ECHA publishes Community Rolling Action Plan for 2024-2026

On 19 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2024-2026, which aims to identify substances suspected of posing a risk to human health and the environment. Substance evaluation is the process under REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Articles 44 to 48) that allows such potential risks to be identified. The 2024-2026 plan lists 28 substances to be evaluated by 11 Member State Competent Authorities.

ECHA has published a guidance document for registrants who need to update their dossiers with new relevant information such as hazards, tonnage, use and exposure.

Substances to be evaluated

The CoRAP includes 28 substances, 11 of which are newly allocated substances and 17 of which were already included in the previous CoRAP 2023-2025. For 11 of the previously included substances, the evaluation year has been postponed, mainly to await the submission of new information requested as part of the dossier evaluation.

Evaluation of 10 substances is scheduled for 2024 (including evaluation of 4 substances as a group), 13 in 2025 and 5 in 2026. It is important to note that the schedule for 2025 and 2026 may be adjusted in subsequent CoRAP updates.

One substance previously listed in CoRAP 2023-2025, tris[2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl] phosphate (CAS No 13674-87-8), has been withdrawn from CoRAP  due to the current low priority of the substance evaluation. A compliance check is required for this substance before evaluation can proceed.

The full list of substances included in CoRAP 2024-2026 can be found here.

More about CoRAP and the Substance Evaluation Process

A description of the Community Rolling Action Plans and the substance evaluation process can be found on ECHA’s website. ECHA encourages interaction between registrants and Member State Competent Authorities to address any concerns related to the substances under evaluation. This applies in particular to the substance to be evaluated in 2024. The contact details of the Member State Competent Authority are provided for each substance in the CoRAP.