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Aug 06, 2025 | India Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026
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)....
Aug 06, 2025 | Japan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms
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...
South Korea Strengthens Chemical Safety Regulations with Amendments to Enforcement Decrees of K-REACH and CCA
Aug 05, 2025
On July 29, 2025, the South Korean Government approved amendments to the enforcement decrees of the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (K-REACH) and the Chemical Control Act...
India Notifies Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025
Aug 04, 2025
On 29 July 2025, the Government of India notified the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025, through publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments, which revise select provisions of the Cosmetics Ru...
Indonesia Unveils Strategic Roadmap to Strengthen Product Safety and Labelling Compliance
Aug 01, 2025
On 30 July 2025, Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) released a draft five-year strategic plan (2025–2029) to enhance regulatory compliance in product safety and labelling, w...
Japan Amends the General Chemical Substance List under CSCL
Aug 01, 2025
On 31 July 2025, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly announced the addition of 157 new subs...
China enforces GHS Rev. 8 via mandatory standard GB 30000.1-2024
Aug 01, 2025
Update: As scheduled, GB 30000.1-2024 entered into force on 1 August 2025. From this date onward, chemical classification and labelling in China must comply exclusively with GB 30000.1-2024 which impl...
Ukraine Notifies WTO of Draft Amendments to Cosmetic Products Regulation
Jul 31, 2025
On 30 July 2025, Ukraine officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft resolution proposing amendments to its Technical Regulation on Cosmetic Products, originally adopted under Ca...
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