Sep 24, 2023 | Canadian Government to Amend Domestic Substances List for Polymer Notification Requirements
On the 16 September 2023, the Canadian government announced its intentions to make significant amendments to the Domestic Substances List (DSL), affecting 145 polymers by introducing new chemical noti...
Sep 27, 2023 | European Commission Adopts Restrictions for Intentionally Added Microplastics
On 25 September 2023, the European Commission adopted new rules under EU-REACH to restrict microplastics intentionally added to products. The amendment, Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, to Annex ...
South Korea revises the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantity of Toxic Substances Restricted Substances Prohibited Substances and Permitted Substances.
Sep 27, 2023
On July 10, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published an Administrative Notice of Partial Amendment to the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restric...
Brazil National Chemical Inventory: A Milestone in Chemical Management
Sep 27, 2023
Brazil has taken another big step in modernizing its chemical management regulations with the approval of the National Chemical Inventory Bill, PL 6120/2019. After years of rigorous evaluation and rev...
Incorporating Cutting-Edge Technologies Into Biological Pesticides Registration in Brazil
Sep 26, 2023
Brazil's regulatory landscape has embraced recent technological advancements in the registration of microbiological products. The SDA/Mapa - Ibama - Anvisa Joint Ordinance No. 1/2023, a recent pub...
ICONTEC in Colombia proposes technical standards for cosmetics
Sep 25, 2023
ICONTEC, the Colombian standards organization is putting forth a proposal encompassing three technical standards pertaining to the realm of cosmetics. While these ICONTEC standards begin as voluntary...
Australia Seeks Input on Including Brominated Flame Retardants in IChEMS Register Schedule 6 and 7
Sep 26, 2023
On 25 September 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for brominated flame retardants ...
South Korea issues a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule on the Wastes Control Act.
Sep 25, 2023
On August 3, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in South Korea announced that it will issue a preliminary legislative notice of draft partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforceme...
Eyelash Perm Products to be considered as cosmetics in South Korea
Sep 25, 2023
On September 12, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea issued a notification to classify 'permanent wave products for eyelashes' as cosmetics in order to handle them securel...
European Commission notifies WTO of decisions concerning two biocidal products
Sep 22, 2023
On 12 September 2023, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of decisions concerning two biocidal products. The disinfectant trihydrogen pentapotassium di(peroxomonosulfat...
Ukraine notifies WTO of REACH-like Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products
Sep 21, 2023
On 20 September, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine notified the draft Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products to the World Trade Organisation (W...
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