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Taiwan Amends New Chemical Substance Registration Regulations to Streamline Process and Avoid Duplicate Applications

Aug 10, 2025 | Taiwan Amends New Chemical Substance Registration Regulations to Streamline Process and Avoid Duplicate Applications

On August 8, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor officially amended several provisions of the Regulations on the Registration of New Chemical Substances, aiming to cut down on redundant procedures and make com...

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EPA Finalizes SNURs for Select TSCA Chemical Substances

Aug 07, 2025 | EPA Finalizes SNURs for Select TSCA Chemical Substances

On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register (90 FR 33283), establishing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under Toxic Substances Con...

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 South Korea Proposes Clearer Labeling Rules for Biocidal Products to Enhance Consumer Understanding
South Korea Proposes Clearer Labeling Rules for Biocidal Products to Enhance Consumer Understanding
Aug 07, 2025

On July 30, 2025, South Korea notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed revision to the “Labelling Standards for Biocidal Products” under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Sa...

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Taiwan EPA Plans to Regulate 269 PFAS Chemicals as Concerned Substances
Taiwan EPA Plans to Regulate 269 PFAS Chemicals as Concerned Substances
Aug 06, 2025

269 (pps (PFAS as . These chemicals are widely used  can persist in the environment os potential risks to to   management  various WincludePFOS, PFOA, and PFHxS are already banned or restricted in Tai...

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India Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026
India Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026
Aug 06, 2025

On 30 July 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals officially extended the implementation dates for two key Quality Control Orders (QCOs)....

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Japan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms
Japan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms
Aug 06, 2025

Update: On 29 July 2025, Japan's MHLW released the revised enforcement notice to remove the chemicals from the list of mandatory safety data sheets (SDS) and labelling. The notice was published on the...

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