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South Korea partially revises the subordinate laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act.

Nov 13, 2023 | South Korea partially revises the subordinate laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act.

On October 4, 2023, the Chemical Safety Management Team of the Ministry of Environment (MoE) published a “Notice of Revision of the Subordinate Laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act”.  The En...

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EU notifies WTO of proposed Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases

Nov 13, 2023 | EU notifies WTO of proposed Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases

On 9 November 2023, the European Commission notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed regulation to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (Proposal for a Regulation of th...

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UK's New Approach to Chemicals Regulation: Introduction of the Alternative Transitional Registration Model
UK's New Approach to Chemicals Regulation: Introduction of the Alternative Transitional Registration Model
Nov 10, 2023

On 9 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published a policy paper introducing an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for chemicals which aims t...

Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution
Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution
Nov 09, 2023

At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-5), significant progress was made by adopting 21 decisions to further protect human health and the environment fro...

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US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
Nov 09, 2023

On 20 October 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule that strengthens reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release I...

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Brazil Issue Import Controls on HFCs in Accordance with Montreal Protocol Amendments 
Brazil Issue Import Controls on HFCs in Accordance with Montreal Protocol Amendments 
Nov 08, 2023

The President of Ibama (Brazilian Institute of environment) has issued a groundbreaking resolution regarding the control of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) imports.  The resolution outlines stringent mea...

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