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REACH revision further delayed - a "life and death” matter.

Oct 25, 2022 | REACH revision further delayed - a "life and death” matter.

As presented in the “Eu Strategy on Sustainable Chemicals” in 2020, the EU REACH regulation was about to be revised and updated by end of 2022 to better correspond to the sustainability plans of the E...

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Sustainable Use of Pesticides: Updates on the Directive 2009/128/EC

Oct 24, 2022 | Sustainable Use of Pesticides: Updates on the Directive 2009/128/EC

The European Parliament has actively monitored the implementation of the legal framework of Directive 2009/128/EC which specifically regulates the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUDP). Timelines...

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South Korea consults for the Rules on Approval of Chemical Safety Information Exception
South Korea consults for the Rules on Approval of Chemical Safety Information Exception
Oct 24, 2022

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Rules on Approval of Chemical Safety Information Exception’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemi...

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Japan updates its guidance for risk assessments of PACS under the CSCL
Japan updates its guidance for risk assessments of PACS under the CSCL
Oct 22, 2022

On July 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced that they have revised the gui...

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Malaysia restricts the use of three substances in cosmetics and bans one
Malaysia restricts the use of three substances in cosmetics and bans one
Oct 22, 2022

On 6 July 2022 Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has restricted the use of three substances in cosmetics, banned one substance and allowed the use of three others under the g...

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Transitory  period extension for HUHS products issued by the Philippines FDA
Transitory period extension for HUHS products issued by the Philippines FDA
Oct 22, 2022

On 21 January 2022, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Circular No. 2021-011-A which allows the extension of the transition period of HUHS products (Household/Urban Hazardous...

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