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Singapore to Phase Out Six Mercury-Added Lighting Products: NEA Launches WTO TBT Consultation

Sep 18, 2025 | Singapore to Phase Out Six Mercury-Added Lighting Products: NEA Launches WTO TBT Consultation

On 8 September 2025, Singapore notified the WTO (G/TBT/N/SGP/76) of a proposal to control six mercury-added lighting products as Hazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Manageme...

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Japan: METI amends notifications provisions for chemicals under CSCL

Sep 18, 2025 | Japan: METI amends notifications provisions for chemicals under CSCL

Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy,  Trade and Industry (METI) announced the promulgation date for the order on the e-GOVPublic Comment Portal. According to the information...

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Japan amends notification rules for New Chemical Substances under CSCL
Japan amends notification rules for New Chemical Substances under CSCL
Sep 18, 2025

Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly announced the promulg...

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Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment Advances Digital Transformation of Wastewater Management
Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment Advances Digital Transformation of Wastewater Management
Sep 17, 2025

On 17 September 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MoENV) announced draft amendments to the Regulations Governing Water Pollution Prevention Measures and Testing Reporting Management. The revisio...

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FDA Launches FAERS Dashboard for Cosmetic Product Adverse Event
FDA Launches FAERS Dashboard for Cosmetic Product Adverse Event
Sep 16, 2025

On 12 September 2025, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard for Cosmetic Products, an interactive platform designe...

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EPA Finalizes Rule on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Phasedown
EPA Finalizes Rule on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Phasedown
Sep 16, 2025

final rulehydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)HFCs  The final rule: that currently receive special allowances to use HFCs.Determines  for how industries can petition EPA to request eligibility for new applicati...

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UN publishes 24th Revised Edition of the UN Orange Book
UN publishes 24th Revised Edition of the UN Orange Book
Sep 16, 2025

Update: On 15 September 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the twenty-fourth revised edition of the UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN...

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

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...

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