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UK chemical strategy - insights

Feb 16, 2023 | UK chemical strategy - insights

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will publish its chemicals strategy later this year (no date announced). The UK's chemicals strategy is intended to replace the EU's REACH (Re...

Safer alternatives UK-REACH Hazardous Chemicals Compliance strategy
Taiwan updates the RoHS requirements to include UV disinfection equipment

Feb 16, 2023 | Taiwan updates the RoHS requirements to include UV disinfection equipment

In 2013 voluntary national standard, CNS 15663 Guidance to Reduce the Use of Restricted Chemical Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), was released by the Taiwanese Bureau of Standa...

Electrical & electronics Lead Mercury
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds
Feb 15, 2023

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of t...

Biocides K-BPR
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers
Feb 15, 2023

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of the Consum...

Biocides K-BPR
Turkey Has Initiated Polystyrene Foam Environmental Project
Turkey Has Initiated Polystyrene Foam Environmental Project
Feb 14, 2023

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change have launched a plan with the aim of eliminating the usage of HCBD in Turkey and getting the necessary support from the private sector to...

Chemical industry Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Green & sustainable chemistry Green products
The cosmetic control guidelines in Malaysia updated
The cosmetic control guidelines in Malaysia updated
Feb 14, 2023

On 9 December 2022 the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of Malaysia published revised cosmetics control regulations, including new product categories and labelling requirements. The Co...

Cosmetic Products GMP Product restrictions / prohibitions
South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission
South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission
Feb 08, 2023

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of...

Hazard assessment K-REACH
New Regulation Related to KKDIK Registration Dossiers
New Regulation Related to KKDIK Registration Dossiers
Feb 08, 2023

On 2nd February 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey announced a new regulation related to KKDIK registration dossiers for sections 1.7 and 13.1.  Firstly,...

KKDIK Registration Technical Dossier

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