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ECHA includes 9 new Substances of Very High Concern in Candidate List

Jan 17, 2023 | ECHA includes 9 new Substances of Very High Concern in Candidate List

On 17 January 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that 9 chemicals have been added to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) because of their hazardous propertie...

ECHA SVHC Hazardous chemicals
Canada finalizes an update to hazardous communication rules

Jan 12, 2023 | Canada finalizes an update to hazardous communication rules

On 4 January 2023, Health Canada published the finalized version of an update to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). This update was postponed earlier in 2022 because the Canadian government aim...

Canada WHMIS GHS Government incentives Hazardous chemicals Chemical Framework
Canadian government proposes three options on how to comply with VOC limits.
Canadian government proposes three options on how to comply with VOC limits.
Jan 11, 2023

The Canadian government has unveiled three options for businesses to comply with the country's VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) limits for household goods. These regulations, which establish concentra...

Safer alternatives Solvent/ VOC emissions Hazardous chemicals
South Korea updates the hazard review of chemical substances
South Korea updates the hazard review of chemical substances
Jan 09, 2023

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH)...

Hazard assessment K-REACH
2023 KKDIK Registration Fees Published
2023 KKDIK Registration Fees Published
Jan 09, 2023

The directorate of the Revolving Fund of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change has published the 2023 KKDIK registration fees. Compared to 2022, the fees have increased by 1...

KKDIK Registration Technical Dossier
South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals K-REACH
South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals K-REACH
Jan 04, 2023

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on Jan 3rd, 2023. This is to clarify requirement of the notification of changes f...

Chemical notification/ registration K-REACH
Terminology Table Updated
Terminology Table Updated
Jan 04, 2023

On 16th December 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Turkey announced that the terminology table with English-Turkish equivalents of terms related to chemicals managem...

KKDIK Registration Technical Dossier
South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally
South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally
Jan 02, 2023

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for 31 biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally. This is to...

Biocides K-BPR
US EPA proposes additional requirements in the supplier’s notification for PFASs and TRI chemicals of special concern.
US EPA proposes additional requirements in the supplier’s notification for PFASs and TRI chemicals of special concern.
Dec 22, 2022

On 5 December 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put forward a proposal of adding 180 Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and expanding the...

PFAS Substances of concern
India considers adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list in 2023
India considers adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list in 2023
Dec 22, 2022

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on 22 December 2022 to consider adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list. Since 2018, 6...

BIS Chemical industry Product classification
EU member states to evaluate 24 substances under CoRAP in 2023-2025
EU member states to evaluate 24 substances under CoRAP in 2023-2025
Dec 22, 2022

On 13 December 2022 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a draft of their annual update for the Community Rolling Action plan (CoRAP). Registrants are encouraged to check the draft list of su...

Chemical inventory ECHA EU chemicals strategy

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