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Sep 26, 2023 | Australia Seeks Input on Including Brominated Flame Retardants in IChEMS Register Schedule 6 and 7
On 25 September 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for brominated flame retardants...
Sep 25, 2023 | ICONTEC in Colombia proposes technical standards for cosmetics
ICONTEC, the Colombian standards organization is putting forth a proposal encompassing three technical standards pertaining to the realm of cosmetics. While these ICONTEC standards begin as voluntary...
South Korea issues a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule on the Wastes Control Act.
Sep 25, 2023
On August 3, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in South Korea announced that it will issue a preliminary legislative notice of draft partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement...
Eyelash Perm Products to be considered as cosmetics in South Korea
Sep 25, 2023
On September 12, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea issued a notification to classify 'permanent wave products for eyelashes' as cosmetics in order to handle them securel...
Canadian Government to Amend Domestic Substances List for Polymer Notification Requirements
Sep 24, 2023
On the 16 September 2023, the Canadian government announced its intentions to make significant amendments to the Domestic Substances List (DSL), affecting 145 polymers by introducing new chemical noti...
European Commission notifies WTO of decisions concerning two biocidal products
Sep 22, 2023
On 12 September 2023, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of decisions concerning two biocidal products. The disinfectant trihydrogen pentapotassium di(peroxomonosulfat...
Ukraine notifies WTO of REACH-like Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products
Sep 21, 2023
On 20 September, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine notified the draft Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products to the World Trade Organisation (W...
Revised Active Ingredient Lists for Cleaners and Wood Preservatives in Brazil
Sep 20, 2023
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has recently made revisions to its roster of approved active ingredients found in pesticides, sanitizing disinfectants, and wood preservatives....
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