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Apr 26, 2022 | India publishes a draft of a revised standard for coatings and enamels
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is holding a consultation process until May 11 on a proposed amended standard for ready-mixed paint, air drying, and red oxide-zinc chrome priming, which would ext...
Apr 26, 2022 | European Commission Adopts REACH Authorization Decisions for Chemicals’ Use
In March, the European Commission adopted REACH authorization decisions for the use of four chemicals that are listed in Annex XIV of the law. CTPht is on the REACH authorization list for its carc...
Peru Close to Acquire Funds for Chemical Implementation
Apr 25, 2022
Peru has been working on its national chemical policy at least since 2020. In recent months, Peru approached the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for funding its implementation and enforcin...
Colombia Progresses on OECD Chemical Instruments
Apr 25, 2022
Colombia officially joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in April 2020 despite not complying with all instruments required by the organization at the time. In this...
Brazil Proposes GHS Updates
Apr 25, 2022
In Brazil, the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling is established by the Brazilian National Standards Organization (ABNT) standard and officially implemented by Regulatory...
PFAS Modification Raises Concerns in the US
Apr 25, 2022
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, mostly referred to as PFAS, are part of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) present in diverse consumer and industrial products. PFAS has a myriad of application...
European Commission revises the Cosmetic Products Regulation
Apr 25, 2022
On the 29th of March 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation for the Cosmetic Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009). The objective of this revision is to ensure hum...
South Korea updates the regulation for biocidal substances and products
Apr 25, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the regulation on the scope and methods of biocidal substances and biocidal product approval application data under the C...
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