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Aug 26, 2022 | China seeks public comments on chemicals that should be assessed for environmental risks with priority
To implement ‘New Pollutant Management Action Plan’, on July 20, MEE (Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China) published a notice regarding public comments on chemicals that should be assessed of...
Aug 26, 2022 | China NMPA published the notification for cosmetic digital certificate
On August 19, 2022, National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) published a notification announcing that cosmetic digital certificate will be formally implemented. This notification was m...
UN Sub-Committee clarifies data-sharing rules for transport of electric batteries
Aug 24, 2022
In its recently held 60th session, the United Nations (UN) Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods adopted proposed amendments to the UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dang...
European Union and UN in a clash about the new GHS hazard classes
Aug 23, 2022
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. ...
European Commission extends consultation on the presence of cobalt in toys
Aug 23, 2022
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...
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