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May 28, 2026 | EU Adopts New Labelling Rules for Plant Protection Products Including Mandatory Digital Labels
On 27 May 2026, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1123 laying down new labelling requirements for plant protection products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 547/2011. Th...
May 25, 2026 | Thailand Consults on Restructuring DIW Hazardous Substance Lists to Align with Chemical Weapons Convention Controls
Bangkok, May 2025. Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has opened a public consultation on the principles of a draft Ministry of Industry notification to amend the Hazardous Substance List...
South Korea Updates POPs Regulation Following Stockholm Convention Amendments
May 21, 2026
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has issued a draft amendment to its regulations on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to reflect recent updates adopted under the Stockholm...
EPA Publishes Final TSCA Risk Evaluation for 1,2-Dichloroethane
May 21, 2026
On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the final risk evaluation for 1,2-dichloroethane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The evaluat...
China NMPA Adds Three Updated Safety Standards to Cosmetics Safety Technical Specification (2015 Edition)
May 21, 2026
On 15 May 2026, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the inclusion of three revised cosmetic safety standards in the Cosmetics Safety Technical Specification (2015 Editio...
ECHA Receives New Scientific Role Under Revised EU Water Protection Framework
May 19, 2026
On 11 May 2026, the revised EU water protection framework came into force, granting the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) new scientific responsibilities concerning the identification and assessment of...
Japan to designate 3 chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL (Updated)
May 19, 2026
Update 19 May 2026: On 19 May 2026, Japan's MHLW, METI and MoE published the results of public consultation. The ministries published the information on the country’s e-GOV Public Comment Port...
EU Circulates Draft REACH Restriction on Lead in Certain Fishing Tackle
May 18, 2026
On 12 May 2026, a draft Commission Regulation to restrict lead in certain types of fishing tackle under REACH was circulated through the Council register. This proposal would amend Annex XVII to Regul...
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