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GCC Notifies WTO of Draft Gulf Technical Regulation Aligning Chemical Classification and Labelling with GHS Rev. 10

GCC Notifies WTO of Draft Gulf Technical Regulation Aligning Chemical Classification and Labelling with GHS Rev. 10

Dec 22, 2025 | GCC Notifies WTO of Draft Gulf Technical Regulation Aligning Chemical Classification and Labelling with GHS Rev. 10

On 17 December 2025, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States (excluding Saudi Arabia), and Yemen notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Gulf Technical Regulation prepared by t...

Safety data sheets (SDSs) Middle East GHS update Hazard Classification and Labelling Globally Harmonized System GHS Gulf Cooperation Council GCC Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization GSO GSO 2654:2025 GHS Revision 10

Stakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol

Stakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol

Dec 19, 2025 | Stakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol

stakeholder consultation meeting on the proposal to make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications mandatory for camphor (CAS No. 76-22-2) and isoborneol (CAS No. 124-76-5) was held on 18 Decemb...

BIS Indian Standard Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals DCPC Stakeholder Feedback India REACH
EU Publishes Regulation Establishing a Common Data Platform on Chemicals
EU Publishes Regulation Establishing a Common Data Platform on Chemicals
Dec 18, 2025

On 12 December 2025, the European Union formally established a Common Data Platform on Chemicals by publishing Regulation (EU) 2025/2455 in the Official Journal of the European Union. This creates a c...

EU REACH Classification Labelling and Packaging One Substance One Assessment (OSOA) European Chemicals Agency ECHA Regulation EU 2025/2455 Common Data Platform on Chemicals Early Warning System Emerging Chemical Risks
EU Publishes Guidance on Implementation of BPA and Bisphenol Restrictions in Food Contact Materials
EU Publishes Guidance on Implementation of BPA and Bisphenol Restrictions in Food Contact Materials
Dec 18, 2025

On 17 December 2025, the European Commission published a formal Note for Guidance clarifying the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190, which bans the use of bisphenol A (BPA; 80-05-7...

Food Contact Materials FCM Bisphenol A BPA Bisphenol S BPS Bisphenol AF BPAF Bisphenol Derivatives BADGE Compliance Guidance Regulation EU 2024/3190 BPA Ban
EU Reassigns RoHS Exemption Assessments and Restriction Tasks to ECHA from 2027
EU Reassigns RoHS Exemption Assessments and Restriction Tasks to ECHA from 2027
Dec 18, 2025

On 12 December 2025, the European Union published Directive (EU) 2025/2456 in the Official Journal, amending the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (2011/65/EU) to transfer specific...

RoHS Directive One Substance One Assessment (OSOA) EU Chemicals Governance European Chemicals Agency ECHA Annex II of RoHS Annex V of RoHS RoHS Exemptions Restriction of Hazardous Substances in EEE
EU Council Advances Standalone Regulation for the European Chemicals Agency
EU Council Advances Standalone Regulation for the European Chemicals Agency
Dec 17, 2025

On 10 December 2025, the Council of the European Union agreed its position on a proposed regulation to establish a standalone legal framework for the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This is a signif...

REACH Regulation update/amendment EU Chemicals Governance ECHA Regulation European Chemicals Agency ECHA ECHA Governance Standalone Regulation

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