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India extends the implementation date for five chemicals

Feb 16, 2022 | India extends the implementation date for five chemicals

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five su...

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European Commission adds Resorcinol to REACH Candidate List

Feb 14, 2022 | European Commission adds Resorcinol to REACH Candidate List

The European Commission, after a serious struggle, recently declared resorcinol as an SVHC. This decision was made based on the endocrine-disrupting properties of human health. This decision was mad...

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Norwegian authorities extend annual report deadline
Norwegian authorities extend annual report deadline
Feb 14, 2022

The Norwegian Environmental Agency announced on February 3, 2022, that the duty to declare annual quantities for 2021 is postponed until May 20, 2022. This occurred because the agency is improving...

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Brazil issues decree to regulate the National Waste Policy
Brazil issues decree to regulate the National Waste Policy
Feb 11, 2022

On January 12, 2022, the Brazilian government issued a Regulatory Decree for the National Waste Policy, officialized and published by Law 12.305 on August 2010. The Regulatory Decree 10.936 does n...

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 Chile signals mandatory awareness about recycling potential
Chile signals mandatory awareness about recycling potential
Feb 11, 2022

On January 21, 2022, Chile published the determination decision to start the elaboration of a decree to regulate the instrument intended to prevent waste generation and promote waste recovery.The futu...

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OECD opens accession discussion for candidate countries
OECD opens accession discussion for candidate countries
Feb 11, 2022

On January 25, 2022, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) decided to open a discussion to evaluate the membership of Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, and Rom...

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