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Jun 13, 2022 | China announces its plan to add four phthalates to RoHS2

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China made an announcement explaining China’s plan to make stronger its restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic...

Electrical & electronics Labelling Restricted substances in EEE Hazardous chemicals
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Jun 13, 2022 | China Plans to Expand the Application of Hazchem QR Codes

Following the “One enterprise, one chemical product, and one QR code” principle, China’s new Hazardous Chemical Registration Comprehensive Service System was launched on February 16, 2022. It su...

Chemical notification/ registration Hazardous chemicals Chemical Framework
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RoHS To take effect from July 2022 in Saudi Arabia
Jun 13, 2022

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) published the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (SASO RoHS) in 2021 to ...

Electrical & electronics Product certification Restricted substances in EEE
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RAC Backs Lead Restriction in Outdoor Shooting and Fishing
Jun 13, 2022

EU REACH Labelling Lead Restricted use
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ECHA adds NMA to the REACH Candidate List
Jun 10, 2022

On the 10th of June 2022, ECHA added an entry on n-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (NMA) to the REACH candidate list. This addition was done due to the carcinogenic and genotoxic properties of the chemical,...

Chemical authorisation Chemical notification/ registration SVHC
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EU Plans for Open Access to Chemicals Data Due in 2023
Jun 10, 2022

With the purpose to facilitate the “One substance, one assessment" process, the European Commission plans to review and improve the current way of how chemicals’ required data are gathered and dis...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Exposure modelling Hazard assessment Risk assessment
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Norway finds illegal levels of PFOA in kitchen equipment
Jun 10, 2022

In two of the recent surveillance projects conducted by the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA), mixed results were found in random checks of kitchen equipment, where several substances were detected a...

CE Marking Electrical & electronics Lead Product testing Restricted substances in EEE Hazardous chemicals
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Four African Countries act on GHS Implementation
Apr 07, 2022

The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) has announced a new four-year pilot project between four African countries. These four African countries, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, and...

GHS Labelling Substance & mixture classification Chemical Framework
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Europe proposes an amendment to the use of lead and lead compounds in PVCs
Jun 09, 2022

On June 8, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal on Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles that contain lead and lead compounds. The draft proposal amends Annex XVII, specifically entry 63, pr...

Human health exposure Lead Product restrictions / prohibitions Restricted use
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Amendment to MCM NESHAP in the U.S.
Jun 09, 2022

On June 8, 2022, US EPA notified WTO about the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (MCM NESHAP). The agency currently proposes certain a...

Hazard assessment Human health exposure Solvent/ VOC emissions
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Europe approves DDAC as an active substance in biocides
Jun 09, 2022

The European Commission on June 1, 2022, announced its proposal to approve didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1 and 2. It was ...

Active ingredient Human health exposure New substances

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