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Aug 10, 2025 | Taiwan Amends New Chemical Substance Registration Regulations to Streamline Process and Avoid Duplicate Applications
On August 8, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor officially amended several provisions of the Regulations on the Registration of New Chemical Substances, aiming to cut down on redundant procedures and make c...
Aug 07, 2025 | EPA Finalizes SNURs for Select TSCA Chemical Substances
On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register (90 FR 33283), establishing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under Toxic Substances Con...
Taiwan EPA Plans to Regulate 269 PFAS Chemicals as Concerned Substances
Aug 06, 2025
On 5 August 2025, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced a draft plan to regulate 269 (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as Concerned Chemical Substances. These chem...
India Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026
Aug 06, 2025
On 30 July 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals officially extended the implementation dates for two key Quality Control Orders (QCOs)....
Japan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms
Aug 06, 2025
Update: On 29 July 2025, Japan's MHLW released the revised enforcement notice to remove the chemicals from the list of mandatory safety data sheets (SDS) and labelling. The notice was published on the...
South Korea Strengthens Chemical Safety Regulations with Amendments to Enforcement Decrees of K-REACH and CCA
Aug 05, 2025
On July 29, 2025, the South Korean Government approved amendments to the enforcement decrees of the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (K-REACH) and the Chemical Control Act...
India Notifies Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025
Aug 04, 2025
On 29 July 2025, the Government of India notified the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025, through publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments, which revise select provisions of the Cosmetics Ru...
Indonesia Unveils Strategic Roadmap to Strengthen Product Safety and Labelling Compliance
Aug 01, 2025
On 30 July 2025, Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) released a draft five-year strategic plan (2025–2029) to enhance regulatory compliance in product safety and labelling, w...
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