Dec 21, 2021 | Taiwan: Deadline for Standard Registration extends to 5 years
On November 23rd, 2021, Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency amended the Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration and extended the submission of 106 PECs to 5 years. ...
Dec 21, 2021 | India adds 8 substances to BIS certification list
On November 15 and 16, 2021, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, India published and submitted eight chemicals’ notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO). BIS certificatio...
Peru Amends Waste Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Dec 20, 2021
On November 18, 2021, the Ministry of Environment approved complementary provisions to Decree 9/2019, which is the current legislative instrument for the management and handling of Waste&nbs...
UNITAR Promotes OECD Chemical Standards in Latin America
Dec 20, 2021
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a webinar on November 18, 2021, aimed at promoting awareness on the management of industrial and consumer chemicals&nbs...
Brazil Bans New Electrical Equipment PCBs
Dec 20, 2021
On the 25th of November 2021, the Brazilian National Congress sanctioned a legislation concerning the mandatory controlled disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Law 14250/2...
Brazil Chemical Inventory approved by the Environmental Commission
Dec 20, 2021
The Brazilian Deputies’ Chamber approved Law Bill 6.120/2019, which proposes the creation of a national chemical inventory aimed at consolidating information of chemicals imported into the ...
Comprehensive Chemical Management Promulgated in Colombia
Dec 17, 2021
After four years of drafting the framework, Colombia finally promulgated a robust chemical management regulation. Decree 1630, published on November 30, 2021, sets the ground for implem...
European Commission bans the use of 23 CMRs in cosmetic products
Dec 17, 2021
The European Commission published a Regulation amending several annexes of the cosmetics regulation, prohibiting certain substances from use in cosmetics. This regulation was published on the 3rd of N...
A database of fragrance chemicals found in children's products reveals information gaps
Dec 17, 2021
According to the Indian researchers who compiled the chemicals’ database, there is a need for better risk assessment and regulation of fragrance substances in children's products. D...
UK REACH deadline may be extended as Government explores possible amendments
Dec 15, 2021
In a letter of 9 February 2021, Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the UK’s Chemical Industries Association called upon the UK government to repeal the UK REACH requirement for duplicate registra...
Textiles and the Circular Economy: Upcoming regulatory changes in the European Union
Dec 14, 2021
The European Commission adopted its new Circular Economy Action Plan (COM/2020/98 final) in March 2020. The plan – which is one of the first deliverables under the European Green De...
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