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Oct 09, 2023 | India unveils its Chemical Inventory Platform
In a significant step towards enhancing transparency and efficiency in the chemical and petrochemical sector, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of India, is in the proc...
Oct 09, 2023 | Japan requests hazard information for ‘default candidate substance’
On 20 September 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly issued a Notice requesting h...
Brazil is Enforcing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to Control HFCs
Oct 08, 2023
In a considerable move towards combating climate change and protecting the environment, Brazil has enacted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Thi...
US CPSC request information on PFAS in Consumer Products and Potential Health Impacts
Oct 06, 2023
On 20 September 2023 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are in commerce or may be used in consumer...
India extends enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders for three chemicals
Oct 06, 2023
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemicals. On 26 September 2023, a notification was published in the Gazette of India in consult...
India: Mandatory requirements for chemical import declarations from 15 October
Oct 05, 2023
On 30 September 2023, India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a new Circular (No. 23/2023) regarding mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations in respect...
South Korea: The Ministry of Employment and Labor promulgates and enforces an amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Oct 04, 2023
On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) in South Korea announced that it has promulgated an amendment of the ‘Occupational Safety and Health Act Enforcement Rules’. The amen...
ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee supports ban on secondary uses of creosote-treated wood
Oct 04, 2023
On 8 September 2023, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) adopted its opinion supporting France’ proposal to restrict the placing on the market, reuse of wood tre...
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