Sep 25, 2023 | South Korea issues a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule on the Wastes Control Act.
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...
Sep 25, 2023 | Eyelash Perm Products to be considered as cosmetics in South Korea
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...
Revised Active Ingredient Lists for Cleaners and Wood Preservatives in Brazil
Sep 20, 2023
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has recently made revisions to its roster of approved active ingredients found in pesticides, sanitizing disinfectants, and wood preservatives...
HSE opposes mandatory classification of three lithium salts
Sep 18, 2023
In August 2023, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommended not to propose mandatory classification and labelling (MCL) for lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, and lithium hydroxide at this ...
Several updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
Sep 18, 2023
During the months of August and September 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemistry Introductory Scheme (AICIS) has made several updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC). The...
India notifies WTO of Quality Control Orders for 8 substances
Sep 15, 2023
On 13 September 2023, the Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for eight substances. The final day for comment...
Vietnam sets workplace exposure limits for 80 chemicals
Sep 15, 2023
On August 21, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued a draft circular XX/2024/TT-BYT promulgating the National Technical Regulation on the Permissible Exposure Limits for 80 Chemicals in the W...
Brazil's ANVISA has recently introduced revisions to the registration criteria for bleach sanitizing products
Sep 11, 2023
Published on September 1st, Resolution RDC No 813/2023 supersedes the previous May 2022 resolution, RDC No 698/2022. While a significant portion of the 2022 requirements remains intact, this new regul...
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