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Jan 10, 2025 | China Launches Public Consultation on Draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) has reviewed the draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. To encourage public participation in the le...
Jan 10, 2025 | Chile Approves the 2024 List of Industrial Hazardous Substances List Under Resolution No. 7595
The Chilean Ministry of the Environment has issued Resolution No. 7595, of December 17, 2024, which officially approves the list of hazardous substances for industrial use notified in 2024. This resol...
GHS Update: New Clarifications Proposed for Mutagenicity Hazard Class
Jan 10, 2025
On 19 November 2024, the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) published proposed clarifications to the classification criteria...
China Publishes National Standard for Restricted Substances in Recycled Plastics
Jan 09, 2025
On November 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published GB/T 45091-2024, a national standard outlining restricted substances in recycled plastics. Effective from June 1, 202...
EU Proposes Temporary Exemptions from RoHS Directive for Lead in Specific Applications
Jan 09, 2025
On 6 January 2025, the European Union notified three proposed amendments to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2 Directive) to the World Trade Organization (WTO). These amendments seek to temporarily exempt s...
UNECE Publishes ADN 2025: Updates for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways
Jan 09, 2025
On 6 January 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 2025 version of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Wat...
UNECE Publishes ADR 2025: Key Updates to Dangerous Goods Transport Regulations
Jan 09, 2025
On 2 January 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 2025 version of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) on its p...
China Approves Two New Substances for Food Contact Materials
Jan 08, 2025
On December 13, 2024, China’s Department of Food Safety Standards and Risk Monitoring and Assessment announced that two substances, have passed the safety assessment for use in food contact materials...
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