Sep 14, 2022 | Transitional period for new agricultural pesticide registration process in Colombia
Colombia has updated its registration process and requirements for the registration of “chemical pesticides for agricultural use” (PQUA) in line with changes to Andean Community (CAN) legislation....
Sep 14, 2022 | China new standard for skin disinfection will come into force from 1stNovember 2022
State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) and National Standardization Administration of China (NSA) issued the final version of national skin disinfection standard – General Requir...
Ukraine publishes a proposition to restrict triclosan lead and cadmium in food contact materials.
Sep 12, 2022
Ukrainian Ministry of Health has published a draft proposal to ban the chemical triclosan in production of plastic and food contact materials. Triclosan is an anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in ...
South Korea provides a guide to implement biocide management system for manufacturers and importers of consumer chemical products subject to safety verification
Sep 09, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea provides a guide to implement biocide management system for manufacturers and importers of consumer chemical products subject to safety verification. U...
South Korea consults for the Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics
Sep 09, 2022
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics’ under the Cosmetic Act on September 5th, 2022. This is to ...
Upcoming meetings of Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention’s Review Committees
Sep 09, 2022
Expert committees for the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will hold meetings in the upcoming weeks. At the meetings, aspects relative to trade requirements for hazardous pesticides and chemicals, ...
REACH Committee to discuss draft restriction on intentionally added microplastics
Sep 09, 2022
The European Union’s Committee for the REACH Regulation will discuss a restriction proposal on microplastics by the European Commission in its upcoming meeting on September 23, 2022. The releas...
Chile consults on overhaul of food additives legislation
Sep 09, 2022
The Chilean Ministry of Health opened, on 22 August, 2022, a consultation on proposed amendments to the Chilean Food Health Code. The proposals would completely modify Title III of the Code – which ...
The legal framework of Veterinary Service in the Republic of Albania
Jan 01, 2012
On the 29 September 2011, the Law No. 10465 On Veterinary Service in the Republic of Albania was presented. This is the legal framework for regulating the protection of animal health and wellbeing, ...
New rules prohibiting the manufacturing of certain plastic products are to apply in New Zealand
Sep 01, 2022
New Zealand has in spring 2022 released the Waste Minimisation (Plastic and Related Products) Regulations 2022 that are a subject of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. The regulations' purp...
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Redefined
Sep 01, 2022
On March 17th 2022, the SME regulation has been updated to redefine the micro, small and medium enterprises to match the value change of the Turkish Lira in the past years. The new definitions might a...
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