Apr 30, 2021 | Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS
Colombia incorporated GHS guidelines in 2018 based on the Decreto 1.496/2018. The regulation provides guidance for ministries to implement the standard in each sector. In 2021, the Minis...
Apr 29, 2021 | Entry into force Eurasia REACH postponed
The entry into force date of Eurasia REACH has been postponed. The regulation was initially planned to come into force on 2nd June 2021. This postpone is mainly due to the delay of the appro...
Amendments of Poisons Act in India
Apr 21, 2021
In early April, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India chaired a meeting on implications of Poisons Act (1919) ...
Taiwan’s EPA modified Chemical Registration Fee
Apr 08, 2021
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has published the modification of the fee structure for chemical registration on April 7, 2021. In response to the international trend ...
Seven substances have been proposed for authorisation by ECHA
Apr 14, 2021
On April 14, 2021, ECHA recommends for the European Commission to add seven substances to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of REACH). Once on the list, companies will need to apply for authorisat...
Fee Change for New Substance Notifications in Canada
Apr 21, 2021
As per Canada’s New Substances Fees Regulations, fees must be provided with each New Substance Notification (NSN) package submitted under the New Substance Notification Regulations (Che...
Canadian Draft Guidance for Notification and Testing of New Substances
Apr 21, 2021
Under the New Substance Program, Environment and Climate Canada and Health Canada are responsible for administering the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) a...
UK REACH: HSE provides clarification on the requirements to perform DUIN
Apr 05, 2021
' In an email exchange with GPC dated April 2nd, 2021, HSE provided a much-welcomed clarification regarding the requirements that non-GB manufacturers must meet in order to qualify for DUIN. ...
Japan is moving forward with the ban on the PFOA and its salts
Apr 21, 2021
Japan is going forward with a global ban on the production, import, and use of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl) ethanol (also known a...
Prepare for First Annual Reporting deadline under Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme - AICIS
Apr 19, 2021
The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) has been implemented since July 1st 2020. Under this Scheme, introducers of chemicals have the obligation to submit an annual declar...
K-BPR: Safety check will be required when using lubricants
Apr 16, 2021
The Ministry of Environment in South Korea plans to include lubricants in the list of products subject to safety checks. 39 consumer products have been listed in K-BPR that will need safety c...
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