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MMA Brazil Invites Non-Governmental Entities to Shape the National Commission for Chemical Safety Conasq

Nov 15, 2023 | MMA Brazil Invites Non-Governmental Entities to Shape the National Commission for Chemical Safety Conasq

The MMA (Ministry of Environment of Brazil) is calling for non-governmental entities to join their National Commission for Chemical Safety (Conasq). Published on Monday (Nov 13th), this notice invite...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Latin America
South Korea: Emergency approval of 8 bedbug insecticides by NIER

Nov 15, 2023 | South Korea: Emergency approval of 8 bedbug insecticides by NIER

On November 10, 2023, the head of the National Institute for Environmental Research (NIER, Director Geum Han-Seung) under the Ministry of Environment (MoE) announced that it would urgently approve eig...

South Korea Pesticides
Important Update: KKDIK Deadlines to be Extended
Important Update: KKDIK Deadlines to be Extended
Nov 15, 2023

KKDIK (aka Turkey REACH) came into force on 23 June 2017 as a result of the EU Adaptation policy. The regulation provides the means of registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemi...

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KKDIK: Additional Requirements for Updating Information on Dossiers
KKDIK: Additional Requirements for Updating Information on Dossiers
Nov 14, 2023

On 14th November 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey announced the additional responsibilities of the registrants under KKDIK. These include changing the comp...

Chemical notification/ registration KKDIK Regulatory Updates
Stockholm Convention Review Committee calls for information on Persistent  Organic Pollutants
Stockholm Convention Review Committee calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Nov 14, 2023

On 25 October 2023, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention, issued a call for information on a number of proposed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) i...

PFAS POPs Stockholm Convention
DEFRA calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants
DEFRA calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Nov 14, 2023

On 10 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) issued a call for information on a number of proposed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in advance of a meeting...

PFAS POPs Stockholm Convention
Taiwan Updates Guidance for PIF preparation
Taiwan Updates Guidance for PIF preparation
Nov 14, 2023

On October 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) Taiwan updated its guidance for Product Information File (PIF) for cosmetics. It includes guidelines on the preparation of PIF, manual for t...

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Final Call to Disclose PCB Usage Approaches in Colombia
Final Call to Disclose PCB Usage Approaches in Colombia
Nov 13, 2023

Colombian companies handling polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are racing against the clock to meet the 30 November deadline set by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. The regulato...

Chemical contaminants Latin America

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