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Oct 29, 2025 | India’s DGFT Notifies Changes in Import Regulations and Policy for Specific Chemicals and Pesticides
BackgroundOn 15 October 2025, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification revising the import policy conditions for certain chemicals and pesticides listed under Chapters...
Oct 29, 2025 | Japan amends the Deleterious Substances List under PDSCA (Updated)
Update 29 October 2025:On 29 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the final promulgated order on the country’s e-GOV Public Comment Portal. The delisting of ent...
Argentina Overhauls Rules for Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Oct 28, 2025
Argentina’s National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) has issued Disposición 7939/2025, introducing a major reform to the authorisation process for cosmetic, personal care...
India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Six Fatty Acids and Derivatives
Oct 24, 2025
On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, officially rescinded six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for various fatty acids and their deri...
Japan Releases 2026 Notification Schedule for Specific New Chemical Substances
Oct 24, 2025
On 17 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notification...
Ukraine Proposes New Compliance Timelines for UA REACH and UA CLP
Oct 23, 2025
On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine published a draft resolution introducing extended deadlines and key updates to Ukraine’s chemical safety framewor...
Indonesia Finalizes Registration Rules for Overseas Halal Certificates (SHLN)
Oct 23, 2025
Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) has issued Decree No. 221/2025, setting out definitive procedures for registering overseas halal certificates (SHLN) so products certified...
European Council Approves “Stop-the-Clock” Mechanism on CLP Regulation (Updated)
Oct 23, 2025
Update 23 October 2025: The European Parliament has today approved the postponement of the revised CLP Regulation’s application date to 1 January 2028, confirming the text previously endorsed by the C...
PFAS Restriction Dossier Submitters Release Summary of Updates
Oct 22, 2025
The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a 20-page summary explaining the updates to their proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substa...
Vietnam Tables 2025 Circular Updating Permitted and Banned Plant Protection Products
Oct 22, 2025
On 20 October 2025, Vietnam notified the WTO of a draft Circular updating the List of Permitted Plant Protection Products and the List of Banned Plant Protection Products. The draft, prepared by the P...
Thailand Moves to Mandate TIS 332-2567 for Dry-Chemical Portable Fire Extinguishers
Oct 22, 2025
On 20 October 2025, Thailand notified the WTO of a draft ministerial regulation requiring all dry-chemical portable fire extinguishers—new and refilled—to conform to Thai Industrial Standard (TIS) 332...
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