Jun 18, 2025 | K-BPR: 115 K-BPR chemical substances for a simplified approval
South Korean government published a list of 115 chemical substances where a simplified approval process is applicable. These 115 substances are active biocidal substances that were already approved un...
Jun 18, 2025 | Toys: South Korea restrictions on heavy metals and phthalates in children’s products
South Korea restricts the contents of Heavy metals, Phthalates, and Nitrosamines in children’s products since 4 June 2020. As a result, manufacturer and importer of children’s products sho...
Brexit and UK REACH Regulation: Latest Updates
Sep 30, 2020
With Brexit being implemented from 31st January 2020, the UK has formally left the EU with a withdrawal deal and it is currently into an 11-month transition period. The UK is no longer a mem...
India Notified to WTO: BIS Standards on chemicals and petrochemicals
Oct 01, 2020
India is finalizing plans to increase the number of chemicals and petrochemicals to be covered by mandatory certification. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, the responsible authority to issue...
Russia has identified responsible institutions for implementing TR 041
Oct 02, 2020
The Government of the Russian Federation has identified responsible institutions for implementing the Eurasian Technical Regulation 041 (TR 041), an official decree published on 16...
Thailand launches survey on FCMs to help develop official guidelines
Jun 18, 2025
The Thai Ministry of Public Health launched a public survey to collect information on the Food Contact Materials (FCMs) currently on the market. According to Chemical Watch, the different types of mat...
Thailand updated restricted and prohibited substance lists for cosmetics
Oct 02, 2020
The Thailand Cosmetic Regulation or Cosmetic Act B.E. was officially finalized in the year 1992. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has updated its lists of prohibited and restricted subs...
GHS in Australia
Oct 01, 2020
Australia announced in the beginning of year 2020 about their decision to adapt 7th Revision of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) from 1st J...
Australia New Chemical Regulation – AICIS came in force
Oct 01, 2020
In Australia, new scheme the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) replaced 30 year old National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) on&nbs...
Ministry Publishes Draft Fees
Sep 28, 2020
The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of the Turkish Republic has published the draft of the price list for registration fees. It is known from the regulation from before that registration, ...
Late Pre-registration Possible, but Not Sufficient
Sep 22, 2020
According to the latest update from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkish Republic, pre-SIEF notification module in KKS (Chemical Registration System) will be kept active even after ...
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