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EU Parliament Takes Bold Step Towards Sustainable Future with New Ecodesign Rules

Apr 25, 2024 | EU Parliament Takes Bold Step Towards Sustainable Future with New Ecodesign Rules

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved new EU rules to initiate a more sustainable era of product design and consumption.  Key Highlights:  Ecodesign Directive: The European Parliame...

Circular Economy Sustainability
Taiwan finalizes the deadline for cosmetic product information files

Apr 25, 2024 | Taiwan finalizes the deadline for cosmetic product information files

On April 11, 2024, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the types of cosmetics and implementation dates for which product information files (PIFs) s...

Cosmetic Act Functional cosmetics
EU Parliament Adopts Provisional Agreement to Update the CLP Regulation
EU Parliament Adopts Provisional Agreement to Update the CLP Regulation
Apr 24, 2024

In a plenary session on 23 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted a provisional political agreement with the EU countries to update the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation. T...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability CLP
Canada Strengthens Environmental Regulations with New Plastics Reporting Mandate
Canada Strengthens Environmental Regulations with New Plastics Reporting Mandate
Apr 24, 2024

The Canadian Department of the Environment announced on April 20, 2024, an enhanced regulation under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, that will now require industries involved with pla...

CEPA Plastics
Australian IChEMS Seeks Public Feedback on New Chemical Management Standards
Australian IChEMS Seeks Public Feedback on New Chemical Management Standards
Apr 24, 2024

The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking public input on proposed Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) decisions on int...

Consultation Hazardous chemicals IChEMS POPs
EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under Superfund Law
EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under Superfund Law
Apr 24, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), along with their salts and structura...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals Hazardous waste PFAS Regulation PFOA United States
India releases QCO amendment for orthophosphoric acid
India releases QCO amendment for orthophosphoric acid
Apr 24, 2024

On 13 April 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India published the Ortho Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024. Background to the Amendment The Orth...

Import/export restrictions Quality Control Order
EU Agencies Collaborate to Assess Chemical Safety and Sustainability
EU Agencies Collaborate to Assess Chemical Safety and Sustainability
Apr 23, 2024

In a report published on 17 April 2024, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have presented their joint assessment of chemical pollution across Europe. The re...

Hazard assessment Hazardous chemicals

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