Aug 31, 2023 | Japan includes three POPs to the Class I Specified Chemical Substances List
The Manufacturing Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has unveiled a groundbreaking decision to include three POPs (persistent organic pollutants) to the Class I Sp...
Aug 31, 2023 | New guidelines on 11 administrative processes in the environmental domain published by Vietnam.
Decision 1701/QD-BTNMT on Guidance for Implementation of Administrative Procedures in the Environmental Sector was published by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam on June 26,...
India passes exemption list of Electronic and Electrical Equipments under RoHS rules.
Aug 29, 2023
On 25 July 2023, a notification was disclosed by India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amending the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. The updated notification is cited as E-Wast...
Have your say on ECHA’s draft investigation report on the presence of CMRs in childcare articles
Aug 29, 2023
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has prepared a draft investigation report on carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR, cat 1A or 1B) substances that may be present in childcare articles. The p...
Brazil's chemical industry regains special tax regime
Aug 28, 2023
The acting President Geraldo Alckmin has signed a decree on the 24th of this month, reestablishing a beneficial tax regime. This development marks a pivotal step towards revitalizing a sector that ser...
HSE notifies the WTO of mandatory classification and labelling of 26 hazardous chemicals
Aug 28, 2023
On 24 August 2023, the United Kingdom’s Health and Security Executive (HSE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the amendment of the Great Britain mandatory classification and labelling l...
EU releases a new second-edition cosmetics guidance for young children
Aug 28, 2023
The European Committee for Cosmetics and Consumer Health (CD-P-COS) has revised the safety criteria for cosmetic products for young children under the age of 3. The 2nd edition (2023) of safety guidel...
ECHA adds 35 chemicals to the Prior Informed Consent Regulation
Aug 25, 2023
On 25 August 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that an amendment, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1656, has been made adding 35 additional hazardous chemicals to the EU’...
New Zealand’s EPA Recognizes International Regulators for Hazardous Substances Control
Aug 25, 2023
New Zealand's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has taken a significant step in enhancing the regulation of hazardous substances by issuing the Hazardous Substances (International Regulator...
Mandatory training required for workers handling diisocyanates as transition period ends
Aug 24, 2023
On 24 August 2023, the transition period for the amendment of Annex XVII REACH regarding restriction of diisocyanates ends. The amendment, Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1149, came into force on 23 A...
India Introduces a Trading System for Carbon Credits
Aug 24, 2023
On 28 June 2023 the Indian Ministry of Power published a notice in the Gazette of India notifying the release of the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023. The Scheme came in to force on the day of publi...
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