Mar 21, 2025 | Japan revises notification procedure for new chemical substances under CSCL
On 17 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly published the amended process for t...
Mar 21, 2025 | African Development Bank Approves Landmark Project to Tackle Hazardous Chemicals and Waste in 11 African Nations
On January 21, 2025, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a new initiative, to address the problem of waste and hazardous chemicals in 11 African nations. The project focuses on the management...
Bureau of Indian Standards Releases Draft Chromite Standard for Chemical Industries
Mar 21, 2025
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released the Draft Indian Standard for Chromite for Chemical Industries — Specification (Second Revision), which outlines the updated requirements for chromi...
Draft Indian Standard for Sulphuric Acid Specifications Released for Public Review
Mar 21, 2025
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released a draft of the updated Indian Standard for Sulphuric Acid - Specification (Fifth Revision) for public comments. This draft standard, identified as CHD...
South Korea notifies partial revision to the Regulations on Toxic Restricted Prohibited and Permitted Substances
Mar 20, 2025
On March 20, 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified a partial revision to the Regulations on the Quantity Specifications for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited ...
South Korea announces partial revision of classification and labelling rules for chemical substances
Mar 07, 2025
On February 12, 2025, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) announced a partial revision of the classification and labelling of certain chemical substances. The revision include...
EU Proposes Simplified Taxonomy Reporting to Reduce Burden on Companies
Mar 18, 2025
The European Commission has launched a public consultation from 26 February to 26 March 2025 on proposed amendments to the EU Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/852) that aim to simplify report...
Japan’s MHLW Publishes Final Enforcement Notice on Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances
Mar 18, 2025
On 6 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the final enforcement notice for the Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances and related provisions....
EU Corrects Riboflavin 5′-Phosphate Formula in Animal Feed Additives Regulation
Mar 17, 2025
The European Commission has issued Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/182, correcting the chemical formula of riboflavin 5′-phosphate monosodium salt in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/9...
ECHA Publishes Q and A on New Hazard Classes under CLP
Mar 17, 2025
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published a Q&A document based on its webinar on new hazard classes under the CLP Regulation held on 21 November 2024. The document provides clarifications on ...
ECHA Sets Timelines for Integrating Hazard Classifications from REACH PPPR and BPR into CLP
Mar 17, 2025
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has outlined key timelines for integrating hazard identifications from other EU regulations into the revised Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulat...
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