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Brazil Sets Deadlines for Compliance on Toys Regulation

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...

Brazil Toy Regulation
Indian Cabinet ratifies ban on 7 hazardous chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention

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...

POPs Stockholm Convention
India – BIS Certification for Safety of Toys
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...

Toy Safety BIS
Transition Measures from Order No.7 to Order No.12
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...

MEE Order 12
Proposal for Restriction suggested by ECHA for skin sensitisers in textiles and leather articles
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...

textiles & apparels European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) product restrictions/prohibitions
Four years since Turkey Adapted Toy Regulation
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...

Turkey Lead Children''s products
GPC Reaches New Milestone!
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,...

Pre-registration KKDIK Registration
Latest Updates on Brexit and UK REACH
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...

UK REACH Brexit UK-REACH
Canadian Government plans order adding ‘plastic manufactured items’ to Schedule One of Cepa
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...

Hazardous waste CEPA Single-Use Plastics Directive
Second Opportunity to Nominate in Vietnam Chemical Inventory:
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...

Chemical inventory chemical notification/registration Substance & mixture classification
The European Commission adopted the EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability
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...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability EU chemicals strategy Chemical Framework

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