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South Korea consults for the Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics

Sep 09, 2022 | South Korea consults for the Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics’ under the Cosmetic Act on September 5th, 2022. This is to stre...

Cosmetic Products Product restrictions / prohibitions
Upcoming meetings of Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention’s Review Committees

Sep 09, 2022 | Upcoming meetings of Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention’s Review Committees

Expert committees for the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will hold meetings in the upcoming weeks. At the meetings, aspects relative to trade requirements for hazardous pesticides and chemicals,...

International initiatives POPs PPP Hazardous chemicals
REACH Committee to discuss draft restriction on intentionally added microplastics
REACH Committee to discuss draft restriction on intentionally added microplastics
Sep 09, 2022

The European Union’s Committee for the REACH Regulation will discuss a restriction proposal on microplastics by the European Commission in its upcoming meeting on September 23, 2022. The release...

Circular Economy Action Plan Cosmetic Products EU REACH Plastics PPP Product restrictions / prohibitions Restricted use
Chile consults on overhaul of food additives legislation
Chile consults on overhaul of food additives legislation
Sep 09, 2022

The Chilean Ministry of Health opened, on 22 August, 2022, a consultation on proposed amendments to the Chilean Food Health Code. The proposals would completely modify Title III of the Code – which re...

FCM GMP Human health exposure
Vietnam does not extend the safeguard measures on imported DAP and MAP fertilizers
Vietnam does not extend the safeguard measures on imported DAP and MAP fertilizers
Sep 05, 2022

The application of safeguard measures, valid from March 7, 2020 to September 6, 2022, was granted based on Decision no.715/QD-BCT which was issued on March 3, 2020. In Decision no.715, the application...

Chemical industry Fertilizer
New rules prohibiting the manufacturing of certain plastic products are to apply in New Zealand
New rules prohibiting the manufacturing of certain plastic products are to apply in New Zealand
Sep 01, 2022

New Zealand has in spring 2022 released the Waste Minimisation (Plastic and Related Products) Regulations 2022 that are a subject of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008.   The regulations' purpose is t...

Packaging Plastics Product restrictions / prohibitions

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