Annual review 2024

In this annual overview, we look back on 2024.
On behalf of the Netherlands and in collaboration with European partners, we work on the REACH and CLP regulations, making the use of chemical substances safer for both people and the environment. In 2025, new challenges and opportunities await us, and our work continues unabated.
Read more about our key activities in this annual overview.

Foreword Uitgelicht artikel

Foreword

This is the 2024 annual review of Bureau REACH, part of the Centre for Chemical Safety of Substances and Products at RIVM.
Bureau REACH Strategy 2025–2027

In 2024, the Bureau REACH Strategy for 2025–2027 was finalised following consultations with internal and external stakeholders.
Validation of Test Methods

Validation of Test Methods for Acceptance as International Testing Guidelines is a Key Topic for Bureau REACH in Two Separate Projects:
RiME+ Meeting in Utrecht

Events

On 2 and 3 October, Bureau REACH hosted a meeting of risk management experts from across Europe in Utrecht: The Risk Management Experts Meeting (RiME+).
Cost-Benefit Analysis Course and International Symposium on Valuing Environmental and Health Impacts

Events

The SEA/environmental economics team, which operates in part under Bureau REACH and works closely with it, organised a training course on social cost-benefit…
PBT/PMT Workshop

Events

On Friday 25 October 2024, RIVM hosted the fifth national workshop on Persistence, Bioaccumulation/Mobility and Toxicity (PBT/PMT).
The REACH and CLP Helpdesk

This year, Bureau REACH continued to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in meeting their obligations under REACH and CLP.
U-PFAS Dossier Under Evaluation Uitgelicht artikel

Restriction

The evaluation of the universal PFAS restriction dossier, submitted under REACH by the Netherlands and four other Member States, was a central topic during…
RMOA on Asbestos Finalised

Restriction

The existing ban on the use of asbestos under REACH does not apply to asbestos that is present unintentionally—for example, as a contaminant in products.
Collaboration with Austria on Restriction Dossier for PPDs

Restriction

In December, colleagues from Austria’s Umweltbundesamt received ministerial approval to jointly prepare a restriction proposal for PPDs together with the…
Harmonised Classification and SVHC Proposals

Dossier

In 2024, Bureau REACH completed and submitted five proposals for harmonised classification and labelling to ECHA.
Completion of two Substance Evaluations

Dossier

Bureau REACH has concluded the evaluation of the PFAS compound HGC-TLF after a process spanning 11 years.
New CLP Regulation and Implementation of New Hazard Classes

On 20 November 2024, amendments to the CLP Regulation were published, with entry into force on 10 December.
Key Figures 2024 Uitgelicht artikel

2024

Our Contribution to REACH and CLP Processes.
About RMOA Uitgelicht artikel

2024

In the video we show what we do during the RMOA process.