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India implements Green Credit Rules 2023 to promote Green Credit Program

Oct 25, 2023 | India implements Green Credit Rules 2023 to promote Green Credit Program

On 12 October 2023 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) officially promulgated the Green Credit Rules, 2023. The Rules were published in the Gazette of India and came into f...

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Ukraine publishes draft law on biocidal products

Oct 24, 2023 | Ukraine publishes draft law on biocidal products

On 2 October 2023, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine published a draft Law ‘On the supply and use of biocidal products on the market’. The draft law was notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

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South Korea announces the hazards and risks of 55 new chemical substances.
South Korea announces the hazards and risks of 55 new chemical substances.
Oct 24, 2023

On September 26, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) announced the names, hazards, and risks of 55 new chemical substances manufactured and imported in the third quarter of 2023, as well...

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South Korea publishes instructions on how to write labels for biocidal products.
South Korea publishes instructions on how to write labels for biocidal products.
Oct 24, 2023

On October 6, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of South Korea published guidance on product labelling when submitting the approval documents for biocidal products under K-...

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Compliance date for Poison Centre Notifications is approaching
Compliance date for Poison Centre Notifications is approaching
Oct 23, 2023

  Importers and downstream users of industrial-use-only mixtures need to be aware of the upcoming second poison centre compliance date. From 1 January 2024, all newly submitted poison centre notifi...

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Public Consultation on Standard for Plastic Bottles for Water in India
Public Consultation on Standard for Plastic Bottles for Water in India
Oct 23, 2023

On October 13, 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) opened a public consultation on a standard for plastic bottles and containers used for packaging natural mineral water and drinking water.  Th...

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