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Mandatory BIS Certification for Exporters of Key Non-Ferrous Metals to India

May 19, 2025 | Mandatory BIS Certification for Exporters of Key Non-Ferrous Metals to India

India’s Ministry of Mines has issued a set of new Quality Control Orders (QCOs) that will make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification a compulsory prerequisite for the import and sale of certa...

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South Korea Notifies WTO of Proposed Amendments to Medical Device Regulation

May 15, 2025 | South Korea Notifies WTO of Proposed Amendments to Medical Device Regulation

On May 9, 2025, South Korea notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of proposed amendments to the "Regulation on the Permission, Notification, Review, etc of Medical Devices”. The revision aims to...

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EPA Proposal on SNURs for 37 Chemicals Under TSCA
EPA Proposal on SNURs for 37 Chemicals Under TSCA
May 15, 2025

On 4 April 2025, the United States notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed rule to establish Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) for 37 chemical substances under the Toxic Substances C...

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Kenya Notifies WTO of Newly Adopted East African Standards for Fertilizers
Kenya Notifies WTO of Newly Adopted East African Standards for Fertilizers
May 15, 2025

On 11 April 2025, Kenya notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that several previously circulated standards covering 12 fertilizers have now been officially adopted. Published in the Kenya Gazett...

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Japan Releases Q&A Document to Clarify Provisions of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM)
Japan Releases Q&A Document to Clarify Provisions of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM)
May 15, 2025

Update: On 14 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published a revised Q&A document on its portal to further clarify the provisions of a Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). The...

MHLW update Japan Guidance Positive List (Annex I)
India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for six chemicals
India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for six chemicals
May 15, 2025

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six chemicals. The updated dates were announced in a notification published in t...

BIS Quality Control Order QCO Extended Enforcement Date

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