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Nov 03, 2020 | Brazil Sets Deadlines for Compliance on Toys Regulation
On June 24th 2020 the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia – INMETRO) published Directive 217/2020and this Directive is int...
Nov 02, 2020 | Indian Cabinet ratifies ban on 7 hazardous chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention
The Union Cabinet ratified ban on seven Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) listed under Stockholm Convention. The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and environment fr...
India – BIS Certification for Safety of Toys
Nov 02, 2020
Safety of Toys has been brought under compulsory BIS Certification as per Toys ((Quality Control) Order from 1 September 2020. The order was notified to the WTO in February this year. For BIS Certific...
Transition Measures from Order No.7 to Order No.12
Nov 01, 2020
With the approaching of the implementation of MEE Order No.12, MEE published a transition measure – Notice on Transitional Arrangements for Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Su...
Proposal for Restriction suggested by ECHA for skin sensitisers in textiles and leather articles
Nov 01, 2020
Some chemicals are source of increasing concern as they can cause allergic reactions after skin contact. In view of the likely exposure to sensitising chemicals found in textiles, leather, hide and fu...
Four years since Turkey Adapted Toy Regulation
Nov 01, 2020
The Turkish Toy Regulation has entered force on October 4th, 2016 and has been regulating the toy products since then with the purpose of defining methods and foundations of security and free circulat...
GPC Reaches New Milestone!
Oct 31, 2020
Owing our experience and growth to the requests and guidance of our client base, we, Global Product Compliance have established our branch in Turkey on February 2020, as already known. Since then,...
Latest Updates on Brexit and UK REACH
Oct 30, 2020
With Brexit being implemented from 31st January 2020, the UK has formally left the EU with a withdrawal deal and it is currently into an 11-month transition period. The UK is no longer a member state...
Canadian Government plans order adding ‘plastic manufactured items’ to Schedule One of Cepa
Oct 30, 2020
Canada is one of the countries that take action on plastic waste and pollution. On October 10th 2020 the Canadian government plans to propose an order to add "plastic manufactured items" to Schedule O...
Second Opportunity to Nominate in Vietnam Chemical Inventory:
Oct 26, 2020
Notification to the Vietnam chemical inventory is reopened the notification to the inventory may be done before 15th April 2021. A longer time duration of about six months is provided so that all stak...
The European Commission adopted the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability
Oct 25, 2020
On October 14 the European Commission published the comprehensive Chemical strategy (EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability). The Strategy is the first step toward a zero pollution ambition outlined...
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