Feb 18, 2022 | China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform
On the 16th of January 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) launched a new online platform for the registration of hazardous chemicals. The previous system launched in 2020 was clo...
Feb 16, 2022 | Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
On the 13th of February, Switzerland had a vote to decide if full animal testing should be banned or not. This includes animal testing for both scientific and medical research.If voted for, the ban ...
India extends the implementation date for five chemicals
Feb 16, 2022
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five su...
European Commission adds Resorcinol to REACH Candidate List
Feb 14, 2022
The European Commission, after a serious struggle, recently declared resorcinol as an SVHC. This decision was made based on the endocrine-disrupting properties of human health. This decision was mad...
Norwegian authorities extend annual report deadline
Feb 14, 2022
The Norwegian Environmental Agency announced on February 3, 2022, that the duty to declare annual quantities for 2021 is postponed until May 20, 2022. This occurred because the agency is improving ...
Brazil issues decree to regulate the National Waste Policy
Feb 11, 2022
On January 12, 2022, the Brazilian government issued a Regulatory Decree for the National Waste Policy, officialized and published by Law 12.305 on August 2010. The Regulatory Decree 10.936 does n...
Chile signals mandatory awareness about recycling potential
Feb 11, 2022
On January 21, 2022, Chile published the determination decision to start the elaboration of a decree to regulate the instrument intended to prevent waste generation and promote waste recovery.The futu...
OECD opens accession discussion for candidate countries
Feb 11, 2022
On January 25, 2022, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) decided to open a discussion to evaluate the membership of Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, and Rom...
South Korea consults on a draft amendment of Designation of Substances Subject to Intensive Control
Feb 08, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Substances Subject to Intensive Control under Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and ...
European Commission bans the use of fragrance ingredient in cosmetic products
Feb 08, 2022
Under EU Cosmetics Regulation, the commission banned some uses of methyl-n-methylanthranilate as a fragrance ingredient. This is an ingredient usually used in the production of shampoos, soaps, and ...
Japan adds 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid to its list of deleterious substances
Feb 08, 2022
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan recently designated 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid as a deleterious substance. This is an industrial substance widely used in coating prod...
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