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May 12, 2021 | Selenium and its compounds added to Canada’s Schedule 1 – Toxic Substance List
Final screening assessment and proposed risk management approach The Government of Canada under the Act of Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), has added selenium and 28 of its compounds ...
May 11, 2021 | K-REACH: Downstream users should comply with registration obligations in South Korea
The recent partial amendment to K-REACH has been approved by South Korea's parliament on 13 April, and it will be enforced on 14 October. This amendment outlines the culpability of downstream users an...
K-REACH: More than 17,000 substances are pre-registered in South Korea
May 11, 2021
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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