
Feb 11, 2021 | Update of the list of Prohibited ingredients in Cosmetic Product
The Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan circulated a list of Prohibited ingredients in Cosmetic Products on 3 December 2020. After 60 days of publication consultation, the list is now expecte...

Jan 31, 2021 | Israel REACH Regulation expecting to be approved by end of 2021
When Israel joined the OECD in 2010, the country planned to establish a national mechanism for registering chemicals. There are various regulations in Israel that regulate the ...
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What you need to know about EU Chemical Strategy 2030
Jan 29, 2021
The European Commission announced the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability on 14th October 2020, as a key commitment policy to the European Green Deal. The ambition of the European Green Deal ...
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Colombia's chemical legislation might be right around the corner
Jan 29, 2021
In 2020 Colombia became the third Latin American country to join the OECD. As a membership requirement, the country has to develop a chemicals management system, including chemical regulation. The...

Japan published 2021 schedule for low volume permit applications
Jan 28, 2021
Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) in 2021 has published the schedule for companies to notify new chemical substances manufactured or imported in volumes of less than 10 tonnes/year, or a...

Two new substances added to SVHC List
Jan 19, 2021
ECHA has added two new substances to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorization on 19 January 2021. Now the list contains 211 substances in total. These two...
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Russia has now published the finalized version of the inventory!
Jan 28, 2021
Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has now published the finalized version of the inventory of chemical substances. The finalized version contains +80.000 substances notified to ...
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Registration Phase Begins!
Jan 01, 2021
The registration phase for Turkey REACH has kick-started by 1st of January 2021 as the deadline for pre-registration was passed. During the pre-registration phase, GPC has pre-registered around 32...

UK REACH has entered into force
Jan 22, 2021
Following the end of the Brexit transition period on 1st January 2021, the UK REACH Regulation is now in force. UK REACH, which has been described as mirroring its EU counterpart, applies instead ...
China Customs announces inspection of Hazardous chemicals subject to Import/Export
Jan 22, 2021
On 22 Dec. 2020, the General Administration of Customs has released an announcement on the inspection of hazardous chemicals subject to import and export. According to the Regulations on the...

India: Nine new BIS Standards for Chemicals to become mandatory
Jan 21, 2021
On January 11, 2021, a stakeholder consultation meeting was organized by Additional Secretary (Chem) to discuss BIS standards of 12 chemicals. Nine of the twelve standards under consider...
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