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European Commission consults on safety standards for children’s products

Aug 12, 2022 | European Commission consults on safety standards for children’s products

The European Commission opened, on 5 August 2022, a consultation on the safety requirements to be met by standards applying to several categories of children products.  The draft Commission Decis...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Children''s products Hazardous chemicals
Australia Starts Annual Declaration under AICIS on August 1

Aug 12, 2022 | Australia Starts Annual Declaration under AICIS on August 1

The registered importer or manufacturer who introduced the chemicals during the previous registration year must submit the annual declaration under AICIS. The submission starts from August 1 and ends...

AICIS Annual Declaration Chemical industry
South Korea updates amended K-REACH Enforcement Rules
South Korea updates amended K-REACH Enforcement Rules
Aug 10, 2022

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The main updates include: Requirement on hazar...

K-REACH Simplified Registration
South Korea consults for the hazard review of chemical substances
South Korea consults for the hazard review of chemical substances
Aug 09, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluati...

K-REACH Hazardous chemicals
Change in the dossier evaluation process regarding tonnage bands
Change in the dossier evaluation process regarding tonnage bands
Aug 07, 2022

Companies that downgrade the tonnage band in their registrations after ECHA’s draft decision will need to prove the volume of their substance.     ECHA has updated the rules on tonnage bands for do...

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India adopts the International Chemical Safety Cards to protect workers health and safety.
India adopts the International Chemical Safety Cards to protect workers health and safety.
Aug 02, 2022

In July 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in order to adapt the International Chemical Safety...

Chemical industry Human health exposure Hazardous chemicals

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