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South Korea Proposes K-REACH Amendments to Improve Transparency and Efficiency

Apr 02, 2025 | South Korea Proposes K-REACH Amendments to Improve Transparency and Efficiency

On February 5, 2025, a group of 13 congressmen in South Korea proposed amendments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (also known as K-REACH). The purpose of this new prop...

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Japan proposes to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List

Apr 02, 2025 | Japan proposes to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List

Update: On 31 March and 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of six chemicals and one chemical respectively list...

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Japan Categorizes NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Japan Categorizes NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Apr 02, 2025

Update: On 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of NPE (polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether) and reclassify it as...

CSCL METI MHLW Regulatory Updates Ministry of Environment MOE Enforcement Japan Class II Specified Substances Priority Assessment Chemical Substances PACS
Japan: METI consults on revision of PAC list for ethyl hydrogen sulphate
Japan: METI consults on revision of PAC list for ethyl hydrogen sulphate
Apr 02, 2025

Update: On 31 March 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of ethyl hydrogen sulphate and reclassify it as a general chemi...

CSCL METI MHLW Regulatory Updates Ministry of Environment MOE Enforcement Japan Priority Assessment Chemical Substances PACS
Japan launches consultation on draft design certification standards for Plastic Product Design
Japan launches consultation on draft design certification standards for Plastic Product Design
Apr 02, 2025

On 18 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the draft d...

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European Parliament Adopts 'One Substance One Assessment' Chemicals Package
European Parliament Adopts 'One Substance One Assessment' Chemicals Package
Apr 01, 2025

On 1 April 2025, the European Parliament adopted the 'one substance, one assessment' chemicals package, a comprehensive initiative to improve the efficiency and transparency of chemical safety assessm...

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