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K-REACH Update: South Korea Publishes Revised Chemical Hazard Evaluations

Apr 09, 2025 | K-REACH Update: South Korea Publishes Revised Chemical Hazard Evaluations

On April 8, 2025, South Korea issued a notice of administrative announcement on a partial revision on the result of chemical hazard evaluation. This revision is based on the completion of toxicity eva...

Amendment Hazard assessment K-REACH South Korea Chemical substances
Thailand Updates Cosmetic Labelling Rules: New Requirements for Fluoride Products 

Apr 09, 2025 | Thailand Updates Cosmetic Labelling Rules: New Requirements for Fluoride Products 

On 4 April 2025, Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) issued a draft notification proposing significant amendments to the labelling requirements for fluoride-containing cosmetics, includ...

Cosmetic Products Labelling Thailand
UK Launches Consultations on RoHS Exemptions for Lead in Engine Control Units and Mercury in Discharge Lamps
UK Launches Consultations on RoHS Exemptions for Lead in Engine Control Units and Mercury in Discharge Lamps
Apr 07, 2025

On 10 March 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched two public consultations on proposed exemptions under the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substan...

Product restrictions / prohibitions UK RoHS DEFRA Consultation Lead Solder Exemption Mercury Lamps Exemption Electrical and Electronic Equipment EEE Exemption Application
New EU Guide Clarifies Rules on Intentionally Added Microplastics
New EU Guide Clarifies Rules on Intentionally Added Microplastics
Apr 07, 2025

The European Commission has published a comprehensive explanatory guide to support the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, which restricts the placing on the market of products containing int...

Environmental Protection Intentionally Added Microplastics Commission Guide on Microplastics Restriction Microplastics QA Document Explanatory Guide EU 2023/2055 Microplastics Compliance Support
Draft Regulation Update from Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor on New Chemical Substances
Draft Regulation Update from Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor on New Chemical Substances
Apr 07, 2025

On March 7, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MoL) announced proposed changes to the regulations for the registration of new chemical substances. A draft version of the updated regulation is now open...

Industrial Chemicals New Chemical Substance Registration Regulation Taiwan Public Consultation Overlapping Chemical Regulations Regulatory Alignment
EU Presents Ambitious REACH Revision Plans at CARACAL-54: Digitalisation Enforcement and Simplification Take Centre Stage
EU Presents Ambitious REACH Revision Plans at CARACAL-54: Digitalisation Enforcement and Simplification Take Centre Stage
Apr 06, 2025

At the CARACAL-54 meeting on 3 April 2025, the European Commission outlined its latest proposals to revise the REACH Regulation. These updates, forming part of the broader Chemicals Industry Package,...

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) SVHC REACH Revision 2025 CARACAL-54 EU Chemicals Regulation Digital Product Passport (DPP) REACH Registration Authorisation and Restriction European Audit Capacity

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