Oct 12, 2023 | Japan revises its list of chemicals requiring SDSs and GHS labels
In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has taken significant steps to improve workplace safety by updating the list of substances that require safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels...
Oct 12, 2023 | India notifies Quality Control Order for Asbestos and Fibre Cement-Based Products to WTO
On 21 September 2023, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the draft of a new regulation called the Asbestos or Fiber Cement-Based Products (Quality Control) Re...
Australia Seeks Input on Including Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Schedule 7 of the IChEMS Register
Oct 10, 2023
On 9 October 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for short chain chlorinated paraffi...
Brazil is Enforcing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to Control HFCs
Oct 08, 2023
In a considerable move towards combating climate change and protecting the environment, Brazil has enacted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Th...
India holds public consultation on heavy metal restrictions for cleansing products.
Oct 10, 2023
In order to control the presence of heavy metals in specific cosmetics, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has opened the comments area for three Draft Indian Standards for face wash, shower gel, an...
European Commission notifies proposed Toy Safety Regulation to WTO
Oct 10, 2023
On 4 October 2023, the European Commission notified its ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Safety of Toys and Repealing Directive 2009/48/EC’ to ...
India unveils its Chemical Inventory Platform
Oct 09, 2023
In a significant step towards enhancing transparency and efficiency in the chemical and petrochemical sector, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of India, is in the proc...
Japan requests hazard information for ‘default candidate substance’
Oct 09, 2023
On 20 September 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly issued a Notice requestin...
US CPSC request information on PFAS in Consumer Products and Potential Health Impacts
Oct 06, 2023
On 20 September 2023 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are in commerce or may be used in consumer ...
India extends enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders for three chemicals
Oct 06, 2023
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemicals. On 26 September 2023, a notification was published in the Gazette of India in consult...
India: Mandatory requirements for chemical import declarations from 15 October
Oct 05, 2023
On 30 September 2023, India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a new Circular (No. 23/2023) regarding mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations in respec...
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