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In this month's Briefing:

Key articles:

What should companies do now that the C&L inventory has been published, and how are firms starting to classify mixtures? Geraint Roberts reports on key CLP issues;

Ruxandra Cana of Field Fisher Waterhouse looks at how widely the EU animal testing ban on cosmetics and their ingredients may be applied;

In this month's Legal Spotlight,Jean-Philippe Montfort of Mayer Brown calls for a critical review of the overlaps between the authorisation and restriction processes under REACH;

Geraint Roberts asks whether the data collected via REACH registration dossiers should be converted into an information source helpful to consumers;

Other features:

Mamta Patel reports from ChemCon Europe 2012 on how Southern Africa is implementing the GHS;

Emma Chynoweth looks at what's involved in phase two of Canada's Chemicals Management Plan;

In this month's Guest Column, Cefic's Mercedes Viñas says industry and authorities must align their expectations on the updating of REACH registration dossiers;

Sean Milmo assesses the hurdles which metabolomics faces in becoming an established part of toxicology;

Sookie Hong of 3E describes how three Japanese ministries are addressing nanomaterials;

In our new monthly Nanowatch column, Anna Gergely and Laurel Berzanskis of Steptoe & Johnson look at how the EU definition of nanomaterials will be applied to biocides;

In this month's CLP Clinic, REACHReady's Mark Selby urges companies to be aware of the C&L inventory's limitations;

In the REACH Hub column, ReachCentrum's Vincent Navez looks at recent developments in the legal remedies open to companies under REACH;

In the NGO Platform column, ClientEarth's Vito Buonsante argues that ECHA's dissemination portal must be made consumer friendly.

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