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Feb 02, 2023 | Regulation on the Export and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Has Been Published
The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and Climate Change of Turkey published the "Regulation on the Export and Import of Certain Hazardous Chemicals" on 28 January 2023 in order to comply with...
Feb 02, 2023 | EU discussion: Exemption for Lead Use in Certain Electrical Equipment Components
In relation to the EU's RoHS Directive, the European Commission stated on January 16, 2023, that it is looking for comments from interested parties on a request for an exemption for lead in polyvinyl...
Turkey is Officially a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
Jan 30, 2023
Mercury is one of the most dangerous heavy metals. Because of this, the "Minamata Convention on Mercury" was prepared under the leadership of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in order t...
ECHA announces changes to completeness checks of REACH registrations.
Jan 29, 2023
On 23 January 2023 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that they will start checking both new registrations and updates to existing registrations of chemicals under REACH against revised re...
16 product categories to be added under QCO in 2023-24 India
Jan 28, 2023
On 20 December 2022 the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notice for bringing 50 products under the 16 categories of mandatory quality control orders (QCO...
EPA to introduce rules for new substances PMNs and MCAN.
Jan 27, 2023
On 2 December 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a notification for chemical substances that are the subject of premanufacture notifications (PMNs) and Microbial Commercial Ac...
EPA to change Reporting Requirements for PFAS and Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern.
Jan 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has informed the WTO on changes in reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and supplier notifications for Chemicals of Specia...
The updated UN Model Regulations expand the usage of recycled plastic.
Jan 27, 2023
The Model Regulations address consignment processes, the usage, building, testing, and approval of packing and portable tanks, as well as the categorization of dangerous commodities and their listing...
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