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Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment Bans Methoxychlor in Environmental Pesticides

Dec 16, 2025 | Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment Bans Methoxychlor in Environmental Pesticides

On December 16, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced that methoxychlor would be added to the list of banned ingredients in environmental pesticides. This prohibits the manufacture, process...

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EU Notifies WTO of Draft ATP Introducing New and Updated Harmonised Classifications to Annex VI

Dec 16, 2025 | EU Notifies WTO of Draft ATP Introducing New and Updated Harmonised Classifications to Annex VI

On 27 November 2025, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Commission Delegated Regulation proposing amendments to Annex VI of the Classification, Labelling an...

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Japan publishes 2026 application process for Specific New Chemical Substances
Japan publishes 2026 application process for Specific New Chemical Substances
Dec 15, 2025

On 5 December 2025, the application process for FY 2026 of specific new chemical substances in Japan was released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labour,...

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EU Enforcement Checks Reveal High Non-Compliance in Imported Chemicals and Consumer Products
EU Enforcement Checks Reveal High Non-Compliance in Imported Chemicals and Consumer Products
Dec 12, 2025

On 10 December 2025, the European Chemicals Agency published the results of an EU-wide enforcement project under the Enforcement Forum. The project identified significant non-compliance with REACH req...

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Argentina Announces Simplified Approval Process for Low-Risk Medical Products
Argentina Announces Simplified Approval Process for Low-Risk Medical Products
Dec 12, 2025

Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica (ANMAT) has introduced a new measure to streamline the approval process for manufacturers and importers of low-risk m...

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EU Commission Presents Environment Omnibus to Simplify Environmental Legislation
EU Commission Presents Environment Omnibus to Simplify Environmental Legislation
Dec 12, 2025

On 10 December 2025, the European Commission presented the Environment Omnibus, a package of five legislative proposals intended to simplify environmental legislation and reduce administrative burdens...

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