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Nov 14, 2023 | Taiwan Updates Guidance for PIF preparation

On October 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) Taiwan updated its guidance for Product Information File (PIF) for cosmetics. It includes guidelines on the preparation of PIF, manual for ...

Cosmetic Products Cosmetic Act
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Nov 13, 2023 | Mexico Strengthens Regulations to Combat Fuel Tax Evasion Through Chemical Adulteration

In a strategic move to prevent the illicit introduction of specific chemicals aimed at evading taxes on fuel, Mexico has announced robust regulatory measures. The temporary ban on 68 listed substances...

Chemical industry Chemical supply-chain Latin America
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South Korea partially revises the subordinate laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act.
Nov 13, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Chemical Safety Management Team of the Ministry of Environment (MoE) published a “Notice of Revision of the Subordinate Laws of the Chemical Substances Control Act”.  T...

Chemical industry South Korea Chemical control act
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EU notifies WTO of proposed Regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases
Nov 13, 2023

On 9 November 2023, the European Commission notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed regulation to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (Proposal for a Regulation of th...

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Brazil Issue Import Controls on HFCs in Accordance with Montreal Protocol Amendments 
Nov 08, 2023

The President of Ibama (Brazilian Institute of environment) has issued a groundbreaking resolution regarding the control of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) imports.  The resolution outlines stringent me...

Chemical contaminants Latin America
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UK's New Approach to Chemicals Regulation: Introduction of the Alternative Transitional Registration Model
Nov 10, 2023

On 9 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published a policy paper introducing an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for chemicals which aims t...

Chemical industry UK-REACH Regulatory Updates
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Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution
Nov 09, 2023

At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-5), significant progress was made by adopting 21 decisions to further protect human health and the environment fro...

Cosmetic Products Mercury
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US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
Nov 09, 2023

On 20 October 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule that strengthens reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release I...

PFAS Toxic substances Inventory
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ECHA investigation reveals CMR substances in childcare products
Nov 08, 2023

On 31 October 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an investigation report on the use and presence of CMR 1A or 1B substances in childcare products. The report was prepared to support ...

Children's products CMRs EU REACH
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UK to amend permitted levels of BHT in personal care products
Nov 08, 2023

On 27 October 2023, the UK Department for Business and Trade notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of an amendment to the Cosmetics Regulation to change the permitted levels for the use of butyl...

Cosmetic Products WTO
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Gulf countries to adopt GHS7 for chemical regulation
Nov 08, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries notified a draft standard (GSO 2654:2023) for the implementation of the seventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonized Standard of...

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