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Peru Turns Registry for Emissions & Pollutants Mandatory

Aug 31, 2021 | Peru Turns Registry for Emissions & Pollutants Mandatory

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...

Ministry of Health Publishes a Draft Regulation on Amending Turkish Biocidal Product Regulation

Aug 31, 2021 | Ministry of Health Publishes a Draft Regulation on Amending Turkish Biocidal Product Regulation

The Ministry of Health, Turkey published on their webiste the draft regulation on the amendment of Turkish Biocidal Product Regulation.  Current Biocidal regulation came into force on 31.12.2009 in...

Biocides Human health exposure Labelling Product authorisation Permitting or licensing
Lotus corniculatus, extract clears Screening assessment in Canada
Lotus corniculatus, extract clears Screening assessment in Canada
Aug 31, 2021

As per section 74 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have conducted a screening assessment of Lotus corniculatus extr...

Risk assessment Ecotoxicology CEPA
Canada Nominates LC-PFCAs under the Stockholm Convention
Canada Nominates LC-PFCAs under the Stockholm Convention
Aug 31, 2021

On the 5th of  August, the Government of Canada nominated long-chain PFCAs, their salts and related compounds (also known as precursors) for consideration under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent...

POPs Ecotoxicology Chemical industry
ECHA provides clarification for the degradation and mutagenicity studies
ECHA provides clarification for the degradation and mutagenicity studies
Aug 31, 2021

ECHA elucidates the rules on accepting adaptations for degradation testing and requiring combined studies for mutagenicity. It also suggests companies should consider these changes while deciding whet...

ECHA updated the Guidance on Registration
ECHA updated the Guidance on Registration
Aug 31, 2021

ECHA added new updates in the Guidance on Registration in August 2021. The new updated version of the guidance document offers advanced support to the companies with their registration obligations. ...

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