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Thailand updates regulations on Person Responsible for Safety Storage of Hazardous Substance

May 25, 2022 | Thailand updates regulations on Person Responsible for Safety Storage of Hazardous Substance

The Thailand Department of Industrial works and Ministry of Industry Recently published a notification, in the Royal Gazette on 11 April 2022.  This notification is referred to as “Notification of Dep...

Chemical notification/ registration Notified Body Safer alternatives Hazardous chemicals
Canada to Restrict DP and DBDPE

May 25, 2022 | Canada to Restrict DP and DBDPE

Canada has presented a long-awaited proposal to impose strict restrictions on a range of long-chain PFASs and flame retardants, as well as bans on dechloranplus (DP) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDP...

PFAS Restricted use Risk management
Proposed Regulatory Framework for Biocides in Canada
Proposed Regulatory Framework for Biocides in Canada
May 25, 2022

Health Canada has released a proposal for public comment to create a unified regulatory framework for disinfectants and sanitizers. In Canada, biocidal products are currently governed by distinct regu...

Product registration/ notification Simplified Registration Chemical Framework
Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for commodities under RoHS Regulation in Taiwan
Amendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for commodities under RoHS Regulation in Taiwan
May 23, 2022

Two amendments were announced to mandate inspection requirements for commodities subject to Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation in Taiwan on February 24 and March 15, 2022. They were...

Mercury Product restrictions / prohibitions Hazardous chemicals
A U-turn on Resorcinol SVHC identification
A U-turn on Resorcinol SVHC identification
May 23, 2022

According to the EU Commission, the EU executive is sketching an alternative to add the endocrine-disrupting chemical Resorcinol to the REACH candidate list. It had been consensually approved earlier...

CLP EU REACH SVHC
India develops chemical safety guidance for isolated storage and industry
India develops chemical safety guidance for isolated storage and industry
May 20, 2022

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have developed an integrated guidance framework for chemical safety in isolated storage a...

Chemical industry Major accident hazard & risk Safer alternatives India REACH
India publishes QCO for 1 3 phenylenediamine
India publishes QCO for 1 3 phenylenediamine
May 20, 2022

On the 27th of April 2022, India published a Quality Control Order (QCO) for a national standard encompassing the intermediate 1, 3 phenylenediamine. Manufacturers and importers of the substance must...

BIS Mercury Compliance strategy India REACH
India consults on revised standards for paint and varnish ingredients
India consults on revised standards for paint and varnish ingredients
May 20, 2022

India has launched a consultation to update standards for titanium (rutile grade) and barium sulphate pigments, both of which are used in paints and varnishes. The draft amended standards, which were...

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