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Jan 22, 2021 | UK REACH has entered into force
Following the end of the Brexit transition period on 1st January 2021, the UK REACH Regulation is now in force. UK REACH, which has been described as mirroring its EU counterpart, applies instead...
Jan 21, 2021 | India: Nine new BIS Standards for Chemicals to become mandatory
On January 11, 2021, a stakeholder consultation meeting was organized by Additional Secretary (Chem) to discuss BIS standards of 12 chemicals. Nine of the twelve standards under consideration...
Final Versions of Technical Guidelines of MEE Order 12 Released
Jan 20, 2021
On the 24 December 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the final versions of technical risk assessment guidelines. These guidelines will guide and regulate risk assess...
Two new substances added to SVHC List
Jan 19, 2021
ECHA has added two new substances to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorization on 19 January 2021. Now the list contains 211 substances in total. These two...
238 Substances added to the List of Existing Substances in China
Jan 19, 2021
On 21 Dec. 2020, China MEE announced that the second batch of 238 substances have fulfilled the requirements for IECSC supplementation and will be managed as existing chemical substances. ...
KOSHA: What are the implications to Industry as a result of the MSDS regulation amendment?
Jan 14, 2021
The recent MSDS amendment in South Korea was enforced on 16 January 2021. This amendment requires chemical manufacturers and importers to deliver and submit an MSDS to the competent authority (Kor...
K-BPR: Three biocidal substances were added to the existing biocidal substance list
Jan 14, 2021
South Korea added three substances in the 741 existing biocidal substance list therefore, the total number of biocidal chemicals in the existing list becomes 744 entries. It includes: Chlori...
Brazil updates resolution concerning the active substance Glyphosate
Jan 12, 2021
On January 4th, 2021, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) addendum, concerning the active substance Glyphosate (G01), entered into force. The resolution RDC 441/2020 applies...
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