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Poison Centres: Industrial-use-only mixtures must comply from 1 January 2024

Aug 08, 2023 | Poison Centres: Industrial-use-only mixtures must comply from 1 January 2024

In the EU, starting from 1 January 2024, all newly submitted Poison Centre Notifications (PCNs) must comply with the harmonized information requirements detailed in Annex VIII to the Classification, L...

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) PCN Poison centre
Australia Consults on Listing 3 groups of PFAS chemicals and PeCB in the IChEMS Register Schedule 7

Aug 08, 2023 | Australia Consults on Listing 3 groups of PFAS chemicals and PeCB in the IChEMS Register Schedule 7

On 21 July 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooc...

PFAS POPs PFOA
UN Publishes the Tenth Revised Edition of GHS
UN Publishes the Tenth Revised Edition of GHS
Aug 08, 2023

On 27 July 2023, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 10th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS10). Th...

Chemical industry GHS
South Korea implements a preliminary review system for biocidal products.
South Korea implements a preliminary review system for biocidal products.
Aug 07, 2023

Starting this August, the Ministry of Environment in South Korea is introducing a preliminary review system to expedite the completeness review period conducted by the National Institute of Environmen...

Biocides K-BPR
Bangladesh notifies two draft food safety regulations to the WTO
Bangladesh notifies two draft food safety regulations to the WTO
Aug 05, 2023

On 14 July 2023 the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Food) notified two draft food safety regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO): the Draft Food Safety (Chemical Contaminants a...

Chemical contaminants Regulatory Updates
Regulation of VOC Emissions in Mexico's Production Processes: A Step Towards Environmental Sustainability
Regulation of VOC Emissions in Mexico's Production Processes: A Step Towards Environmental Sustainability
Aug 04, 2023

In a significant move towards environmental sustainability, Mexico's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has taken a proactive stance by introducing a draft technical standard aimed at regul...

Solvent/ VOC emissions Latin America

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