Jun 27, 2023 | South Korea publishes Key Amendment Contents of the Regulations on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act
On June 12, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) released an announcement regarding the contents of the amendment of the Regulations on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide...
Jun 27, 2023 | New import/export authorisation rules for decaBDE and PFOA-related compounds coming in Australia
On 20 June 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) posted information on their website that the rules for importation and exportation of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)...
Japan intends to add cybutryne to the list of hazardous materials for ship recycling
Jun 27, 2023
On 1 June 2023, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT), the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan jointly anno...
China publishes guidance on cosmetic and cosmetic new ingredients registration
Jun 20, 2023
On 5th June, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) published a notification including nine guidelines on cosmetic products and cosmetic new ingredients registration process. ...
Advancement of Draft National Chemical Law in Brazil
Jun 16, 2023
The Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Commission (CCJC) of Brazil on 9th of May 2023, granted their approval to the preliminary Draft Law of National Inventory of Chemical Substances (PL6120/19)...
Canada adopts Bill S-5
Jun 15, 2023
Legislation (S-5) to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) received consent from the Senate and royal assent on 13 June. The provisions of Bill S-5 will come into effect immediate...
ECHA includes two new SVHCs in Candidate List
Jun 16, 2023
On 14 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added two chemicals to the Candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). SVHCs are substances that can have serious and often irrev...
24 CMR Substances Added to the REACH Restrictions List by the European Commission
Jun 16, 2023
On 8 June 2023 the European Commission added 24 new entries for substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) to the REACH Restricted Substance List (Annex XVII). The lis...
HSE publishes recommendation to restrict substances in tattoo and permanent make-up inks in the UK
Jun 16, 2023
On 8 June 2023 UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its recommendation to restrict the use of hazardous substances in ink used for tattooing and permanent make-up (PMU) in Great Britain....
South Korea partially revises and publically notifies the hazard assessment result of chemical substances.
Jun 14, 2023
On 8 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised the result of the hazard assessment of chemical substances and enforced it on the same date. ...
Public consultation on revised standard for vinyl acetate monomer in India
Jun 14, 2023
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) asked for comments until 2 June 2023 on a new revised standard for vinyl acetate monomer, which is used in adhesives, emulsion paints, wood coatings, lacquers, and...
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