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India adds 8 substances to BIS certification list

Dec 21, 2021 | India adds 8 substances to BIS certification list

On November 15 and 16, 2021, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, India published and submitted eight chemicals’ notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO). BIS certification is r...

BIS Chemical Category Regulatory Update
Peru Amends Waste Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Dec 20, 2021 | Peru Amends Waste Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

On November 18, 2021, the Ministry of Environment approved complementary provisions to Decree 9/2019, which is the current legislative instrument for the management and handling of Waste from Electric...

EPR for electrical and electronics Peru Regulatory Update
Peru Amends Waste Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Peru Amends Waste Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Dec 20, 2021

On November 18, 2021, the Ministry of Environment approved complementary provisions to Decree 9/2019, which is the current legislative instrument for the management and handling of Waste from Electric...

Regulatory Update
UNITAR Promotes OECD Chemical Standards in Latin America
UNITAR Promotes OECD Chemical Standards in Latin America
Dec 20, 2021

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a webinar on November 18, 2021, aimed at promoting awareness on the management of industrial and consumer chemicals in Latin Amer...

Brazil Bans New Electrical Equipment PCBs
Brazil Bans New Electrical Equipment PCBs
Dec 20, 2021

On the 25th of November 2021, the Brazilian National Congress sanctioned a legislation concerning the mandatory controlled disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Law 14250/2021 complements Decr...

POPs Restricted substances in EEE Electrical and Electronics
Brazil Chemical Inventory approved by the Environmental Commission
Brazil Chemical Inventory approved by the Environmental Commission
Dec 20, 2021

The Brazilian Deputies’ Chamber approved Law Bill 6.120/2019, which proposes the creation of a national chemical inventory aimed at consolidating information of chemicals imported into the national ma...

Chemical Category Chemical inventory

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