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Aug 05, 2024 | ECHA Announces New Policy for SME Administrative Charges in Joint Authorisation Applications
On 23 July 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it has adopted a new policy on administrative charges for joint authorisation applications involving small and medium-sized enterpr...
Aug 05, 2024 | Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution
On July 19, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration took a significant step to address plastic pollution by releasing a new joint strategy to combat plastic pollution entitled "Mobilizing Federal Action...
Consultation Launched on New Zealand’s Proposed Restrictions on Three POPs
Aug 05, 2024
New Zealand is proposing to amend Schedule 2A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO Act) to include three new chemicals: Methoxychlor, Dechlorane Plus, and UV-328. These chemicals we...
Canada Steps Up Efforts to Tackle PFAS Pollution: Public Consultation Open
Aug 05, 2024
The Government of Canada is seeking public input on its latest efforts to tackle pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of persistent chemicals commonly found in everyday p...
East African Community Adopts Draft Standard for Insecticidal Aerosols
Aug 05, 2024
On 24 July 2024, five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the Draft East African Standard entitled "Insecticidal Aeros...
India Notifies WTO of Quality Control Order for H Acid
Aug 05, 2024
On 26 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the Quality Control Order (QCO) for H Acid. The H Acid (Quality Control)...
Indian Government notifies Quality Control Order 2024 for Vinyl Sulphone
Aug 01, 2024
On 26 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), the statutory body of the Government of India notified the Quality Control Order (QCO) for Vinyl Sulphone to the World Trade Org...
South Korea discloses hazard assessment results of registered chemicals under K-REACH.
Aug 01, 2024
On June 28, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) in South Korea disclosed the results of the hazard assessment of registered chemicals in accordance with Article 42 (Disclosure of Ch...
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