Aug 29, 2023 | India passes exemption list of Electronic and Electrical Equipments under RoHS rules.
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...
Aug 29, 2023 | Have your say on ECHA’s draft investigation report on the presence of CMRs in childcare articles
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...
Government of Canada Announces Delay in Publication of Toxic Substances Regulations
Aug 22, 2023
In a recent update, the Government of Canada has informed WTO Members about a delay in the release of the final "Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022." Originally slated for publi...
MHLW requests action from businesses handling aluminum sodium dioxide
Aug 23, 2023
Japan recently discovered sodium aluminate dioxide (CAS number: 1302-42-7) in some imported goods that included sodium aluminate (CAS number: 11138-49-1). According to an announcement dated 19 July 20...
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