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South Korea provides a guide to the classification of biocidal product types under K-BPR

Sep 27, 2021 | South Korea provides a guide to the classification of biocidal product types under K-BPR

National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea published a guide to the classification of biocidal product types on Aug 18th, 2021. This is to help industry to examine different ty...

K-BPR Biocides Product classification
South Korea simplifies K-REACH data submission for duplicate data requirements

Sep 24, 2021 | South Korea simplifies K-REACH data submission for duplicate data requirements

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated K-REACH to simplify data submission for duplicate data requirements. According to K-REACH enforcement rule article 36, chemical substance sa...

K-REACH Safety data sheets (SDSs) chemical notification/registration
Mexico bans cosmetics animal testing
Mexico bans cosmetics animal testing
Sep 03, 2021

On the 2nd of September 2021, the Chamber of Senators in Mexico passed the bill to prohibit the use of animals for cosmetics testing. The bill stipulates that cosmetic product cannot be manufacture...

Animal testing Cosmetic Products Mexico
Peru Turns Registry for Emissions  Pollutants Mandatory
Peru Turns Registry for Emissions Pollutants Mandatory
Aug 31, 2021

On July 24, Peru’s Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) published Decree 18/2021. By this Decree, Peru creates the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (RETC by its acronym in Spanish). The new d...

Chemical industry Peru Regulatory Update
Less than two months left to submit your DUIN under UK REACH
Less than two months left to submit your DUIN under UK REACH
Aug 31, 2021

The 27th October 2021 deadline for submitting a Downstream User Import Notification is approaching fast.   As a reminder, your substances are eligible for DUIN if:  They are registered under...

DUIN UK-REACH chemical notification/registration
HSE only adds two substances into the UK Authorisation List
HSE only adds two substances into the UK Authorisation List
Aug 31, 2021

On 31st August 2021, the United Kingdom’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in charge of implementing UK REACH, published a draft recommendation for the inclusion of two substances into the Authoriza...

Chemical authorisation Mixture assessment HSE

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