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New regulations on chemical imports enacted by Indonesia

Nov 15, 2022 | New regulations on chemical imports enacted by Indonesia

 The “Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 13 of 2021 on the Recommendation of the Importation of Hazardous substances” came into force in Indonesia on 13th of July 2021.   The regulation con...

Chemical industry Import/export restrictions Hazardous Chemicals
The South African industrial sector endorses GHS

Nov 15, 2022 | The South African industrial sector endorses GHS

South Africa has adopted a modified version of the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classifying and labeling chemicals in its industrial sector. The Regulation comes into force...

Chemical industry GHS
Finalization of the Revision of The Guidance on The Risk Assessment of Plant Protection Products on Bees
Finalization of the Revision of The Guidance on The Risk Assessment of Plant Protection Products on Bees
Nov 14, 2022

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently evaluating its 2013 document on the risk assessment of plant protection products and bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp., and solitary bees).  ...

EU chemicals strategy PPP
EU adopts regulations on biopesticides
EU adopts regulations on biopesticides
Nov 14, 2022

The EU’s Green Deal Farm to Fork Strategy is moving us towards a sustainable food system.   The European Union has announced, amended, and adopted the regulations regarding biopesticides on (EU)...

EU chemicals strategy PPP
India Extends the Mandatory Certification for Additional Chemical Products
India Extends the Mandatory Certification for Additional Chemical Products
Nov 14, 2022

The Government of India has on 29 September 2022, extended the date of enforcement of the existing Quality Control Order for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers, Maleic Anhydride, Styrene (Vinyl Benzene...

BIS Chemical industry Product certification
Japan plans to prohibit perfluorohexane sulfonic acid
Japan plans to prohibit perfluorohexane sulfonic acid
Nov 14, 2022

During the Chemical Materials Japan 2022 virtual conference, which took place between 17 and 28 October 2022, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (ME...

Chemical industry CSCL
Japan updates its occupational disease substances list
Japan updates its occupational disease substances list
Nov 14, 2022

On 14 October 2022, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced two different public consultation notifications to add 13 more compounds that could be hazardous to the health of wo...

Chemical industry Hazardous Chemicals
Colorado proposes the strictest consumer goods VOC limits in the US except for California
Colorado proposes the strictest consumer goods VOC limits in the US except for California
Nov 14, 2022

On 25 September the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) recommended to amend its existing VOC rule to align with the 2018 "Phase V" Ozone Transportation Commission (OTC) regul...

PFAS Regulation Solvent/ VOC emissions

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