European List of Notified Chemicals Substances

ELINCS (European List of Notified Chemical Substances)... 

The European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) is published pursuant to Commission Decision. It consists of all chemical substances notified within the European Community between 18/9/81 and 30/6/92. Each entry in the list corresponding to a chemical substance has an EEC number and dossier number, identification by tradename and/or chemical name, a classification and name... 

New substances are registered in ELINCS (European List of Notified Chemical Substances). ELINCS is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. A 5th edition of ELINCS, compiling substances notified until 30 June 1995, is the last available update published in the Official Journal. A 6th edition, comprehensive of substances notified until 30 June 1998, and published in aU EU languages as a Commission document, is available online via Europa EUR-Lex Web site http // eur-lex.europa.eu/, located under Documents of Public Interest with reference COM(2003) 642, dated 29.10.2003. ELINCS is currently maintained in English only, and published only as an Internet document on the ECB Web site (ECB 2006), where the latest update replaces previous versions. 

EC (2009) JRC Scientific and technical reports. European list of notified chemical substances (ELINCS) in support of Directive 92/32/EEC, the 7th amendment to Directive 67/548/EEC. EUR 23923 EN-2009... 

In Europe, 100,204 commercial chemical substances have been recognized and numbered under EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) by the European Chemical Bureau (ECB) System. Another 4,381 new substances are classified under ELINCS Information System (European List of Notified Chemical Substances) since May 11, 1981. Among these. In Europe 1,230 chemical substances are officially identified as irritant or corrosive with Xi and C pictograms and risk sentences. 

New chemicals produced after the EINECS list was closed were required to be the subject of a battery of tests, depending on the quantity, before they could be registered for use and shipment. The ever-growing list of new substances was first published under the title European List of Notified Chemicals Substances (ELINCS) on May 29,1991 and is updated periodically. A brief outline of the major tests required before a new substance can be registered is provided later. 

TABLE 1. Outline of Testing Requirements to Qualify a New Substance for Inclusion in the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS)... 

Mixtures or solutions composed of two or more substances The making available of the substance to third parties Notification of New Substances European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances European List of Notified Chemical Substances Premanufacturing notification (USA)... 

ELINCS European list of notified chemical substances... 

ELINCS (European List of New Chemical Substances) is the European List of Notified Chemical Substances. These are all the substances notified under the legislation of Directive 67/548/EEC. 

EU number European inventory of existing comm cial substances (EINECS) or European list of notified chemical substances (ELINCS). 

Assessment guidelines for new chemicals under an OECD protocol includes a toxicology assessment based on environmental and woikplace concerns. This assessment is available from national authorities. In the EU there is the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) and for existing substances EINECS. Some US states, e g. New Jersey and Peimsylvania, have right-to-know lists, and Canada has domestic and nondomestic substances lists. Australia has assessments under the ICNAS legislation implementing the OECD protocol. 

Between 1981 and 2007 manufacturers and importers notified the competent authorities of over 5,000 new substances, which were listed on the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS). The Sixth Amendment left it to the competent authorities to utilize the testing data to assess the potential risks from these new chemical substances. 

Whereas the TSCA inventory is open and includes the existing substances and notified new substances in the European Union, there is a closed inventory of existing substances (European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances - EINECS) and a separate list of notified new substances (European List of Notified Chemical Substances - ELINCS). 

Is the colorant approved for use in the country in question To be used in the United States, the colorant would need to be registered with the Enviromnental Protection Agency (EPA) to be put on the TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act) list or be exempted from approval. In the European Economic Community, the substance would need to be on the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (EINECS) [54] or the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) [55]. The chapter by Knight gives an excellent summary of the current state of regulatory affairs in Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim countries [56]. 

The EINECS Plus-CD incorporates three databases the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS), the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELNICS), and the list of dangerous substances, whose classification and labeling is prescribed by EC legislation. 

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