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The European Commission plans to add new hazard categories under the CLP Regulation

Sep 21, 2022 | The European Commission plans to add new hazard categories under the CLP Regulation

On 20 September 2022 the European Commission published a Draft delegated regulation introducing new hazard classes to the system established in Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, on the classification, labell...

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Guidance Documents have been Translated into Turkish

Sep 21, 2022 | Guidance Documents have been Translated into Turkish

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey had the guidance documents published by the European Chemicals Agency translated for the ongoing KKDIK registration process and...

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South Korea updates Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances
South Korea updates Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances
Sep 21, 2022

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the ‘Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances’ under the Chemical Substances Control Act. The scope fo...

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Canada requires new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate
Canada requires new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate
Sep 20, 2022

On 17 august 2022, the government of Canada (published in the Canada Gazette) issued notification requirements for some new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate. In 2018, Canada ca...

Product registration/ notification Substances of Concern
Notification of Committee on Label-controlled products - Thailand
Notification of Committee on Label-controlled products - Thailand
Sep 16, 2022

The Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 was issued in 1992 and is the most important chemical control law in Thailand. The purpose of this Act is to regulate the importation, production, marketing, and...

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OECD chemicals committee adopts working paper applying "Safe and Sustainable by Design” concept to nanomaterials
OECD chemicals committee adopts working paper applying "Safe and Sustainable by Design” concept to nanomaterials
Sep 16, 2022

The Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) adopted on September 2, 2022, a working document on the application of the “Safe and Sust...

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European Commission establishes limit value for unintentional presence of hexachlorobenzene under the POP Regulation
European Commission establishes limit value for unintentional presence of hexachlorobenzene under the POP Regulation
Sep 16, 2022

On September 8, 2022, the European Commission adopted a delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, on persistent organic pollutants (the POP Regulation), clarifying the acceptable limits for the u...

POPs Hazardous Chemicals
Canada introduces a new safety standard for ton containers used for the transportation of hazardous materials
Canada introduces a new safety standard for ton containers used for the transportation of hazardous materials
Sep 14, 2022

The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has issued a draft safety standard on ton containers for the transport of dangerous goods, with the consultation open until 24 October. A ton container i...

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