Annex I or IA of Directive 98/8/EC,
- HPVCs (High Production Volume Chemicals) and LPVCs (Low Production Volume Chemicals), including EU Producers/Importers lists,
- C&L (Classification and Labelling), substances or preparations in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC (substances) and 1999/45/EC (preparations),
- IUCLID Chemical Data Sheets, IUCLID Export Files, OECD-IUCLID Export Files, EUSES Export Files,
- Priority Lists, Risk Assessment process and tracking system in relation to Council Regulation (EEC) 793/93 also known as Existing Substances Regulation (ESR).
EQS: Environmental Quality Standard
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See also
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