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May 29, 2026 | Vietnam Notifies Draft Circular on Medium-Risk Products under MOIT Quality Management
Vietnam has notified the WTO of a draft Circular establishing the list of medium-risk and high-risk products and goods under the state management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Tr...
May 29, 2026 | UK Publishes First List of GB Biocidal Active Substance Expiry Date Postponements
On 26 May 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the first group of active substance/product-type combinations whose approval expiry dates have been postponed under recent amendments...
China Adds Eight New and Revised Cosmetic Testing Methods to Safety Standards
May 29, 2026
On May 29, 2026, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the adoption of eight new and revised testing methods under the Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (2015 Ed...
South Korea Proposes Updating 136 Existing Chemical Entries Following Expiry of Confidentiality Protection
May 29, 2026
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has issued a draft amendment to the Existing Chemicals Inventory under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The prop...
EU Extends Certain Biocides Data Protection Periods Until 2030
May 28, 2026
On 26 May 2026, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2026/1165 amending the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012) as regards the extension of certain data protect...
EU Adopts New Labelling Rules for Plant Protection Products Including Mandatory Digital Labels
May 28, 2026
On 27 May 2026, the European Union published Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1123 laying down new labelling requirements for plant protection products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 547/2011. Th...
Thailand Consults on Restructuring DIW Hazardous Substance Lists to Align with Chemical Weapons Convention Controls
May 25, 2026
Bangkok, May 2025. Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has opened a public consultation on the principles of a draft Ministry of Industry notification to amend the Hazardous Substance List...
EU Notifies Draft Regulation for Digital Product Passport Registry Under ESPR
May 22, 2026
On 21 May 2026, the European Union notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Commission Implementing Regulation, establishing the implementation arrangements for the Digital Product Passp...
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