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Jan 12, 2021 | Brazil updates resolution concerning the active substance Glyphosate
On January 4th, 2021, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) addendum, concerning the active substance Glyphosate (G01), entered into force. The resolution RDC 441/2020 applies...
Jan 12, 2021 | Transfer of EU-REACH registrations from the UK to the EU
According to a statement released by ECHA on January 11, 80% of all EU-REACH registrations held in the UK have been or are in the process of being transferred back into the EU. The remaini...
Registration Phase Begins!
Jan 01, 2021
The registration phase for Turkey REACH has kick-started by 1st of January 2021 as the deadline for pre-registration was passed. During the pre-registration phase, GPC has pre-registered around 32...
KOSHA: Major revision of the MSDS regulation effective from 2021 Jan 16
Dec 15, 2020
The “Occupational Safety and Health Act” was revised on January 15, 2019 and came into effect from January 16, 2020. In relation to this Act, the “Material Safety Data Sheet” (MSDS) was recently r...
Turkish CLP regulation (SEA) is updated
Dec 12, 2020
The amended SEA Regulation, the “Bylaw on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures” (the CLP regulation) in Turkey, was published on 10 December 2020 in the Official Gazet...
Extension of implementation date of certain Mandatory BIS standards in India
Dec 12, 2020
The Central Government of India in exercising its powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act (2016) prepared the following amendments in the orders that were publis...
Taiwan’s EPA extended the deadline for Standard Registration regardless of tonnage to 2022
Dec 11, 2020
The EPA showed its intention to grant the extension of the deadline for Standard Registration of 106 PECs as chemical manufacturing and import associations in Taiwan raised their concerns over the...
Australian industrial chemical introduction scheme- Soaps
Dec 10, 2020
Are you introducing soaps into Australian territory for commercial purposes to make a profit? Then you must register under AICIS. The registration duty applies only if soaps manufactured in Australia ...
Australian Guidance on Categorizing food contact materials
Dec 10, 2020
The Australian Department of Health (DOH) announced guidance for manufacturers and importers of chemicals that have an end-use in food-contact articles. The guidance shares six steps to categorize foo...
Be prepared for UK REACH starting from 2021
Nov 27, 2020
The UK will exit the transition period on December 31, 2020. From 2021, the EU REACH Regulation will be brought into UK law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and this chemical r...
Taiwan’s EPA encourages companies to prepare their PEC Registration now
Nov 27, 2020
According to the amended Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substance Control Act, Taiwan’s EPA has to regularly review its fee scheme. According to the proposed revision on “the Toxic Chemical Subst...
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