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Important Update: KKDIK Deadlines Extended!

Dec 23, 2023 | Important Update: KKDIK Deadlines Extended!

KKDIK, also known as Turkey REACH, was enacted on June 23, 2017, as part of the EU Adaptation policy. This regulation focuses on the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemica...

Chemical notification/ registration KKDIK Deadline
EPA initiates process to prioritize five chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Dec 21, 2023 | EPA initiates process to prioritize five chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will prioritize five toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), with risk...

Human health exposure Risk assessment TSCA
EU scientific committee publishes draft opinion on titanium dioxide's genotoxicity for public consultation
EU scientific committee publishes draft opinion on titanium dioxide's genotoxicity for public consultation
Dec 20, 2023

On 5 December 2023, the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published a preliminary opinion on Titanium Dioxide. Previous SCCS Opinions on dermally applied cosmetic...

Cosmetic Products EU SCCS
India publishes Quality Control Order for Toluene
India publishes Quality Control Order for Toluene
Dec 20, 2023

On 19 December 2023, the Central Government of India, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), published a Gazette Notification regarding the Quality Control Order (QCO) for Tolue...

BIS Quality Control Order
Vietnam suggests Modifications to the List of Facilities Covered by the GHG Inventory Regulations
Vietnam suggests Modifications to the List of Facilities Covered by the GHG Inventory Regulations
Dec 19, 2023

The "Draft amendment of the Prime Minister's Decision on the List of GHG Emission Facilities that Must Carry Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories" (the Draft) was published by the Vietnamese Ministry...

Built environment Chemical industry Greenhousegas GHG
The Philippines updates its national chemicals inventory adding 162 substances
The Philippines updates its national chemicals inventory adding 162 substances
Dec 19, 2023

In November 2023, the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) released the 2022 and 2023 lists of chemicals and chemical substances to be incl...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory

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