Aug 09, 2024 | Ukraine Opens Public Consultation on State Register of Chemicals
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has introduced a draft resolution entitled "On Approval of the Procedure for Maintaining the State Register of Chemicals" and opened it for public consultation unti...
Aug 09, 2024 | India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for Morpholine and 3 other chemicals
India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for morpholine and 3 other chemicals. The notifications were published in ...
Japan Prohibits Manufacture of 10 Products Containing Mercury
Aug 09, 2024
On 4 July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a revision of the Enforcement Orde...
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Several Uses of Carcinogenic 1-Bromopropane
Aug 09, 2024
On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to restrict the use of the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP), which has been li...
China Issues New Chemical Classification and Labelling Standards in Line with GHS 8
Aug 08, 2024
On 24 July 2024, GB 30000.1-2024 "Specification for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals—Part 1: General Rules" was officially published on the National Public Service Platform for Standards In...
EPA Releases Preliminary 2023 Toxics Release Inventory TRI Data
Aug 08, 2024
On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published preliminary 2023 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data, covering chemical releases, waste management, and pollution prevention...
European Commission Seeks Public Feedback on Amendment to POPs Regulation
Aug 07, 2024
The European Commission is seeking public feedback on a draft delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, to include UV-328 in the list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The aim of...
Taiwan to adopt GHS 8 in 2024
Aug 06, 2024
On 16 June 2024, Taiwan closed the comment period for the adoption of the eighth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS 8) through the CNS ...
China's NIFDC Releases New Guidelines for Compatibility Testing of Packaging Materials
Aug 05, 2024
On July 8, 2024, China’s National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released the "Technical Guidelines for Compatibility Testing and Evaluation of Cosmetics and Packaging Materials". These...
ECHA Announces New Policy for SME Administrative Charges in Joint Authorisation Applications
Aug 05, 2024
On 23 July 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it has adopted a new policy on administrative charges for joint authorisation applications involving small and medium-sized enterpr...
Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution
Aug 05, 2024
On July 19, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration took a significant step to address plastic pollution by releasing a new joint strategy to combat plastic pollution entitled "Mobilizing Federal Actio...
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