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Oct 17, 2025 | EPA Opens Public Comment Period on Carbon Tetrachloride Risk Management Rule
On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a 30-day public comment period on its 2024 final risk management rule for carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substance...
Oct 17, 2025 | EU Adopts New Regulation Revising REACH Fees and SME Verification
On 15 October 2025, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2067, amending Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency (EC...
India Proposes Ban on PFAS and BPA in Food Contact Materials in Amendment Packaging Regulations
Oct 17, 2025
On 6 October 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a draft notification proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018. The dr...
Australia Launches National Evaluation of PFAS Under Updated Rolling Action Plan
Oct 15, 2025
On 14 October 2025, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced a major update to its Rolling Action Plan (RAP), initiating a national evaluation of per- and polyfluor...
Brazil Opens Public Consultation on Regulation for Handmade Cosmetics
Oct 14, 2025
On 13 October 2025, Brazil’s health regulatory agency, Anvisa launched a public consultation to gather feedback on new rules for the production of handmade cosmetics, personal care products, and perfu...
Taiwan Proposes to Ban Methoxychlor in Environmental Pesticides
Oct 14, 2025
On October 14, 2025, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) of Taiwan proposed an amendment to the List of Prohibited Ingredients and Testing Methods for Environmental Pesticides, adding Me...
Philippines Proposes Unified Import Controls for Agri-Fish Products and Agri-Chemicals: WTO Comment Window Open Until 12 December
Oct 14, 2025
On 13 October 2025, the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) notified the World Trade Orgainzation (WTO) of a comprehensive draft Department Circular that overhauls the country’s import regime f...
EU Parliament Backs Circular Economy Law for Automotive sector: Recycled Plastics, Easy-to-Recycle Designs, and Export Bans Ahead
Oct 13, 2025
The European Parliament has backed draft measures, supported by 431 MEPs, to advance a circular economy in the automotive sector. This will be achieved by improving vehicle design, increasing the us...
Japan to designate 3 chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL
Oct 13, 2025
On 3 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly released a draft proposal to des...
Brazil Launches National Strategy to Eliminate Ocean Plastic by 2030
Oct 12, 2025
On 7 October 2025, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Decree No. 12,644, officially establishing the National Strategy for a Plastic-Free Ocean (ENOP). The plan sets out actions through 2030...
Canada’s Federal Plastics Registry: Reporting Obligations, Phased Implementation, and National Scope
Oct 10, 2025
Established under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Federal Plastics Registry (FPR), is a central element in Canada’s efforts to reduce plastic waste and promote a circular...
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