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Mar 14, 2025 | EU Proposes to Update Cosmetic Ingredient Glossary under the Cosmetics Regulation

On 13 March 2025, the European Union notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Commission Implementing Decision to update the glossary of common ingredient names for cosmetic products. Th...

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Mar 14, 2025 | ECHA Launches Public Consultation on Ethanol as a Candidate for Substitution under the BPR

On 25 February 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the possible designation of ethanol as a candidate for substitution under the Biocidal Products Regulation (...

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Taiwan Mandates Additional Data Submission for Priority Management Chemicals by March 2025
Mar 14, 2025

On 13 February 2025, Taiwan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that companies handling certain Priority Management Chemicals must submit additional operational data by ...

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ECHA Proposes Three Substances as SVHCs: Public Consultation Open Until 14 April 2025
Mar 14, 2025

On 28 February 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the classification of three substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) under the REACH Regulation....

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Singapore Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat
Mar 13, 2025

The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore has launched a public consultation to seek feedback on the proposed regulation of Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat, and Paraquat salts in all concentrations an...

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India's New End-of-Life Vehicles Rules Set to Transform Recycling and Scrapping with Centralized Online Portal
Mar 13, 2025

On 6 January 2025, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) published the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025, under the powers granted by the Enviro...

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EU Adopts Amendments to Regulation on Plastics in Food Contact Materials
Mar 12, 2025

The European Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/351 on 19 February 2025, which introduces significant amendments to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended as food c...

FCM Biocidal Products Regulation Specific Migration Limits SMLs Non-Intentionally Added Substances NIAS EU Food Packaging Purity Standards for Food Contact Materials Regulation EU 2025/351
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UK Government Revises REACH Fees Effective 1 April 2025
Mar 12, 2025

On 10 March 2025, UK Government laid before Parliament the REACH Fees and Charges (Amendment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2008) Regulations 2025, which will apply from 1 April 2025. This statu...

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Chile Approves New Technical Standard for the Sanitary Registration of Hemoderivative Pharmaceuticals
Mar 10, 2025

The Ministry of Health of Chile has officially approved the "Norma Técnica para el Registro Sanitario de Productos Farmacéuticos Hemoderivados" (Technical Standard No. 240), a new regulation aimed a...

Latin America Chile Pharmaceutical Compliance
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Chile Strengthens Medical Device Regulations
Mar 10, 2025

The Chilean Ministry of Health has officially incorporated immunohematological reagents into the sanitary control regime established under Article 111 of the Sanitary Code. This measure, enacted throu...

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Thailand Updates Cosmetic Regulations: New Rules on Preservatives and Banned Ingredients
Mar 10, 2025

The Ministry of Public Health and the Cosmetics Committee of Thailand have introduced significant regulatory updates affecting the cosmetics industry. The latest announcements, published in the Royal ...

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