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ECHA Launches Combined Consultations on 11 Candidates for Substitution and Derogations from Exclusion Criteria

May 30, 2024 | ECHA Launches Combined Consultations on 11 Candidates for Substitution and Derogations from Exclusion Criteria

On 24 May 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched consultations on eleven active substances identified as potential candidates for substitution under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR)...

Active ingredient Biocides Consultation
UK Government Notifies WTO of New Packaging and Recycling Regulation

May 30, 2024 | UK Government Notifies WTO of New Packaging and Recycling Regulation

On 1 May 2024, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging W...

EPR for packaging materials Recycle
Government of India Issues  New Circular on Licensing of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.
Government of India Issues New Circular on Licensing of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices.
May 30, 2024

On May 15, 2024, the Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India issued a new circular for medical devices through the Central Drugs Standard Contro...

Compliance Regulatory Updates regulatory affairs newsupdate
EU Implements Stricter Restrictions for Hazardous Siloxane Chemicals
EU Implements Stricter Restrictions for Hazardous Siloxane Chemicals
May 29, 2024

On 17 May 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/1328, which significantly amends Annex XVII (the list of restricted substances) of the REACH Regulation. This new regulation impo...

Hazardous chemicals Restricted use SVHC
Vietnam Releases New Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Decree
Vietnam Releases New Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Decree
May 29, 2024

On March 27, 2024, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) released Decree 33/2024/ND-CP implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use...

Amendment Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
Korean version of QSAR Toolbox to be launched in 2027.
Korean version of QSAR Toolbox to be launched in 2027.
May 29, 2024

On May 28, 2024, the Ministry of Environment, led by Minister Han Hwa-jin, announced plans to sign an agreement with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to promote interna...

Animal testing Hazard assessment South Korea

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