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Oct 02, 2024 | Lithuanian Authorities Ban Glyphosate Use in Buckwheat Ahead of Harvest
The Lithuanian State Crop Production Service, part of the Ministry of Agriculture, has issued a strict warning to buckwheat producers that the use of glyphosate-containing herbicides on buckwheat crop...
Oct 02, 2024 | India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Announces Amendments to Quality Control Orders for p-Xylene and Polyurethanes
On September 23, 2024, the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) issued notifications under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, amending the p-Xylene (Quality Control) Order, 2021, an...
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Issues Notification on Amendment of Polycarbonate Quality Control Order
Sep 30, 2024
On September 17, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued a notification regarding the Polycarbonate (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024, under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 20...
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Issues Amendments to Quality Control Orders for Cement Packaging Sacks
Sep 30, 2024
On September 13, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued two important notifications amending the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) related to cement packaging. These amendments are aimed a...
India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for Ethylene Dichloride and Vinyl Chloride Monomer
Sep 30, 2024
India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has announced an extension of the enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomer. The re...
Japan: MHLW adds 149 substances to the New Chemical Substances List
Sep 30, 2024
On 27 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the New Chemical Substances List by adding 149 new substances. This update came on the same day as the publication o...
European Commission Adopts New Test Methods for REACH Regulation
Sep 27, 2024
On 23 September 2024, the European Commission adopted a Regulation amending the Test Methods Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 440/2008). The aim of the update is to adapt the test methods to recent tech...
EU Notifies WTO of Draft Regulation on Harmonised Classification of Hazardous Substances Amending the CLP Regulation
Sep 27, 2024
On 25 September 2024, the European Union notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) about a Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling, a...
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