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European Commission sketches timeline for adoption of key legislative proposals

Jul 18, 2022 | European Commission sketches timeline for adoption of key legislative proposals

On 29 June 2022, the European Commission published its draft agenda for the second half of 2022. The agenda contains the meetings to take place between July and December 2022. Approval of a text at a...

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South Korea provides the list of banned substance for insecticide

Jul 14, 2022 | South Korea provides the list of banned substance for insecticide

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea provides the list of banned substances for insecticide under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K-BP...

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South Korea updates the hazard review of chemical substances
South Korea updates the hazard review of chemical substances
Jul 14, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH)...

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China MEE-SCC clarifies several new chemical substance registration questions
China MEE-SCC clarifies several new chemical substance registration questions
Jul 14, 2022

On the 30th of June, the China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center under the Ministry of Environment and Ecology (MEE-SCC) published a FAQ document which specified several hot debated question...

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US EPA consults on TCE and Methylene Chloride as harmful substances
US EPA consults on TCE and Methylene Chloride as harmful substances
Jul 12, 2022

On the 11th of July 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US notifies and seeks comment on a draft revision for trichloroethylene (TCE) risk evaluation issued under TSCA. The old d...

Human health exposure Risk Assessment Hazardous Chemicals
UK REACH Work Programme
UK REACH Work Programme
Jul 12, 2022

In June, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published Work Programme 2022/23 detailing the UK REACH activities carried out in the last calendar year and the activities HSE will carry out for t...

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Vietnam adopts the updates and amendments to the Asean Cosmetic Directive
Vietnam adopts the updates and amendments to the Asean Cosmetic Directive
Jul 11, 2022

On May 25 and 27, 2022, an online conference for the 35th ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC) Meeting was held. The aim of the meeting was to provide up-to-date information on standards, rules and regulati...

Cosmetic Products Restricted use
India to ban heavy metals in Dipentene
India to ban heavy metals in Dipentene
Jul 11, 2022

A proposed amended standard that would prohibit the use of heavy metals in dipentene, which is used to make paints, enamel, lacquers, and polishes, is being discussed by India until July 25. The fo...

Packaging Product restrictions / prohibitions Restricted use

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