European Chemicals Bureau
Published four times a
year by the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB), (http://ecb.jrc.it/) this newsletter is designed to inform
policymakers and others working in chemicals management of the progress made by the Technical Meetings.
The ECB provides scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies related to dangerous chemicals.
With the kind permission of the ECB, these newsletters are available here as PDF files, when they contain information about nickel:
September 9, 2006
This issue reports on the 10th Technical Committee on New and Existing Substances that was
held in Helsinki, Finland, June 12-16, 2006.
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June 1, 2006
This issue reports on the 9th Technical Committee on New and Existing Substances which was
held in Arona, Italy, March 6-10, 2006.
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October 28, 2005
This issue covers the TC NES III'05 meeting where the environmental exposure assessment of
nickel was discussed.
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May 19, 2005
July 6, 2004
Mentioned nickel in regard to human health: The RA on nickel and four nickel compounds was tabled for discussion at TC NES II '04. The meeting agreed on main outstanding issues like the occupational exposure section, and it was decided not to ask for further testing (skin and eye irritation) nor for mutagenicity.
For all compounds the risk characterisations were concluded with minor revisions. However, the final conclusions are pending an agreement on the classification expected at the CMR group meeting in September 2004. The section on "humans via the environment" has not yet been included, as this is awaiting the environmental risk assessment.
March 31, 2004
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ENiG comments on the March 31, 2004 issue >>
