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The Bill S5 to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act CEPA 1999.

Nov 23, 2022 | The Bill S5 to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act CEPA 1999.

The Bill S5 was voted unanimously by Canada's House of Commons to be sent to the environment and Sustainable Development (Envi) committee. The Bill S5 is going to be amended to the Canadian Environmen...

CEPA Chemical inventory Risk assessment Hazardous chemicals
India to make electric vehicle testing mandatory from 2023

Nov 23, 2022 | India to make electric vehicle testing mandatory from 2023

On 2 November 2022, The Ministry of Heavy Industries of India issued a notice regarding vehicle test criteria to ensure enhanced human safety.  According to the notice the manufacturers claiming go...

EPR for batteries Product testing
Indian Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules 2022
Indian Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules 2022
Nov 23, 2022

On 24 August 2022 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Battery Waste Management Rule, 2022 concerning the waste battery management in India. The new rule takes t...

EPR for batteries EPR for electrical and electronics
Sea transport requirements to be revised by Japan
Sea transport requirements to be revised by Japan
Nov 23, 2022

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is the Japanese government agency responsible for the comprehensive and systematic use, development and conservation of the land, con...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
Indian Government makes location tracking devices mandatory for vehicles used for carrying hazardous goods
Indian Government makes location tracking devices mandatory for vehicles used for carrying hazardous goods
Nov 23, 2022

In August 2022The Ministry of Transportation and Highways (MoRTH) issued a notification for all goods vehicles used for transporting dangerous or hazardous products.  This notification mandated tha...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
South Korea consults for the Guidelines for submitting a functional cosmetics report
South Korea consults for the Guidelines for submitting a functional cosmetics report
Nov 22, 2022

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft of ‘the Guidelines for submitting a functional cosmetics report’ under the Enforcement Rule of the Cosm...

Alternatives to testing Functional cosmetics
South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Designation of restricted and prohibited substances
South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Designation of restricted and prohibited substances
Nov 22, 2022

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Designation of restricted and prohibited substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K...

K-REACH Product restrictions / prohibitions
South Korea consults for the hazard review of chemical substances
South Korea consults for the hazard review of chemical substances
Nov 22, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluati...

Hazard assessment K-REACH

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