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GEV-EMICODE®: Update to the GEV test method – new product group for hot-melt adhesives

The GEV has updated its test method and published significant changes with effect from 22 June 2026.

16. July 2026

AgBB Scheme 2026 published – Updated NIK values and new requirements for acetic acid analysis

The latest issue of the Bundesgesundheitsblatt (Issue 69, pp. 710–728) contains the new version of the AgBB assessment scheme (scheme of the Committee for the Health Assessment of VVOCs, VOCs and SVOCs from construction products)

eco-INSTITUT launches new analysis method for acrolein

eco-INSTITUT is of the first laboratories to implement analysis method for acrolein (or propenal, CAS 107-02-8) in accordance with Annex A in the new draft of ISO 16000-3:2025-09.

24. February 2026

24th March 2026 – 10 am: eco-INSTITUT online webinar on formaldehyde and REACH

The new requirements after 6 August 2026: basics and proof of conformity After August 6, 2026, new harmonized limit values for formaldehyde emissions from products will apply in Europe following the amendment to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation.

16. February 2026

EOTA: Publication of new EAD documents in December 2025

On 16 December 2025, 9 new respectively updated European Assessment Documents (EADs) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

28. January 2026

Italy: Publication of new Criteri Ambientali Minimi (CAMS)

On Decembre 3rd, 2025, Italy published revised Criteri Ambientali Minimi (CAMS) in its official journal GAZZETTA UFFICIALE DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA. The updated environmental requirements being launched in Italy in 2017 will become effective 60 days after their publication, that is: February 2nd, 2026.

15. January 2026

France: Ban on ‘forever chemicals’ (PFAS) comes into force

France introduced a far-reaching ban on PFAS (‘forever chemicals’) on 1 January 2026 to better protect people and the environment from these long-lasting pollutants.

6. January 2026

EOTA: Publication of new EAD documents in May 2025

On 3 September 2025, 21 new European Assessment Documents (EADs) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union, including five new EADs that describe a test following the EN 16516.

20. October 2025

Technical paper: Are products bearing the eco-INSTITUT-Label “free of hazardous substances” and “suitable for use by people with allergies”?

Products that have been certified according to the criteria of the eco-INSTITUT-Label are thoroughly tested by eco-INSTITUT for emissions and hazardous substances. Nevertheless, advertising claims in connection with these products such as ‘free of hazardous substances’ or ‘suitable for use by people with allergies’ are misleading and therefore not...

2. October 2025

New BREEAM versions with changes to ‘Indoor Air Quality’

18. September 2025

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GEV-EMICODE®: Update to the GEV test method – new product group for hot-melt adhesives

AgBB Scheme 2026 published – Updated NIK values and new requirements for acetic acid analysis

eco-INSTITUT launches new analysis method for acrolein

24th March 2026 – 10 am: eco-INSTITUT online webinar on formaldehyde and REACH

EOTA: Publication of new EAD documents in December 2025

Italy: Publication of new Criteri Ambientali Minimi (CAMS)

France: Ban on ‘forever chemicals’ (PFAS) comes into force

EOTA: Publication of new EAD documents in May 2025

Technical paper: Are products bearing the eco-INSTITUT-Label “free of hazardous substances” and “suitable for use by people with allergies”?

New BREEAM versions with changes to ‘Indoor Air Quality’

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