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EU Parliament Takes Stand for Sustainability with 'Right to Repair' Policy

Apr 25, 2024 | EU Parliament Takes Stand for Sustainability with 'Right to Repair' Policy

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament endorsed the "Right to Repair" initiative. This initiative aims to make repairs more accessible and appealing to consumers across the EU.  Background: ...

Circular Economy Action Plan Sustainability
EU Parliament Takes Bold Step Towards Sustainable Future with New Ecodesign Rules

Apr 25, 2024 | EU Parliament Takes Bold Step Towards Sustainable Future with New Ecodesign Rules

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved new EU rules to initiate a more sustainable era of product design and consumption.  Key Highlights:  Ecodesign Directive: The European Parliame...

Circular Economy Sustainability
Taiwan finalizes the deadline for cosmetic product information files
Taiwan finalizes the deadline for cosmetic product information files
Apr 25, 2024

On April 11, 2024, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the types of cosmetics and implementation dates for which product information files (PIFs) s...

Cosmetic Act Functional cosmetics
EU Parliament Adopts Provisional Agreement to Update the CLP Regulation
EU Parliament Adopts Provisional Agreement to Update the CLP Regulation
Apr 24, 2024

In a plenary session on 23 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted a provisional political agreement with the EU countries to update the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulation. T...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability CLP
Canada Strengthens Environmental Regulations with New Plastics Reporting Mandate
Canada Strengthens Environmental Regulations with New Plastics Reporting Mandate
Apr 24, 2024

The Canadian Department of the Environment announced on April 20, 2024, an enhanced regulation under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, that will now require industries involved with pla...

CEPA Plastics
Australian IChEMS Seeks Public Feedback on New Chemical Management Standards
Australian IChEMS Seeks Public Feedback on New Chemical Management Standards
Apr 24, 2024

The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking public input on proposed Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) decisions on int...

Consultation Hazardous chemicals IChEMS POPs

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