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Nov 04, 2022 | Singapore proposes regulations on 26 hazardous substances

In October 2022 the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore presented a list of 26 chemicals and chemical groups it proposes to control as hazardous substances under the Environmental Protectio...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
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Nov 04, 2022 | Singapore lists several hazardous substances under the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions on 2 occasions

During the month of September 2022, the National Environment Agency of Singapore has proposed regulations on hazardous substances on 2 different occasions. On 23 September 2022 the following three ...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
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The second draft of National Technical Regulation on POPS thresholds limits is published
Nov 03, 2022

In September, the ministry of natural resources and environment open the public consultation for the second draft of the national technical regulation proposing thresholds for several persistent organ...

Chemical industry POPs
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Vietnam published new chemical decree on amending articles in decree 113/2017/ND-CP and Law on Chemical
Nov 01, 2022

On 18 October 2022, the deputy prime minister signed and passed the new Decree 82/2022/ND-CP amending and supplementing articles of Decree 113 published on 2017 as well as detailing and guiding articl...

Import/export restrictions Hazardous chemicals
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Japan announces 2023 schedule for low volume notification
Nov 03, 2022

On 20 October 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) have jointly published the 2...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
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Alibaba published cosmetic product compliance rules
Nov 03, 2022

According to latest Chinese cosmetic regulation, Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Rules (CSAR), cosmetic products can be exempted from registration obligation if they are sold via cross-border ...

Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulations (CSAR) Product registration/ notification
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Japan updates SDS and labelling guidelines in accordance with PRTR Law
Nov 03, 2022

In order to help companies, comply with the regulations for chemicals in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has issued its ...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
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Japan Implements New Export Regulations on PFOA and DecaBDE
Nov 03, 2022

On 14 October 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), released a notice to revise the Export Trade Control Order, regarding the export approval of Decabromodiphenyl ether (d...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
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European Parliament agrees on further limitations on POPs
Nov 03, 2022

New regulations will be established for the EU for some persistent organic pollutants, according to a news release from the European Parliament on October 4, 2022. (POPs). The new regulations will mak...

Circular economy EU REACH
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New initiative for regulations on POPs in the Caribbean
Nov 02, 2022

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) project for the “Development and Sustainable Management Mechanism for POPs in the Caribbean” is an initiative born from obligations risen in the Stockholm Con...

Chemical inventory International initiatives POPs
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South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses
Nov 02, 2022

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses on October 31st, 2022. This is for...

Cosmetic Products Restricted use

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