Svetlana Galakhova

Svetlana Galakhova runs marketing at 4chems.com and writes our insights on EU chemical regulation — from the new CLP hazard classes to the EU Battery Regulation — translating regulatory changes into practical next steps for teams working with IUCLID, CHESAR, and the QSAR Toolbox.

EU Battery Regulation (BattDG): Chemical Composition Disclosure Deadlines

The EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, often referenced in Germany as BattDG, the national battery law implementing it) is pulling a whole new group of companies into chemical-disclosure obligations. If you manufacture, import, or place batteries on the EU market — from portable cells to EV traction batteries — you now have to declare what is inside them, and increasingly, prove it. Here is the timeline and how an IUCLID-based workflow helps.

Migrating Self-Hosted IUCLID to the Cloud: A Step-by-Step Guide

Running IUCLID on your own server made sense when you started. But on-premise installations quietly accumulate cost: Java and database maintenance, manual ECHA upgrades 2–4 times a year, backup management, and the risk of falling behind the current format right before a submission deadline. Moving to managed cloud hosting removes that burden — and a clean migration loses none of your data. Here is the path we use.

CLP 2026: New Hazard Classes and What They Mean for Your IUCLID Dossiers

The revised CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) brings the biggest change to EU chemical hazard classification in years. New hazard classes are entering application, and they directly affect how you classify substances and build your IUCLID dossiers. If you register or supply chemicals in the EU, here is what you need to know — and do — in 2026.