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May 09, 2025 | Singapore to Regulate Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat: Stricter Controls Signal Global Chemical Trade Implications
On 28 April 2025, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of plans to tighten regulatory controls on two major agrochemicals: chlorpyrifos and paraqua...
May 09, 2025 | Malaysia’s DOE Outlines Certification Protocol for Chemical Exports to Non-Party Countries
On 23 April 2025, the Department of Environment (DOE), acting as Malaysia’s Competent Authority under the Stockholm Convention, issued a reminder to industries involved in the export and import of che...
Japan revises notification procedure for new chemical substances under CSCL
May 09, 2025
Update: On 1 April 2025, Japan’s MHLW, METI and MOE jointly published the revised manual for the methods, procedures, and documents to be submitted for notification and application procedures for new...
Taiwan Fully Implements GHS Revision 8 Through CNS Standards
May 09, 2025
On 25 April 2025, Taiwan completed its transition to the eighth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS 8). Full implementation was achieved...
Ukraine REACH Update: Official Pre-Registration Template Released by MEPR
May 08, 2025
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MEPR) has officially released the pre-registration template for chemical substances under the Ukraine REACH Technical Regulat...
EU Drafts REACH Fee Regulation Update with New SME Verification Rules
May 05, 2025
The European Commission has published a draft amendment to Regulation (EC) No 340/2008, proposing a 19.5% increase in standard fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) under th...
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