CEFIC releases progress report

CEFIC has released its sixth progress report of the voluntary REACH Dossier Improvement Action Plan, a voluntary industry initiative to support the systematic re-evaluation and improvement of dossiers. Key highlights from 2024 include:

• 2,514 full registration dossiers were voluntarily re-evaluated, 949 by lead registrants or individual submitters, 1,565 by co-registrants
• Since 2019, 5,833 full registration dossiers (substances) lead registrants and individual submitters have re-evaluated
• Approximately 73% of the dossiers re-evaluated in 2024 were or will be updated with new information, including hazard data, improved substance identity and revised risk assessments
• 202 substances included updates involving higher-tier studies under Annexes IX and X, with testing proposals submitted or approved by ECHA
• Despite ongoing pressures, 196 companies covering 1,125 legal entities actively participated in 2024