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Jun 20, 2022 | New Portal and Procedures for Sanitizers in Brazil

In May 2022, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) modified the procedures for low-risk sanitizers issuing Resolution of the Collegiate Board (Resolução da Diretoria Colegiada -...

Notified Body Product classification Product registration/ notification
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Jun 20, 2022 | Colombia joins to ban Single-Use Plastics

On July 1, 2022, the Colombian Congress had the last and most important discussion about plastics among products – and reached a consensus on an official prohibition of single-use plastics. The verd...

Plastics Product restrictions / prohibitions Single-Use Plastics Directive
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Colombia Establishes a Notification Portal for Chemical Substances
Jun 20, 2022

On May 31, 2022, the Colombian Ministry of Commerce (MINCIT) officially launched the Online Portal for Chemical Substances for Industrial Use. The Online Portal will be the main instrument for the ind...

Annual Declaration Chemical inventory Chemical notification/ registration
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MoEUCC Publishes Chemical Data System KIMVES
Jun 16, 2022

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Turkey has developed a new website to search for information regarding the inventory of chemicals called Chemicals Data System (KIMVES...

Chemical inventory Chemical notification/ registration CLP KKDIK
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India releases a proposal of new E-waste management regulations
Jun 14, 2022

On May 20, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change released a new regulation draft that will replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. In addition to informati...

Electrical & electronics EPR for electrical and electronics Risk management
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Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment in China
Jun 13, 2022

According to Notice No.15 of 2022 issued on May 24, 2022, by the General Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, a newly approved Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment was ...

MEE Order 12 POPs Risk assessment Hazardous chemicals
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China announces its plan to add four phthalates to RoHS2
Jun 13, 2022

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China made an announcement explaining China’s plan to make stronger its restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic...

Electrical & electronics Labelling Restricted substances in EEE Hazardous chemicals
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China Plans to Expand the Application of Hazchem QR Codes
Jun 13, 2022

Following the “One enterprise, one chemical product, and one QR code” principle, China’s new Hazardous Chemical Registration Comprehensive Service System was launched on February 16, 2022. It su...

Chemical notification/ registration Hazardous chemicals Chemical Framework
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RoHS To take effect from July 2022 in Saudi Arabia
Jun 13, 2022

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) published the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (SASO RoHS) in 2021 to ...

Electrical & electronics Product certification Restricted substances in EEE
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RAC Backs Lead Restriction in Outdoor Shooting and Fishing
Jun 13, 2022

EU REACH Labelling Lead Restricted use
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ECHA adds NMA to the REACH Candidate List
Jun 10, 2022

On the 10th of June 2022, ECHA added an entry on n-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (NMA) to the REACH candidate list. This addition was done due to the carcinogenic and genotoxic properties of the chemical,...

Chemical authorisation Chemical notification/ registration SVHC

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