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European Parliament Calls for Faster Approval of Biological Control Agents

Nov 27, 2025 | European Parliament Calls for Faster Approval of Biological Control Agents

On 25 November 2025, the European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report (2025/2086(INI)) calling for faster approval and authorisation procedures for biological control agents used in agricultur...

Risk assessment Sustainable Agriculture Plant Protection Products Biological Control Agents Biocontrol Plant Protection Approval Procedures Authorisation
Canada Releases Updated Risk Characterization and Risk Management Scopes for Flame Retardants Group

Nov 27, 2025 | Canada Releases Updated Risk Characterization and Risk Management Scopes for Flame Retardants Group

The Government of Canada has published new human health risk characterization documents and updated risk management scopes for key substances in the Flame Retardants Group, as part of ongoing assessme...

Chemicals Management Plan CMP Flame Retardants Organophosphate Brominated Flame Retardants Section 64 of CEPA Section 71 Notice Human Health Assessment Risk Characterization
Canada Releases Final Screening Assessment for Selected C3–C5 Alcohols Group
Canada Releases Final Screening Assessment for Selected C3–C5 Alcohols Group
Nov 27, 2025

The Government of Canada has published the final screening assessment for the Selected C3–C5 Alcohols Group under the third phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). The announcement was made on N...

Chemicals Management Plan CMP Industrial Chemicals Canada Environmental Protection Act CEPA Chemical Evaluation Section 64 of CEPA Screening Assessment Human Health Assessment
Canada Publishes Final Screening Assessment and Proposed Risk Management for Decenes Group
Canada Publishes Final Screening Assessment and Proposed Risk Management for Decenes Group
Nov 27, 2025

On 22 November 2025, the Government of Canada published the final screening assessment for two industrial chemicals known as the Decenes Group, as part of the third phase of the Chemicals Management P...

Public Consultation Risk management Chemicals Management Plan CMP Industrial Chemicals Canada Environmental Protection Act CEPA Chemical Assessment Section 64 of CEPA Screening Assessment Section 71 Notice
Minamata COP-6 Advances Global Mercury Phase-Outs, Including Dental Amalgam
Minamata COP-6 Advances Global Mercury Phase-Outs, Including Dental Amalgam
Nov 27, 2025

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6) concluded in Geneva on 7 November 2025, with over 1,000 in-person participants and nearly 4,000 online...

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India Initiates Major Reforms to the Quality Control Orders Framework
India Initiates Major Reforms to the Quality Control Orders Framework
Nov 26, 2025

In its Second Report (October 2025), the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms (HLC-NFRR) called for a major overhaul of India’s Quality Control Order (QCO) framework. The number of...

Chemical supply-chain Import/export restrictions Regulatory Updates India BIS Certification Quality Control Order QCO QCO Withdrawl

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