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MEE Solicits Public Comments on Draft Plan for Digital Transformation  in Hazardous Waste Management

Feb 24, 2022 | MEE Solicits Public Comments on Draft Plan for Digital Transformation in Hazardous Waste Management

The Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) published a Draft Plan for Digital Transformation in Hazardous Waste Management on the 18th of January 2022. This draft mainly focuses on the...

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India consults for 34-dichlorophenyl isocyanate

Feb 23, 2022 | India consults for 34-dichlorophenyl isocyanate

Till the 16th of March 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) consults on the draft Indian Standard (IS) for 3,4-dichlorophenyl isocyanate. BIS published a daft in February, describing the subs...

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Canada moves further to ban cosmetics testing on animals
Canada moves further to ban cosmetics testing on animals
Feb 23, 2022

In January 2022, Cosmetic Alliance (CA) and a representative from their allied stakeholder coalition met with Health Canada (HC) officials to discuss the ban of cosmetics testing on animals in Canada....

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South Korea announces the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH
South Korea announces the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH
Feb 21, 2022

National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated and announced the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH on February 11th, 2022.The updates are as f...

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China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform
China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform
Feb 18, 2022

On the 16th of January 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) launched a new online platform for the registration of hazardous chemicals. The previous system launched in 2020 was close...

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Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
Feb 16, 2022

On the 13th of February, Switzerland had a vote to decide if full animal testing should be banned or not. This includes animal testing for both scientific and medical research.If voted for, the ban...

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