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China Releases 2025 National Standards Relevant to Chemical Management and Hazardous Substance Control

Sep 15, 2025 | China Releases 2025 National Standards Relevant to Chemical Management and Hazardous Substance Control

On August 28, 2025, China’s national standardization authorities officially published the 18th batch of national standards for 2025. Among them are several standards directly relevant to chemical m...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals China Chemical Safety
EPA Invites Experts for Peer Review of Draft D4 Risk Evaluation

Sep 15, 2025 | EPA Invites Experts for Peer Review of Draft D4 Risk Evaluation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting nominations of qualified scientists to serve as ad hoc peer reviewers for the draft risk evaluation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4, CAS...

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UNECE publishes 11th Revised Edition of GHS
UNECE publishes 11th Revised Edition of GHS
Sep 15, 2025

Update: On 12 September 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the eleventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chem...

Safety data sheets (SDSs) GHS update Hazard Classification and Labelling United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE
India Revises Export Obligation Period for QCO-Exempt Imports
India Revises Export Obligation Period for QCO-Exempt Imports
Sep 12, 2025

India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a significant policy amendment via Notification No. 28/2025-26, revising the export obligation (EO) period under the Advance Authorizat...

Chemical supply-chain Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals DCPC India Exemption Export Control Regulations Quality Control Order QCO Extended Enforcement Date
Japan: MHLW Publishes Updated GHS-Compliant Model SDS Information
Japan: MHLW Publishes Updated GHS-Compliant Model SDS Information
Sep 11, 2025

On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the list of GHS-compliant model Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information for chemical substances. The amended list was p...

Amendment MHLW Safety data sheets (SDSs) Japan Globally Harmonized System GHS Industrial Safety and Health Act ISHA Model SDS Information
South Korea Expands K-REACH Act: SME Support and Environmental Agency Roles Enhanced
South Korea Expands K-REACH Act: SME Support and Environmental Agency Roles Enhanced
Sep 09, 2025

On August 20, 2025, South Korea announced a revision of the enforcement decree of K-REACH Act (Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances). The amendment follows the revision of t...

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