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European Commission notifies the exemption of lead in electronic components

Jan 12, 2022 | European Commission notifies the exemption of lead in electronic components

On the 11th of January 2022, the European Commission granted a temporary exemption for the use of lead in the following electronic materials: bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide superconducto...

EU-REACH Lead Electrical & electronics
European Commission revokes mercury exemptions in LFL and Compact lamps

Jan 11, 2022 | European Commission revokes mercury exemptions in LFL and Compact lamps

On the 16th of December 2021, the commission confirmed that the exemption for mercury in linear fluorescent (LFL) lamps and single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps will be revoked. This is because t...

Mercury EU REACH
Taiwan plans to ban PVC in Plate Packaging Materials from November 2022
Taiwan plans to ban PVC in Plate Packaging Materials from November 2022
Jan 10, 2022

On November 15th, 2021, Taiwan’s EPA published a draft regulation that would restrict the production, import, and sale of flat packaging materials containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The draft regula...

Taiwan TCCSCA Regulatory Update
Problematic chemical substances found in popular perfumes placed in the EU market
Problematic chemical substances found in popular perfumes placed in the EU market
Jan 04, 2022

A study and ingredients’ comparison done for 20 perfumes in Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands revealed that these perfumes contain substances of concern that have been listed by authoritative bodi...

Hazardous chemicals EU REACH
US EPA releases a draft Toxic Substances Control Act TSCA Systematic Review Protocol
US EPA releases a draft Toxic Substances Control Act TSCA Systematic Review Protocol
Jan 04, 2022

To ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the best tools for protecting human health and the environment under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the agency released a draft TSCA...

US TSCA Human health exposure Risk assessment.
Taiwan: Deadline for Standard Registration extends to 5 years
Taiwan: Deadline for Standard Registration extends to 5 years
Dec 21, 2021

On November 23rd, 2021, Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency amended the Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration and extended the submission of 106 PECs to 5 years. Consid...

Animal testing Safer alternatives chemical notification/registration

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