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Jun 23, 2022 | European Parliament and Council reach agreement on limits for POPs in waste

On June 22, 2022, the European Parliament and Council reached an agreement on a proposal by the European Commission to review Annexes IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, on persistent organic poll...

Hazardous waste POPs Restricted use
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Jun 21, 2022 | India consults on carbon tetrachloride standard

India holds a public consultation on a draft standard for carbon tetrachloride, which is widely used as a solvent and diluent. The deadline is June 28. The chemical is also used to make chlorofluor...

BIS Solvents Test methods Hazardous chemicals
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Page Industries in India implements a prohibited substances list across the supply chain
Jun 21, 2022

Page Industries, an Indian textiles firm, has established a restricted substances list (RSL) as part of its chemical management strategy, which will be enforced by enterprises throughout its supply ch...

PFAS Textiles & apparel Hazardous chemicals Chemical supply-chain
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Europe considers a substance exemption in EEE
Jun 21, 2022

The European Commission opens consultation till July 8, 2022, on the exemption of hexavalent chromium usage. According to the proposal, the exemption of the use of hexavalent chromium as an anticorros...

Electrical & electronics Restricted substances in EEE Hazardous chemicals
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The UK implements a ban on chemicals in cosmetics and toys
Jun 20, 2022

On June 14, 2022, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State implemented Statutory Instruments (SIs) which impose the ban on some chemicals in cosmetics and toys. This is in accordance with the EU deci...

Children's products CMRs Cosmetic Products Restricted use
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European Commission consults on the safety of titanium dioxide in children’s products
Jun 20, 2022

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) consults on its opinion regarding the safety of titanium dioxide in toys until July 4, 2022. Co...

Children's products Hazard assessment Restricted use
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Singapore’s New Hazardous Substances Control
Jun 20, 2022

On the 10th of June 2022, Singapore published an addendum proposing the control of chemicals under review by multilateral environmental agreements. The notified measure is expected to enter into force...

Human health exposure Permitting or licensing POPs Hazardous chemicals
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European Commission set down restriction of cobalt to bind OELs
Jun 20, 2022

The European Commission plans to put a stop to the REACH restriction procedure for cobalt salts while focusing on setting occupational exposure limits (OELs) for the compound. This decision follows a ...

EU REACH Exposure monitoring & measurement Restricted use
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EU’s disapproval of methylene dithiocyanate for biocidal products
Jun 20, 2022

On the 15th of June 2022, the European Commission notified its draft decision to not approve methylene dithiocyanate as an existing active substance to be used in biocidal products of product-type 12....

Active ingredient Biocides Risk assessment
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Latin American Countries Come Together for Experience Exchange
Jun 20, 2022

From June 1-3, 2022, the Latin America Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF) hosted a two-day event to exchange information and progress toward sound management of chemicals across the region. LARCF ha...

Priority substances Substance & mixture classification Chemical Framework
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Brazil and Peru among future OECD members
Jun 20, 2022

On June 10, 2022, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) approved specific roadmaps for States accession, after the first steps for accession discussions in January 2022. Fro...

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