Aug 12, 2020 | Companies can receive registration completion code after submitting the first even information items
In June, Taiwan’s EPA published official guidance on how to prepare a standard registration dossier for the first list of 106 Priority Existing Substances (PECs). Companies are required to submi...
Jul 28, 2020 | Notification to PCN by non-EU supplier
In case of import, UFI can be used in the communication with a non-EU supplier. The following way can be considered to work around possible communication problems (e.g. if the non EU supplier intends ...
More options of laboratories to conduct tests for Standard Registration in Taiwan: An Interview with Chemical Watch with our Regulatory Manager on considerations of GLP Certification
Jul 24, 2020
Previously, testing labs were all required to adhere to OECD guidelines or be ISO certified, but the guidance does not mention if universities and colleges need to follow those standards," said C...
Delay of the Second batch of PECs list for Standard Registration for Taiwan’s TCCSCA: An Interview with Chemical Watch with our Regulatory Manager
Apr 05, 2025
My understanding from speaking with the Toxic and Chemical Substance Bureau is that the EPA’s plan to delay the Pecs deadline is partly due to the pandemic. But it is also because Taiwanese ente...
K-REACH: 332 substances require prompt CICO establishment
Apr 05, 2025
A South Korea’s industry support group published a list of 332 substances that require prompt CICO establishment. These substances are the cases where pre-registrants of a concerning chemical ha...
K-REACH: Pre-announcement of legislation amendment
Apr 05, 2025
To reduce negative impacts from COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) plans to skip some documents required for new chemical substance registration from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 20...
Brexit Update July 2020!
Jul 17, 2020
Brexit being implemented from 31st January 2020, the UK has formally left the EU with a withdrawal deal and it is currently in transition period up to 31st Dec. 2020. The UK and the EU have ruled out ...
K-BPR: What are impacts of the South Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Management Law amendments to the industry?
Apr 05, 2025
The Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Act amendment, often known as K-BPR, was promulgated on 24 March, and 26 May 2020 and will be enforced on 1 January 2021. The following section outlin...
K-REACH: What are the next steps after pre-registration?
Apr 05, 2025
The first registration deadline under K-REACH is by 31 December 2021, which applies to those who manufacture and import existing chemical substances exceeding 1,000 tons per year, or carcinogenic, mut...
KOSHA: What are the implications to the industry from South Korea’s Occupational Safety and Health Act amendment on material safety data sheets?
Apr 05, 2025
South Korea’s Occupational Safety and Health Act (often called KOSHA) amendment on material safety data sheets (MSDSs) takes into force on 16 January 2021. Chemical manufacturers and importers s...
MEP Order NO.7 has been China’s main chemical regulation since 2010
Apr 05, 2025
MEP Order NO.7 has been China’s main chemical regulation since 2010 and it only controls new chemicals. The regulation has been revised by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and the r...
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