Apr 13, 2023 | ECHA Recommends Adding Eight Substances to the Authorisation List
On 12 April 2023 ECHA recommended that the European Commission adds eight substances (including lead metal) from the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Authorisation List ...
Apr 13, 2023 | NMPA published regulation on cosmetic online operators
On 4th April 2023, NMPA published a notice announcing the new regulation on cosmetic online service operators -- "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics Online Operations". This...
UK less ambitious on PFAS restriction proposal
Apr 12, 2023
The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published a regulatory management options analysis (RMOA) – a technical document examining the risks posed by the use, import and manufact...
BIS issues Guideline for Transportation of Dangerous Goods in India
Apr 12, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the Indian government issued the guidelines 'IS 18149:2023— Transportation of Dangerous Goods—Guidelines', which have been formulated under the Transport Services Section...
Japan to monitor workers’ exposure to specified chemical substances
Apr 12, 2023
On 31 January 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft notification to begin measuring workers’ exposure to 15 specified chemical substances, dust and organic ...
Brazil publishes new list of dangerous chemicals
Apr 11, 2023
On 17 March 2023 the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) published the Regulatory Instruction No. 10 of March 17, 2023, that establishes an updated list of c...
ECHA Announces Restriction Plan for Brominated Flame Retardants.
Apr 11, 2023
On 15 March 2023 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced its Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants which points out aromatic brominated flame retardants as candidates for an EU-wide restrict...
Belarus updates rules for the water transport of dangerous goods.
Apr 05, 2023
Belarus has approved updated rules (Decree N.71) for the transport of dangerous goods on inland waterways, replacing a 2009 decree. The new rules, which take effect from 1 July, align with the UN Mode...
NMPA published notification on optimizing cosmetic ingredients registration
Apr 05, 2023
On 27 March, NMPA published a notification on optimizing cosmetic ingredients registration procedures and some adjustment to the transitional measures. The following points were addressed in the notif...
PFAS restriction proposal – Call for inputs
Apr 04, 2023
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is calling for scientific and technical information on the use, manufacture, and placing on the market of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The informati...
India publishes QCOs for six chemicals
Apr 03, 2023
On 31 March 2023, Indian government published a Gazette Notification regarding the BIS requirements and the related implementation dates of six chemicals. According to the published Quality Control Or...
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