The commission decision (EU) 2019/665 ammends Decision 2005/270/EC establishing the formats relating to the database system pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.

On 12th June 2019 the new SUP (single use plastics) directive for reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

On 20th May 2019 new rules set into force in the EU for marking packaging of cigarette and related products. Every pack should be labeled with an individual ID code to combat illegal sales (smuggled cigarettes).

Οn 10th May 2019 in Geneve new decisions on plastic waste have been reached, as approximately180 governments adopted a draft of decisions aimed at protecting human health and the environment from the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals and waste.

On Thursday March 14th Ellen MacArthur Foundation , UN Environment and GPAP published the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Spring 2019 Report, detailing the targets and actions of all business and government signatories.

On 4th April 2019 the European Commission today published a comprehensive report on the implementation of the circular economy action plan adopted in December 2015

The falsification of medicines has remained a serious threat to public health in the EU for too long

Last year European Commission published a series of planned actions and proposed options to combat the problem of substances of concern in products and waste.

Under the revised Waste Framework Directive 2018/851, ECHA has been given a task to build a database on articles containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) from the Candidate List.

On 3 November, 2018,Commision Regulation 2018/1881 was published which address nanomaterials and nanoforms of substances falling under REACH.