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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...
Aug 19, 2025 | EU Adopts New REACH Restrictions on CMR Substances from 1 September 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...
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...
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...
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...
EU Launches Public Consultation for Groundbreaking Circular Economy Act
Aug 18, 2025
On 1 August 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation and Call for Evidence for the upcoming Circular Economy Act, marking a key step in its impact assessment. The initiative is pla...
Saudi Arabia Issues New Technical Regulation for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Aug 18, 2025
The Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) has officially issued a new Technical Regulation for Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing, aligning national safety requirements w...
Saudi Arabia Notifies WTO of Updated Technical Regulation on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Aug 18, 2025
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has submitted an addendum to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding changes to its Technical Regulation on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and E...
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