
May 31, 2023 | Public consultation on revised standard for chloroform in India
In April 2023 the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published a draft Indian Standard, Chloroform Pure and Technical, and is asking for comments on this until 4 June 2023. Other than the well-known...

May 31, 2023 | South Korea publishes guidelines for changing the format of the application for approval of pesticides
On May 24, 2023, the Chemical Materials Research Division of the National Institute of Environmental Research published an article regarding guidelines for changing the format of the application for p...

Decree for the implementation of a national chemicals framework issued in Peru
May 31, 2023
On 28 May 2023 the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) issued Legislative Decree No. 1570. The decree establishes the legal framework for the comprehensive management of chemical substances i...

Announcement on KKDIK Regulation by MoEUCC
May 26, 2023
On 12th May 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey made an announcement for the substances, mixtures, or articles which are subject to registration under KKDIK. ...

Chile Requests Declaration of Priority Products under the EPR Law
May 26, 2023
On 2 May 2023 the Chilean Ministry of the Environment (MMA) published Resolution No. 410/2023 that requests producers (including importers) of priority products to declare the quantity of products the...

Vietnam updates environmental regulations for water air and soil
May 26, 2023
On March 13, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment promoted Circular No. 01/2023/TT-BTNMT which leads to establishment of new National technical regulations (QCVN) on diff...

European Commission Publishes SCCS Notes of Guidance for Cosmetic Ingredients.
May 25, 2023
On 15 May 2023, the European Commission adopted the 12th revision of The SCCS Notes of Guidance for the testing of Cosmetic Ingredients and their Safety Evaluation. The SCCS Notes of Guidance (NoG) ar...

Japan’s Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare proposes guidelines for measuring workplace exposure limits
May 25, 2023
In March 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revised guidelines for measuring workplace exposure limits for hazardous substances under the country’s Industrial Sa...

Safety data sheets and labelling for 1469 chemicals will be mandatory in Japan
May 25, 2023
On 16 March 2023, Japan announced the inclusion of 1,469 substances to the list of chemicals for which companies are required to maintain safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels that comply with the UN&#...

British Government Removes Sunset Clause from Retained EU Law
May 24, 2023
On 10 May 2023 the British government presented an amendment to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill removing the sunset clause that would automatically revoke most retained EU law on 31 D...

Taiwan’s EPA translates two ECHA and OECD documents for dossier preparation
May 24, 2023
In April 2023, Taiwan’s EPA published two draft documents for dossier preparation and is now searching for public comments. The first document is the Overview of QSAR Model Validation Methods (draft...
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