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Sep 09, 2025 | South Korea Expands K-REACH Act: SME Support and Environmental Agency Roles Enhanced
On August 20, 2025, South Korea announced a revision of the enforcement decree of K-REACH Act (Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances). The amendment follows the revision of t...
Sep 09, 2025 | Taiwan OSHA to Host Regional Seminars on Workplace Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment
On 5 September 2025, Taiwan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces that it will hold three regional seminars from October 1 to 8, 2025 to guide employers and occupationa...
Taiwan Strengthens Drinking Water Safety with New PFAS and Emerging Contaminant Guidelines
Sep 09, 2025
On 9 September 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MEO) announced that nationwide drinking water tests for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are in compliance with national limits. A...
Taiwan to Revise Chemical Hazard Communication Rules Following GHS Revision 8 Update
Sep 09, 2025
On 9 September 2025, TaiWan's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces that it will host free online seminars on 21 and 22 October 2025 to introduce updates to the Globally Harmonized S...
ECHA to Publish Notifier Details in C&L Inventory from 1 July 2026
Sep 09, 2025
From 1 July 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will begin publishing the names of companies that have submitted classification and labelling (C&L) notifications under the CLP Regulation. Th...
Vietnam Seeks Comments on Draft Decree to Implement New Law on Chemicals
Sep 05, 2025
On September 5, 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) opened a public consultation on a draft Government Decree that will operationalize the new Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15.D...
Indonesia Tightens Import Controls on Chemicals: New Trade Ministry Regulation Resets Permitting, Reporting and Zone Treatment
Sep 01, 2025
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade has issued Regulation No. 20 of 2025 on the import of chemicals, hazardous substances, and certain minerals, replacing Regulation No. 36 of 2023 (as amended). The reg...
UAE notifies WTO of revised Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Regulation
Sep 01, 2025
On 13 August 2025, UAE’s Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT) notified the Cabinet Decision 2025 i.e. UAE Control Scheme of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products to the World Trade O...
China Notifies WTO of New National Food Safety Standard for Vanillin
Sep 01, 2025
On 28 August 2025, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) formally notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft national food safety standard for vanillin, a ...
Brazil opens consultation on new limits for hazardous substances in electronics
Sep 01, 2025
Brazil’s National Council for the Environment (Conama) has launched a public consultation on draft rules that would restrict the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. T...
Brazil’s Health Regulator Opens Public Consultation on 2026–2027 Agenda
Sep 01, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has begun preparing its new Regulatory Agenda for 2026–2027, a process that will run until December this year in line with the country’s leg...
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