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Oct 19, 2026 | Indonesia Announces Two-Year Extension of Selected Halal-Certification Deadlines
Indonesia announced on 16 October 2026 that several mandatory halal-certification transition periods would be extended from October 2026 to October 2028. The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Af...
Oct 12, 2026 | Thailand Opens Hazardous-Substance Registration Renewal Window
Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works has opened a renewal window for qualifying hazardous-substance registrations. Applications reportedly became available on 3 October 2026, with affected r...
Indonesia Introduces Import Controls for Used Industrial Electronic Equipment in Batam
Oct 12, 2026
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade has established a regulated pathway for importing certain used industrial electronic equipment into the Batam Free Trade Zone and Free Port. Minister of Trade Regula...
Canada Opens Consultation on CMR Criteria Under CEPA
Oct 12, 2026
The Canadian government is seeking public feedback on proposed criteria for identifying substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) under the Canadian Environmental Pro...
Japan: METI Updates CSCL Import Customs Procedures
Oct 09, 2026
On 2 October 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published a revised notice updating customs procedures for chemical imports under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL)....
European Parliament Approves New Workplace Exposure Limits for Hazardous Chemicals
Oct 09, 2026
On 6 October 2026, the European Parliament approved the sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (CMRD), Directive 2004/37/EC. The revision introduces new occupa...
ECHA Publishes Final Opinions Recommending TFA Classification as a Reproductive Toxicant
Oct 08, 2026
On 6 October 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that the final opinions recommending new harmonised classifications for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and its inorganic salts have been p...
Türkiye Announces KKDIK Registration Update and Preparations for Extension Requests
Oct 07, 2026
Türkiye’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has published a new announcement on the registration process under KKDIK, providing updates on pending registration numbers, system-r...
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