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Apr 25, 2022 | South Korea consults on a draft amendment for Toxic Substances' Designation
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Toxic Substances under Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (...
Apr 21, 2022 | Europe adds five substances to its authorisation list
The European Commission recently added five SVHCs to the authorisation list, REACH Annex XIV due to their reprotoxic, carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting properties. These substances include:...
PFASs Restrictions will not encompass essential use-EU
Apr 21, 2022
The EU has announced that the ban on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) will not include the essential use criteria. This is because the essential use criteria will not be ready at the right...
China consults on the draft revision of Cosmetic Safety and Technical Standards”
Apr 12, 2022
The National Institution for Food and Drug Control of China (NIFDC) published the draft revision of “Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetic” (Safety Standards) on March 31, 2022. This is the firs...
Canada Consults on Pest Control Products Regulation
Apr 08, 2022
Health Canada has recommended several changes to the pest control products regulation which would reduce the burden on administrative and regulatory laws. Recommended Changes include the following...
Four African Countries act on GHS Implementation
Apr 07, 2022
The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) has announced a new four-year pilot project between four African countries. These four African countries, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, and Nig...
Australia publishes IChEMS principals for public consultation
Apr 06, 2022
On March 23, 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia, published a roadmap for IChEMS and a draft of IChEMS principles is now available for public consultation until M...
New Guidance for Data Sharing in UK REACH
Apr 05, 2022
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK in March 2022 published guidance for data and information sharing of the same chemical substance. This guidance will help companies a...
European Commission holds workshop on safety and sustainability criteria for chemicals
Mar 29, 2022
On March 22, 2022, the European Commission held its second stakeholders’ workshop on “Safe and Sustainable by design (SSbD) criteria for chemicals and materials”. The development of criteria to assess...
India proposes new policy for medical devices
Mar 25, 2022
The Indian Government proposes a new Draft National Policy for Medical Devices, 2022, to reduce India's reliance on high-end medical device imports. The government intends to adopt public-private p...
South Korea simplifies K-REACH data submission for new substance
Mar 25, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea pre-announced the legislation to update K-REACH. This is aimed at simplifying K-REACH data submission for new substances under 1 TPA (Tonnes per Annu...
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