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Jun 25, 2026 | Japan Updates CSCL Technical Standards and Labelling Requirements for Fire-Extinguishing Products Containing PFHxS-Related Substances
The competent Japanese ministries have revised the technical standards and labelling requirements for certain products containing PFHxS-related substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CS...
Jun 24, 2026 | EU Reaches Political Agreement on New Occupational Exposure Limits for Cobalt, PAHs, 1,4-Dioxane and Isoprene
On 23 June 2026, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (CMRD),...
EU Reaches Political Agreement on New Occupational Exposure Limits for Cobalt, PAHs, 1,4-Dioxane and Isoprene
Jun 24, 2026
On 23 June 2026, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive (CMRD),...
Taiwan Proposes Updates to Inspection Requirements for Paint and Coating Products
Jun 23, 2026
On 12 June 2026, Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs published a draft amendment to the legal inspection requirements for regulated pai...
EU Proposes New Quarantine Pest Listings and Import Requirements
Jun 23, 2026
The European Union has notified a draft amendment to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, proposing new plant health measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of several p...
ECHA RAC Supports Reproductive Toxicity and PMT/vPvM Classification for Trifluoroacetic Acid
Jun 23, 2026
At its 77th meeting held from 1 to5 June 2026, the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted an opinion supporting a harmonised classification and labelling (CLH)...
Ukraine Notifies WTO of Draft Law on Reducing the Impact of Plastic Products on the Environment
Jun 22, 2026
On 18 June 2026, Ukraine officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft law of Ukraine, “On the Reduction of the Impact of Plastic Products on the Environment”. The draft law l...
ECHA Reminds Companies of IUCLID Requirement for Biocidal Active Substance Renewals from 1 July 2026
Jun 22, 2026
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has reminded companies that, from 1 July 2026, all applications to renew approvals for biocidal active substances under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) must...
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