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Jul 12, 2023 | NHC unveils the legislation plan for food safety related standards
The National Health Commission of China (NHC) published notifications for 2023 food safety related national standards legislation plan and 2024 food safety related national standards legislation sugge...
Jul 10, 2023 | Release of the Second Draft of the Chemical Weapons Convention Management Decree by Vietnam
The second draft amendment to Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP on the Management of Chemicals Covered by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapo...
UK Government revokes Annex VIII of EU CLP in Great Britain
Jul 06, 2023
On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received royal assent and is now act of parliament (law). Schedule 1 of the Act lists approximately 600 retained EU laws that will...
India postpones enforcing quality control directives for toluene and n-butyl acrylate.
Jul 06, 2023
Following consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the government decided to defer implementation of of two essential quality control orders (QCO), according to an announcement by the D...
GHS Brazil: Update Published for ABNT NBR14725 Standard
Jun 17, 2025
The Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) released on July 3 of 2023, a significant update to the ABNT NBR14725 Standard, which governs the classification and labeling of chemicals. Thi...
Latest Updates for KKDIK
Jul 04, 2023
Türkiye introduced legislation for chemicals which is similar to REACH, called KKDIK. Since the regulation was accepted by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) on 23r...
Fertilizers in Peru: The New Rules Proposed for Import and Production
Jul 04, 2023
Peru is taking significant steps to regulate the import and production of fertilizers, aiming to enhance sustainable soil management, promote domestic agricultural competitiveness and sustainability, ...
Regulation regarding Good Manufacturing Practices for cosmetic products came into effect in Mexico
Jul 04, 2023
In July 2022, it was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) in Mexico a regulation about good manufacturing practices for cosmetic products. This regulation establishes good manufac...
ECHA holds targeted public consultation for metyltetraprole
Jul 04, 2023
On 26 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) started a targeted public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of metyltetraprole (ISO); 1-[2-({[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyra...
The European Commission opens public consultation on SCCS’ preliminary opinions for methylparaben and butylparaben.
Jul 03, 2023
On 8 June 2023, the EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published preliminary opinions on the use of methylparaben and butylparaben in cosmetics. The European Commission has opened p...
The UK REACH Registration Deadlines are officially extended
Jun 30, 2023
The extension of the UK REACH registration deadlines is now official! The legislation necessary to implement the extension was laid in Parliament by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs...
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