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South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals K-REACH

Jan 04, 2023 | South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals K-REACH

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on Jan 3rd, 2023. This is to clarify requirement of the notification of changes f...

Chemical notification/ registration K-REACH
Terminology Table Updated

Jan 04, 2023 | Terminology Table Updated

On 16th December 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Turkey announced that the terminology table with English-Turkish equivalents of terms related to chemicals managem...

KKDIK Registration Technical Dossier
South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally
South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally
Jan 02, 2023

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for 31 biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally. This is to...

Biocides K-BPR
US EPA proposes additional requirements in the supplier’s notification for PFASs and TRI chemicals of special concern.
US EPA proposes additional requirements in the supplier’s notification for PFASs and TRI chemicals of special concern.
Dec 22, 2022

On 5 December 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put forward a proposal of adding 180 Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and expanding the...

PFAS Regulation Substances of concern
India considers adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list in 2023
India considers adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list in 2023
Dec 22, 2022

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on 22 December 2022 to consider adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list. Since 2018, 6...

BIS Chemical industry Product classification
EU member states to evaluate 24 substances under CoRAP in 2023-2025
EU member states to evaluate 24 substances under CoRAP in 2023-2025
Dec 22, 2022

On 13 December 2022 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a draft of their annual update for the Community Rolling Action plan (CoRAP). Registrants are encouraged to check the draft list of su...

Chemical inventory European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) EU chemicals strategy
Improving innovation and growth within the european chemical industry through safe and sustainable by-design
Improving innovation and growth within the european chemical industry through safe and sustainable by-design
Dec 20, 2022

The Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) is a design, development, production, and use strategy for chemicals and materials that emphasises delivering the desired function (or service) while avoiding...

Green & sustainable chemistry Green products Ingredient transparency / disclosure Safer alternatives
Japan establishes monitoring criteria for potential substance exposure
Japan establishes monitoring criteria for potential substance exposure
Dec 20, 2022

On 21 November 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) published an interim report on worker exposure measuring requirements, in order to assist businesses in getting ready t...

Exposure monitoring & measurement Risk assessment Risk management

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