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Aug 31, 2026 | Vietnam Consults on Amendments to Key Chemicals Law Implementing Decrees
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has opened consultations on proposed amendments to Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP, two important implementing measures under...
Aug 31, 2026 | Vietnam Allows 12-Month Use of Existing Labels Following Company Name Changes
Vietnam’s Government has introduced a temporary mechanism allowing qualifying companies to continue using existing labels and commercial packaging printed with their former corporate name. Resolu...
Thailand Publishes 2026 HFC and HCFC Import-Allocation Recipients
Aug 31, 2026
Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW), under the Ministry of Industry, has published the lists of companies receiving import-volume allocation rights for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and h...
BIS Invites Comments on Revised Heat-Resistant Aluminium Paint Standard
Aug 31, 2026
On August 25, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a Wide Circulation Draft proposing the first revision of IS 13183:1991, ‘Aluminium Paint, Heat Resistant – Specification’. The draft has...
Singapore Introduces Fee-Supported Registration Pathway for Clinically Important Medical Devices
Aug 31, 2026
Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has introduced a Registration Support Initiative to help clinically important but unregistered medical devices transition from the Special Access Route...
Philippines Customs Reiterates Temporary Import-Clearance Arrangements for HUHS Products
Aug 31, 2026
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) has reiterated temporary documentary arrangements for imported Household/Urban Hazardous Substances (HUHS) while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cont...
Taiwan Designates Three Existing Chemicals for Hazard and Exposure Assessment by December 2027
Aug 30, 2026
On August 18, 2026, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment has designated three widely used existing chemical substances for the submission of hazard and exposure assessment information: carbon black, 4,4'-...
UK Updates GB PIC List to Reflect International Chemical Restrictions
Aug 28, 2026
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent (GB PIC) list to reflect international decisions under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Cons...
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