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Jan 12, 2023 | Canada finalizes an update to hazardous communication rules

On 4 January 2023, Health Canada published the finalized version of an update to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). This update was postponed earlier in 2022 because the Canadian government aim...

Canada WHMIS GHS Government incentives Hazardous chemicals Chemical Framework
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Jan 11, 2023 | Canadian government proposes three options on how to comply with VOC limits.

The Canadian government has unveiled three options for businesses to comply with the country's VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) limits for household goods. These regulations, which establish conce...

Safer alternatives Solvent/ VOC emissions Hazardous chemicals
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2023 KKDIK Registration Fees Published
Jan 09, 2023

The directorate of the Revolving Fund of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change has published the 2023 KKDIK registration fees. Compared to 2022, the fees have increased by 1...

KKDIK Registration Technical Dossier
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Terminology Table Updated
Jan 04, 2023

On 16th December 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Turkey announced that the terminology table with English-Turkish equivalents of terms related to chemicals managem...

KKDIK Registration Technical Dossier
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US EPA proposes additional requirements in the supplier’s notification for PFASs and TRI chemicals of special concern.
Dec 22, 2022

On 5 December 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put forward a proposal of adding 180 Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and expanding the ...

PFAS Substances of concern
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India considers adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list in 2023
Dec 22, 2022

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on 22 December 2022 to consider adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list. Since 2018,...

BIS Chemical industry Product classification
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EU member states to evaluate 24 substances under CoRAP in 2023-2025
Dec 22, 2022

On 13 December 2022 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a draft of their annual update for the Community Rolling Action plan (CoRAP). Registrants are encouraged to check the draft list of su...

Chemical inventory ECHA EU chemicals strategy
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Improving innovation and growth within the european chemical industry through safe and sustainable by-design
Dec 20, 2022

The Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) is a design, development, production, and use strategy for chemicals and materials that emphasises delivering the desired function (or service) while avoiding...

Green & sustainable chemistry Green products Ingredient transparency / disclosure Safer alternatives
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Japan establishes monitoring criteria for potential substance exposure
Dec 20, 2022

On 21 November 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) published an interim report on worker exposure measuring requirements, in order to assist businesses in getting ready t...

Exposure monitoring & measurement Risk assessment Risk management
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New proposal on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations TDGR.
Dec 16, 2022

The Transport department of Canada has announced that they are planning to pass a proposal to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR). This proposal would align the Canadian regulatio...

Government incentives Hazardous chemicals Risk management
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UN Environment Programme takes initiative to diminish hazardous chemicals in the textiles industry
Dec 16, 2022

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will collaborate with small to large enterprises involved in textiles manufacturing in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam to manage and reduce...

Built environment Chemical industry Textiles & apparel

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