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Jan 24, 2025 | South Korea approves first 15 biocidal products under K-BPR
On December 20, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) announced the approval of the first 15 biocidal products under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (K-BPR). ...
Jan 24, 2025 | Ecuador Updates Regulations on Good Practices for Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
The Republic of Ecuador has announced significant amendments to its Sanitary Technical Regulation on Good Practices for Storage, Distribution, and/or Transportation for pharmaceutical companies and ma...
Chile - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Jan 23, 2025
In February 2021, Chile became the first country in Latin America to adopt a comprehensive national chemicals regulation, Decree 57 and its implementing Resolution 777/2021. This regulation establishe...
Colombia - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Jan 23, 2025
Colombia has made significant progress in modernizing its national chemicals regulations, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable and safe chemicals management. In 2017, the country introduced a dra...
Peru - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Jan 23, 2025
In recent years, Peru has intensified its efforts around the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and its management of chemicals. On July 26, 2024, the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment announced the...
New Guidelines for Halal Certification of Micro and Small Enterprises MSEs in Indonesia: Regulation No. 80 of 2024
Jan 23, 2025
On December 31, 2024, Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) officially rolled out Regulation No. 80 of 2024, which introduces updated guidelines for Halal certification, specifically tail...
Singapore to Ban Formaldehyde in Paints under Environmental Protection and Management Act from January 2026
Jan 23, 2025
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) announced on 20 December 2024, that formaldehyde in paints will be banned under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) from 1 January 2026...
UK to Introduce New Restrictions on Methyl Salicylate in Cosmetics
Jan 23, 2025
On 16 January 2025, the UK notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its draft Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2025. The regulation, which is expected to be ado...
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