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May 11, 2023 | Six substances removed from Japan’s PACs list
In a notice published on March 31, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the ministries of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Environment (MOE) announced the remov...
May 11, 2023 | The European Commission has adopted measures prohibiting lead in PVC.
The European Commission has finally adopted restrictions prohibiting the use and sale of lead in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles, including imports in order to safeguard individuals and the environm...
Bolivia announces new requirements for controlled chemical substances
May 10, 2023
Bolivia establishes new requirements and procedures to perform activities with controlled chemical substances and strengthen their supervision of them. On April 12 2023, the Plurinational State of Bol...
South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Regulations on quasi-drug classification numbers
May 10, 2023
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Regulations on quasi-drug classification numbers on May 9th, 2023. This is to improve the efficiency...
Ukraine aligns its chemical policy with the EU
May 09, 2023
Since Ukraine became an EU candidate in June last year the country has been working on aligning its chemical policy with EU REACH. Last December the country published the law on chemical safety and ma...
China calls for public opinions on Guidance for NMPA ingredient information submission
May 09, 2023
On 4th May 2023, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control of China published a notification calling for public opinions on the Guidance for Cosmetic ingredient safety information submission. Acco...
Indonesia publishes carbon pricing regulations including emission trade and carbon tax
May 09, 2023
New Regulation on carbon pricing published by Indonesia. The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 21/2022 on Procedure for Implementation of Carbon Pricing was declared in Indone...
23rd revision of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
May 09, 2023
The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, commonly known as the UN Model Regulations, are maintained, and amended by the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of D...
South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics
May 08, 2023
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics on May 4th, 2023. This is to reinforce cosmetic safety...
The first-ever national PFAS drinking water standards from the US EPA
May 08, 2023
On 14 March 2023, the US EPA has come up with its new long-awaited drinking water standards to prevent water from Per- and poly fluroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The new rule sets maximum co...
Mexico introduces amendments in the standard on marking and labelling of dangerous goods for transport
May 08, 2023
On 2 March 2023, a draft standard was disclosed that involves two standards on marking and labelling requirements from 2008. The draft standard aligns Mexico’s rule with the UN model regulation. It de...
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