Jun 03, 2022 | Withdrawal of Interest in Substance Application for Biocides Review Programme
According to ECHA, the once selected substance silver-polyethylenimine-chloride, as a new chemical to join in the biocides review programme now needs some new concerned business bodies to continue its...
Jun 03, 2022 | ECHA intends to identify an SVHC in Belgium and France
According to ECHA, there is a new intention to identify a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) from Belgium together with France. The substance of interest is 4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol (i.e. Bisphen...
Vietnam plans to change rules for restricted chemicals
Jun 03, 2022
Consultation on the proposed amendments to the Vietnamese rules on their restricted chemical licences, labelling, management logbooks, and annual reporting deadlines is currently ongoing until June 26...
UK REACH and CLP Laws in Consolidated Texts
Jun 03, 2022
Consolidated versions of UK REACH and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) legislation were published, including the incorporation of amendments made to EU regulations covering post-Brexit na...
Australia publishes 9 evaluations for chemical use and associated risks
Jun 02, 2022
On the 30th of May 2022, Australia published some evaluations under section 78 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. The draft versions of these evaluations were initially published for public consult...
Hazardous chemicals found in plastic products in Africa and Arab
Jun 02, 2022
Two Non-Governmental Organizations conducted tests on toys and other consumer products found on sale in African and Arab countries. A report published on May 24, 2022, shows that the tests discovered ...
South Korea consults for the hazard review of chemical substances
Jun 02, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Eva...
South Korea consults on a draft amendment for the designation of biocidal substances
May 30, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Designation of existing biocidal substances subject to approval deferment’ under the Consum...
South Africa plans to update its toy migration limits
May 25, 2022
South Africa opened a consultation until April 29, 2022, to consult on the migration limits for 19 substances used in toy production. This new draft standard is aimed at upgrading South Africa’s toy...
World Circular Economy Forum 2022 to hold in Rwanda
May 25, 2022
The 2022 World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) will hold in October, in Kigali, Rwanda. This will be hosted by the Republic of Rwanda, the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and The Finnish Innova...
Thailand updates regulations on Person Responsible for Safety Storage of Hazardous Substance
May 25, 2022
The Thailand Department of Industrial works and Ministry of Industry Recently published a notification, in the Royal Gazette on 11 April 2022. This notification is referred to as “Notification of ...
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