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European Parliament agrees on further limitations on POPs

Nov 03, 2022 | European Parliament agrees on further limitations on POPs

New regulations will be established for the EU for some persistent organic pollutants, according to a news release from the European Parliament on October 4, 2022. (POPs). The new regulations will mak...

Circular Economy EU REACH
New initiative for regulations on POPs in the Caribbean

Nov 02, 2022 | New initiative for regulations on POPs in the Caribbean

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) project for the “Development and Sustainable Management Mechanism for POPs in the Caribbean” is an initiative born from obligations risen in the Stockholm Convent...

Chemical inventory International initiatives POPs
South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses
South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses
Nov 02, 2022

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses on October 31st, 2022. This is for...

Cosmetic Products Restricted use
South Korea consults for the Standards for Appliances Containers and Packaging
South Korea consults for the Standards for Appliances Containers and Packaging
Nov 02, 2022

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Standards for Appliances, Containers and Packaging’ under Food Sanitation Act on October 14th, 2022. It is...

FCM Green & sustainable chemistry
South Korea consults for the Regulations on the approval for consumer chemical products subject to safety verification
South Korea consults for the Regulations on the approval for consumer chemical products subject to safety verification
Nov 02, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Regulations on the approval for consumer chemical products subject to safety verification’...

K-REACH Product classification
Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway can soon start to notify to the SCIP database
Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway can soon start to notify to the SCIP database
Nov 02, 2022

Products that contain Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) fall under notification obligation to the ECHA. This means that all products imported or produced on the EU market containing SVHCs have to...

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Product registration/ notification SCIP
Brazil publishes new regulations on microbiological control of cosmetics and perfumes
Brazil publishes new regulations on microbiological control of cosmetics and perfumes
Nov 02, 2022

On 3 October 2022 the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published a new Technical Note 31/2022/SEI/GHCOS/DIRE3/ANVISA on the regularization of personal hygiene products, cosmetics...

Cosmetic Products Labelling Safer alternatives
Vietnam published new chemical decree on amending articles in decree 113/2017/ND-CP and Law on Chemical
Vietnam published new chemical decree on amending articles in decree 113/2017/ND-CP and Law on Chemical
Nov 01, 2022

On 18 October 2022, the deputy prime minister signed and passed the new Decree 82/2022/ND-CP amending and supplementing articles of Decree 113 published on 2017 as well as detailing and guiding articl...

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