Jun 29, 2023 | Chile Provides Update on the Implementation of Registering Hazardous Substances
On the 28th of June, Chilean authorities delivered an important update via webinar on the progress of implementing Chile's regulation, based on the Decree 57/2021. The focus of this update centered ...
Jun 29, 2023 | India consults on the limits for chemical exposure at work
A new code of practice for safeguarding employees from chemical airborne pollutants in the workplace is being discussed in India. In May 2023 the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the dr...
The government in South Korea decides to release regulations that hinder business activities.
Jun 28, 2023
In South Korea, the government has decided to break down uniform chemical regulations for small and medium-sized companies by unifying multiple ministries' double approval process to resolve corporat...
South Korea publishes Key Amendment Contents of the Regulations on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act
Jun 27, 2023
On June 12, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) released an announcement regarding the contents of the amendment of the Regulations on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide...
New import/export authorisation rules for decaBDE and PFOA-related compounds coming in Australia
Jun 27, 2023
On 20 June 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) posted information on their website that the rules for importation and exportation of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)...
Japan intends to add cybutryne to the list of hazardous materials for ship recycling
Jun 27, 2023
On 1 June 2023, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT), the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan jointly anno...
China publishes guidance on cosmetic and cosmetic new ingredients registration
Jun 20, 2023
On 5th June, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) published a notification including nine guidelines on cosmetic products and cosmetic new ingredients registration process. ...
Advancement of Draft National Chemical Law in Brazil
Jun 16, 2023
The Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Commission (CCJC) of Brazil on 9th of May 2023, granted their approval to the preliminary Draft Law of National Inventory of Chemical Substances (PL6120/19)...
Canada adopts Bill S-5
Jun 15, 2023
Legislation (S-5) to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) received consent from the Senate and royal assent on 13 June. The provisions of Bill S-5 will come into effect immediate...
ECHA includes two new SVHCs in Candidate List
Jun 16, 2023
On 14 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added two chemicals to the Candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). SVHCs are substances that can have serious and often irrev...
24 CMR Substances Added to the REACH Restrictions List by the European Commission
Jun 16, 2023
On 8 June 2023 the European Commission added 24 new entries for substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) to the REACH Restricted Substance List (Annex XVII). The lis...
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