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Jun 14, 2023 | South Korea partially revises and publically notifies the hazard assessment result of chemical substances.
On 8 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised the result of the hazard assessment of chemical substances and enforced it on the same date. ...
Jun 14, 2023 | Public consultation on revised standard for vinyl acetate monomer in India
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) asked for comments until 2 June 2023 on a new revised standard for vinyl acetate monomer, which is used in adhesives, emulsion paints, wood coatings, lacquers, and...
South Korea revised the Designation of Toxic Substances.
Jun 14, 2023
On 1 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publicly notified the Designation of Toxic Substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (...
South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling
Jun 14, 2023
On June 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling, including pictograms, hazard statements and pr...
Washington passes law to ban chemicals in cosmetics
Jun 14, 2023
On 15 May 2023, a legislation (the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, HB 1047) was signed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates and several other chemi...
South Korea partially revised the regulations on test methods for chemical substances.
Jun 14, 2023
In April 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea was consulted on a draft amendment of the regulation on test methods for chemical substances under the Act on Reg...
Canada plans to regulates PFASs as toxic substances
Jun 04, 2023
On 19 May 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada published their draft state of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report. The report signifies a significant deve...
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Redefined
Jun 12, 2023
The SME rule was modified on May 25th, 2023 to change the definition of micro, small, and medium firms to reflect the value alter of the Turkish lira in recent years. The revised criteria may have an...
Recent GHS classification results published by Japan
Jun 08, 2023
On 29 March 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) released the classification results...
Vietnam Brings Registration of Controlled Substances into Force
Jun 05, 2023
In Vietnam, it is mandatory to register the use of controlled substance under Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP on Reduction of Green House Gas Emissions and Protection of Ozone Layer enacted by the Government...
India delays Quality Control Order Enforcement Date for 3 Substances
Jun 01, 2023
On 23 May 2023 the Central Government of India published a notice in the Indian Gazette delaying the start date for the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for vinyl acetate monomer, methyl acrylate, and et...
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