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China drafts GB standards to align with GHS Rev. 11

Jan 06, 2026 | China drafts GB standards to align with GHS Rev. 11

On 17 and 23 December 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) opened two public consultations to revise several mandatory GB 30000 series standards for classification and...

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2026 KKDIK Registration Fees Published

Jan 05, 2026 | 2026 KKDIK Registration Fees Published

The Revolving Fund Directorate of the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change has officially published the KKDIK joint registration fees applicable for 2026. While the overal...

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EU Proposes Expansion of CBAM Scope to Downstream Products from 2028
EU Proposes Expansion of CBAM Scope to Downstream Products from 2028
Dec 31, 2025

On 17 December 2025, the European Commission announced a package of measures to strengthen the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), including a proposed expansion of its scope, enhanced ant...

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Japan: MHLW adds 167 New Chemical Substances to ENCS list
Japan: MHLW adds 167 New Chemical Substances to ENCS list
Dec 26, 2025

On 26 December 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) publishes the list of 167 new chemicals to get added to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) Inventory. The ENCS i...

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UK Extends UK REACH Transitional Registration Deadlines
UK Extends UK REACH Transitional Registration Deadlines
Dec 25, 2025

On 22 December 2025, the UK Government published its response to the consultation on extending UK REACH dossier submission deadlines for transitional registrations, which was held from 14 July to 8 Se...

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Japan Launches Public Consultation on JIS Standards to Align with GHS Revision 9 (Updated)
Japan Launches Public Consultation on JIS Standards to Align with GHS Revision 9 (Updated)
Dec 25, 2025

Update 25 December 2025: On 25 December 2025, the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) published the final standards JIS Z 7252:2025 and JIS Z 7253:2025 on the JSA Group portal. At the time of publ...

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EPA Releases Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum for Formaldehyde
EPA Releases Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum for Formaldehyde
Dec 23, 2025

On December 3rd, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum for Formaldehyde under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for public comm...

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European Parliament Adopts New Toy Safety Regulation to Strengthen Child Health Protection (Updated)
European Parliament Adopts New Toy Safety Regulation to Strengthen Child Health Protection (Updated)
Dec 23, 2025

Update 23 December 2025: Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 December 202...

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GCC Notifies WTO of Draft Gulf Technical Regulation Aligning Chemical Classification and Labelling with GHS Rev. 10
GCC Notifies WTO of Draft Gulf Technical Regulation Aligning Chemical Classification and Labelling with GHS Rev. 10
Dec 22, 2025

On 17 December 2025, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States (excluding Saudi Arabia), and Yemen notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Gulf Technical Regulation prepared by t...

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Stakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol
Stakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol
Dec 19, 2025

stakeholder consultation meeting on the proposal to make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications mandatory for camphor (CAS No. 76-22-2) and isoborneol (CAS No. 124-76-5) was held on 18 Decemb...

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EU Publishes Regulation Establishing a Common Data Platform on Chemicals
EU Publishes Regulation Establishing a Common Data Platform on Chemicals
Dec 18, 2025

On 12 December 2025, the European Union formally established a Common Data Platform on Chemicals by publishing Regulation (EU) 2025/2455 in the Official Journal of the European Union. This creates a c...

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