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Aug 23, 2022 | European Union and UN in a clash about the new GHS hazard classes
Under the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) plan (2020) the EU outlined a renewal of the UN Globally Harmonized System (GHS)chemical hazard classes for endocrine disruption and persistence. ...
Aug 23, 2022 | European Commission extends consultation on the presence of cobalt in toys
The European Commission is extending an ongoing consultation by the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) on the presence of cobalt in toys until September 8, 2022....
Separate post-introduction declarations needed for exempted chemicals
Aug 15, 2022
According to the Australian authorities, a separate post-introduction declaration is needed for chemicals defined as “exempted” submitted during 2021- 2022. Declarations for exempted chemicals should...
European Commission consults on safety standards for children’s products
Aug 12, 2022
The European Commission opened, on 5 August 2022, a consultation on the safety requirements to be met by standards applying to several categories of children products. The draft Commission Decis...
Australia Starts Annual Declaration under AICIS on August 1
Aug 12, 2022
The registered importer or manufacturer who introduced the chemicals during the previous registration year must submit the annual declaration under AICIS. The submission starts from August 1 and ends...
South Korea updates amended K-REACH Enforcement Rules
Aug 10, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The main updates include: Requirement on hazar...
South Korea consults for the hazard review of chemical substances
Aug 09, 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 Evaluati...
Change in the dossier evaluation process regarding tonnage bands
Aug 07, 2022
Companies that downgrade the tonnage band in their registrations after ECHA’s draft decision will need to prove the volume of their substance. ECHA has updated the rules on tonnage bands for do...
India adopts the International Chemical Safety Cards to protect workers health and safety.
Aug 02, 2022
In July 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in order to adapt the International Chemical Safety...
Deadlines for four BIS chemicals are postponed to early 2023
Aug 01, 2022
On July 27, 2022, the Central Government of India announced the deadline for four chemical substances regulated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act (2016) will be posted. The chemicals and the...
Taiwan’s EPA proposes changes to labelling requirements to chemical
Aug 01, 2022
Taiwan’s EPA plans to modify the “Regulations for the Labelling and Materials Safety Date Sheets for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances” and is consulting until 20 August. This modification is to...
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