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Japan: METI Amends Notifications Provisions for Chemicals under CSCL

Aug 20, 2025 | Japan: METI Amends Notifications Provisions for Chemicals under CSCL

On 5 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published draft amendments to notification provisions for the manufacture or import of chemicals under Chemical Substances Cont...

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Japan Amends Notification Rules for New Chemical Substances Under CSCL

Aug 20, 2025 | Japan Amends Notification Rules for New Chemical Substances Under CSCL

On 5 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly published draft amendments to noti...

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EU Adopts New REACH Restrictions on CMR Substances from 1 September 2025
EU Adopts New REACH Restrictions on CMR Substances from 1 September 2025
Aug 19, 2025

On 8 August 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation amending Annex XVII to REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) concerning carcinogens, germ cell mutagens and reproductive toxicants (CMR...

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15 new substances added to Brazil’s plastics regulations
15 new substances added to Brazil’s plastics regulations
Aug 18, 2025

Brazil’s National Commission for Chemical Safety (Conasq), coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA), has issued an updated national register of chemicals present in plas...

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Step Forward for Eurasia REACH: EEC Council Greenlights Chemical Register and Notification Procedures
Step Forward for Eurasia REACH: EEC Council Greenlights Chemical Register and Notification Procedures
Aug 18, 2025

On August 1, 2025, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Council approved two essential “second-level” documents under the EAEU Technical Regulation “On Safety of Chemical Products” (TR EAEU 041/2...

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China reopens consultation to revise label standard GB 15258
China reopens consultation to revise label standard GB 15258
Aug 18, 2025

Update: On 13 August 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a new draft standard of the national standard GB 15258 and reopened the public consultation on 14 Aug...

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