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Taiwan Updates Guidance for PIF preparation

Nov 14, 2023 | Taiwan Updates Guidance for PIF preparation

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

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

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...

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Mexico Strengthens Regulations to Combat Fuel Tax Evasion Through Chemical Adulteration
Mexico Strengthens Regulations to Combat Fuel Tax Evasion Through Chemical Adulteration
Nov 13, 2023

In a strategic move to prevent the illicit introduction of specific chemicals aimed at evading taxes on fuel, Mexico has announced robust regulatory measures. The temporary ban on 68 listed substances...

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South Korea partially revises the subordinate laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act.
South Korea partially revises the subordinate laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act.
Nov 13, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Chemical Safety Management Team of the Ministry of Environment (MoE) published a “Notice of Revision of the Subordinate Laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act”.  The En...

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EU notifies WTO of proposed Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases
EU notifies WTO of proposed Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases
Nov 13, 2023

On 9 November 2023, the European Commission notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed regulation to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (Proposal for a Regulation of th...

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UK's New Approach to Chemicals Regulation: Introduction of the Alternative Transitional Registration Model
UK's New Approach to Chemicals Regulation: Introduction of the Alternative Transitional Registration Model
Nov 10, 2023

On 9 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published a policy paper introducing an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for chemicals which aims t...

Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution
Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution
Nov 09, 2023

At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-5), significant progress was made by adopting 21 decisions to further protect human health and the environment fro...

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US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
Nov 09, 2023

On 20 October 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule that strengthens reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release I...

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