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BIS Seeks Public Feedback on Revised Standard for Sulphuric Acid

Dec 19, 2024 | BIS Seeks Public Feedback on Revised Standard for Sulphuric Acid

India’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has announced a public consultation on the revised standard for sulphuric acid, inviting feedback from stakeholders until February 1, 2025. The existing standa...

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India Amends ABS Quality Control Order to Exempt Toco Transducer Materials

Dec 18, 2024 | India Amends ABS Quality Control Order to Exempt Toco Transducer Materials

The Central Government of India has issued the Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Styrene (ABS) (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024, which amends the Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Styrene (ABS) (Quality Control) O...

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EU General Product Safety Regulation Now in Effect from 13 December 2024
EU General Product Safety Regulation Now in Effect from 13 December 2024
Dec 18, 2024

The General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR) applies from 13 December 2024, replacing the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) and Council Directive 87/357/EEC. This modernized...

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India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for three polymer products to 2025.
India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for three polymer products to 2025.
Dec 18, 2024

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three polymer products to 6 June 2025. The notifications were publi...

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EU Abandons Plans to Restrict MCCPs and TBBP-A under RoHS Directive
EU Abandons Plans to Restrict MCCPs and TBBP-A under RoHS Directive
Dec 17, 2024

On 10 December 2024, the European Commission officially decided not to proceed with the inclusion of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs – CAS No 85535-85-9) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A –...

EU REACH POPs Restricted substances in EEE RoHS Directive
Australia Updates IChEMS Register with New Substances and Amendments
Australia Updates IChEMS Register with New Substances and Amendments
Dec 17, 2024

On 5 December 2024, Australia updated the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) Register under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2024 Me...

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South Korea unveils safety information for household chemicals.
South Korea unveils safety information for household chemicals.
Dec 17, 2024

The Korean Ministry of Environment has announced that the safety information for raw materials in 76 household chemical products will be made available on the Green Nuri Living Environment Safety Info...

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Kenya Bans Open Field Use of Thiamethoxam and Abamectin Pesticides to Protect Pollinators
Kenya Bans Open Field Use of Thiamethoxam and Abamectin Pesticides to Protect Pollinators
Dec 17, 2024

The Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) of Kenya has announced an immediate ban on the use of thiamethoxam and abamectin-based pesticides in open fields. This decision, made during the 178th meeting of...

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