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K-REACH: More than 17,000 substances are pre-registered in South Korea

May 11, 2021 | K-REACH: More than 17,000 substances are pre-registered in South Korea

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated the list of pre-registered substances, which in total becomes 17,096 substances. The list includes 1,800 substances that are manufactured and i...

Pre-registration K-REACH Priority substances
Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS

Apr 30, 2021 | Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS

Colombia incorporated GHS guidelines in 2018 based on the Decreto 1.496/2018. The regulation provides guidance for ministries to implement the standard in each sector. In 2021, the Ministry of Lab...

GHS Colombia Regulatory Update
Malaysia launches MyEHS for hazardous substance registration
Malaysia launches MyEHS for hazardous substance registration
Apr 30, 2021

The Department of Environment (DOE) in the Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia launched a new website in April 2021. This new website called ‘MyEHS’ was launched after the department closed...

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Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS
Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS
Apr 30, 2021

Colombia incorporated GHS guidelines in 2018 based on the Decreto 1.496/2018. The regulation provides guidance for ministries to implement the standard in each sector. In 2021, the Ministry of Lab...

Entry into force Eurasia REACH postponed
Entry into force Eurasia REACH postponed
Apr 29, 2021

The entry into force date of Eurasia REACH has been postponed. The regulation was initially planned to come into force on 2nd June 2021.  This postpone is mainly due to the delay of the approvemen...

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Amendments of Poisons Act in India
Amendments of Poisons Act in India
Apr 21, 2021

In early April, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India chaired a meeting on implications of Poisons Act (1919) in chemical industry.  ...

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Fee Change for New Substance Notifications in Canada
Fee Change for New Substance Notifications in Canada
Apr 21, 2021

As per Canada’s New Substances Fees Regulations, fees must be provided with each New Substance Notification (NSN) package submitted under the New Substance Notification Regulations (Chemicals and...

Chemical Notification CEPA Hazard assessment
Canadian Draft Guidance for Notification and Testing of New Substances
Canadian Draft Guidance for Notification and Testing of New Substances
Apr 21, 2021

Under the New Substance Program, Environment and Climate Canada and Health Canada are responsible for administering the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) and the New...

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Japan is moving forward with the ban on the PFOA and its salts
Japan is moving forward with the ban on the PFOA and its salts
Apr 21, 2021

Japan is going forward with a global ban on the production, import, and use of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl) ethanol (also known a...

Prepare for First Annual Reporting deadline under Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme - AICIS
Prepare for First Annual Reporting deadline under Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme - AICIS
Apr 19, 2021

The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) has been implemented since July 1st 2020. Under this Scheme, introducers of chemicals have the obligation to submit an annual declar...

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K-BPR: Safety check will be required when using lubricants
K-BPR: Safety check will be required when using lubricants
Apr 16, 2021

The Ministry of Environment in South Korea plans to include lubricants in the list of products subject to safety checks. 39 consumer products have been listed in K-BPR that will need safety checks...

Permitted or restricted actives K-BPR Risk management

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