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Apr 10, 2026 | Israel Consults on Cosmetics Amendment Aligning with EU Annex Updates: New Ingredient Bans and Limits Announced
The Israeli Ministry of Health has consulted on a draft amendment to the Pharmacists’ Notice on cosmetics, proposing updates to align national requirements with recent changes to the EU cosmetics fram...
Apr 10, 2026 | ECHA Updates CoRAP for 2026–2028: 28 Substances Scheduled for Evaluation
On 24 March 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the updated Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for the period 2026–2028. This outlines the substances to be evaluated by Member Stat...
EU Commission Issues Draft Guidance on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
Apr 10, 2026
The European Commission has issued a draft guidance document to support the interpretation and implementation of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR). Published as an annex...
BIS Releases Draft Revision of Hexane Safety Standard
Apr 10, 2026
On 23 March 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through its Technical Committee on Chemical Hazards (CHD 7), issued a wide circulation draft for the revision of the standard titled “Hexane - C...
Saudi Arabia Publishes Implementing Regulation of the Chemical Materials Management Law
Apr 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia has published the Implementing Regulation of the Chemical Materials Management Law, establishing a comprehensive legal and procedural framework governing the import, export, re-export, tr...
India Suspends Morpholine Quality Requirements from April to July 2026
Apr 10, 2026
On 2 April 2026, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers announced a temporary suspension of mandatory quality standards for morpholine (CAS No. 110-91-8) in response to global supply chain disrupti...
India Suspends Linear Alkyl Benzene Quality Control Requirements from April to July 2026
Apr 10, 2026
On 30 March 2026, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued a notification temporarily suspending mandatory quality compliance requirements for Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB), citing ongoing global...
HSE Opens Consultation on Draft Recommendation to Add Three Substances to UK REACH Authorisation List (Updated)
Apr 10, 2026
Update (April 2026): Following the close of the consultation on 4 February 2026, the Health and Safety Executive has finalised its recommendation for inclusion of the three substances in Annex XIV un...
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