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Dec 09, 2022 | Heavy metals in fluoropolymer coatings to be regulated in Thailand

In Thailand, the Ministry of Industry (MOI) is a cabinet ministry responsible for promoting and regulating industries. To ensure consumer safety, and safeguard human health, Thailand has published Tha...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
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Dec 08, 2022 | Recommendations for including chemicals management in electronics procurement procedures published by UNEP

Electronic and electrical products contain several hazardous substances, including lead, mercury and other metals, flame retardants, and certain phthalates. During material extraction and manufacturin...

Electrical & electronics Substances of concern
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Chile’s route toward waste management and EPR
Dec 08, 2022

The "Waste Management, Extended Producer Responsibility and Recycling Promotion" Bill No 20.920, popularly known as "The Bill" or "REP Bill," emphasizes waste generation reduction and recycling promot...

EPR for electrical and electronics EPR for other products
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Unexpected effects on the immune system are revealed by a gene study on tetrabromobisphenol A.
Dec 08, 2022

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is a potent flame retardant used in numerous appliances and is a major pollutant in households and ecosystems. It is the most widely used Bromophenolic flame retardant (B...

Substances of concern SVHC
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Maximum migration levels set by Israel for safety of toys
Dec 08, 2022

The revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 562 part 3 was published in the Israel Official Gazette Section of Government Notice no. 10401 “ISO 8124-3:2020 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of cert...

Children's products Restricted use Hazardous chemicals
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South Korea updates the Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Control Act
Dec 05, 2022

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated the ‘Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Control Act (CCA)’ on November 15th, 2022. This update is mainly on import reporting procedures for...

Import/export restrictions Permitting or licensing
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South Korea provides the Guideline for submitting a functional cosmetics report
Dec 07, 2022

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea provides a Guideline to prepare functional cosmetics report submission under the Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetic Act on De...

Cosmetic Act Functional cosmetics
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South Korea updates the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling
Dec 07, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the ‘Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of C...

K-REACH Labelling
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South Korea updates the Designation of toxic substances
Dec 07, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the Designation of toxic substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and Chemica...

K-REACH Hazardous chemicals
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Israel REACH Regulation expecting to be approved by end of 2021
Jan 29, 2021

When Israel joined the OECD in 2010, the country planned to establish a national mechanism for registering chemicals. There are various regulations in Israel that regulate the practice of chemicals, a...

Chemical inventory Chemical notification/ registration
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Russia: EPR for waste is expected to be implemented in January 2025
Dec 06, 2022

Because most of household waste generated in Russia ends up on the landfills, the Russian authorities are now developing updated legislative mechanisms such as extended producer responsibility (ERP) f...

EPR for other products Government incentives Hazardous waste

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