Jun 23, 2022 | European Parliament votes to expand upcoming carbon tariffs to chemicals
On June 22, 2022, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation establishing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In the...
Jun 23, 2022 | European Commission proposes a new definition of nanomaterials
On 10 June 2022, the European Commission released a new recommendation updating the definition of nanomaterials that should inform EU legislation on the topic. A deliverable of the EU Chemicals Strate...
European Parliament and Council reach agreement on limits for POPs in waste
Jun 23, 2022
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...
India consults on carbon tetrachloride standard
Jun 21, 2022
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’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....
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