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Sep 28, 2026 | UK Sets Out Next Steps for POPs Restrictions in Great Britain
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the results of its consultation on proposed amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation, along w...
Sep 25, 2026 | China Submits WTO Notification on Draft Standard for Flammable Liquids and Oxidizing Solids
On 8 September 2026, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) of two draft national standards covering the classification and labelling flammab...
China Releases Approval Draft of Revised Chemical Safety Label Standard
Sep 25, 2026
On 11 September 2026, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published the approval draft and explanatory statement for the revision of GB 15258, Rules for Preparation of Chemi...
EU Adopts POPs Restrictions for Long-Chain PFCAs and MCCPs
Sep 24, 2026
The European Commission has adopted two delegated regulations adding long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9–C21 PFCAs), their salts and related compounds, and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCC...
New Zealand Adds Aircraft Exemption to UV-328 Restrictions
Sep 24, 2026
New Zealand has added an exemption for certain aircraft uses of UV-328 (CAS No. 25973-55-1) to its existing restrictions. According to a WTO notification circulated on 16 September 2026, the amendment...
Chile Publishes Official Classification List of Chemical Substances for 2026
Sep 24, 2026
Chile has published the 2026 Official Classification List of Substances (Listado Oficial de Sustancias 2026) through the Ministry of Health's GHS platform. The list forms part of the country’s chemica...
New Zealand Amends HSNO Act to Restrict MCCPs and Long-Chain PFCAs
Sep 24, 2026
On 7 September 2026, New Zealand approved amendments to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act) and its import and export controls on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These...
Moldova Advances REACH and CLP Amendments to Chemicals Law (Updated)
Sep 24, 2026
Update 17 September 2026: Moldova’s Parliament has adopted the amendments to Law No. 277/2018 in the second reading. The legislation must now be promulgated and officially published before its entry i...
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