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Canada requires new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate

Sep 20, 2022 | Canada requires new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate

On 17 august 2022, the government of Canada (published in the Canada Gazette) issued notification requirements for some new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate. In 2018, Canada ca...

Product registration/ notification Substances of concern
Notification of Committee on Label-controlled products - Thailand

Sep 16, 2022 | Notification of Committee on Label-controlled products - Thailand

The Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 was issued in 1992 and is the most important chemical control law in Thailand. The purpose of this Act is to regulate the importation, production, marketing, and...

Labelling Hazardous chemicals Fertilizer
OECD chemicals committee adopts working paper applying "Safe and Sustainable by Design” concept to nanomaterials
OECD chemicals committee adopts working paper applying "Safe and Sustainable by Design” concept to nanomaterials
Sep 16, 2022

The Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) adopted on September 2, 2022, a working document on the application of the “Safe and Sust...

Green & sustainable chemistry Nanomaterials Public policy
European Commission establishes limit value for unintentional presence of hexachlorobenzene under the POP Regulation
European Commission establishes limit value for unintentional presence of hexachlorobenzene under the POP Regulation
Sep 16, 2022

On September 8, 2022, the European Commission adopted a delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, on persistent organic pollutants (the POP Regulation), clarifying the acceptable limits for the u...

POPs Hazardous chemicals
New ROHS Requirements announced by Saudi Arabia in 2022
New ROHS Requirements announced by Saudi Arabia in 2022
Sep 15, 2022

Saudi Arabia is the newest country to issue a Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation, requiring relevant Saudi manufacturers and importers of electric and electronic equipment (EEEs) to...

Electrical & electronics Restricted substances in EEE Hazardous chemicals
Canada introduces a new safety standard for ton containers used for the transportation of hazardous materials
Canada introduces a new safety standard for ton containers used for the transportation of hazardous materials
Sep 14, 2022

The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has issued a draft safety standard on ton containers for the transport of dangerous goods, with the consultation open until 24 October. A ton container i...

Chemical contaminants Hazardous chemicals

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