SI 2021/741. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021.  Comes into force 23rd June.  Amends the hourly rate for specialist officers from £190 to £197 and for non-specialist officers from £101 to £108 in:

SI 2001/1754. Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001SI 2015/385. Offshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015.SI 2015/1431. Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provisions) Regulations 2015SI 2020/1497. Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020

EU 2021/ 979. Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/979 amending Annexes VII to XI to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).  Comes into force 4th February 2022.  Makes textural amendments to annexes:

VII – performance of in vitro studies for eye irritation.VIII – performance of in vivo studies for skin or eye irritation and of the 28-day repeated dose toxicity study.IX – clarification of information on the physicochemical properties in order to add new specific rules for adaptation for dissociation constant and viscosity.IX and X – the waiving options on the basis of classification should be aligned with the terminology of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.XI – modified in order to update them and to avoid ambiguity of certain provisions and clarified how a ‘weight of evidence’ adaptation can be applied to specific information requirements and how it should be documented.