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UAE notifies WTO of revised Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Regulation

Sep 01, 2025 | UAE notifies WTO of revised Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Regulation

On 13 August 2025, UAE’s Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT) notified the Cabinet Decision 2025 i.e. UAE Control Scheme of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products to the World Trade Org...

Amendment Cosmetic Products Middle East Personal care Cosmetic Regulations
China Notifies WTO of New National Food Safety Standard for Vanillin

Sep 01, 2025 | China Notifies WTO of New National Food Safety Standard for Vanillin

On 28 August 2025, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) formally notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft national food safety standard for vanillin, a...

Public Consultation WTO Food Additives China Food Safety Public Health
Brazil opens consultation on new limits for hazardous substances in electronics
Brazil opens consultation on new limits for hazardous substances in electronics
Sep 01, 2025

Brazil’s National Council for the Environment (Conama) has launched a public consultation on draft rules that would restrict the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The...

Electrical & electronics Hazardous chemicals Latin America Brazil
Brazil’s Health Regulator Opens Public Consultation on 2026–2027 Agenda
Brazil’s Health Regulator Opens Public Consultation on 2026–2027 Agenda
Sep 01, 2025

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has begun preparing its new Regulatory Agenda for 2026–2027, a process that will run until December this year in line with the country’s legal and...

Latin America Brazil Anvisa
Japan: METI amends provisions under Export Trade Control Order
Japan: METI amends provisions under Export Trade Control Order
Sep 01, 2025

On 1 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released draft amendment to the Export Trade Control Order, revising provisions related to export approval for chemical su...

Consultation CSCL METI Pesticides PFAS Rotterdam Convention Stockholm Convention Japan Export Control Regulations
EPA Issues New SNURs under TSCA
EPA Issues New SNURs under TSCA
Aug 29, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were subjected to Premanu...

US TSCA Environmental Protection Agency EPA Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Notification PMPIN Significant New Use Rules SNUR

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