May 09, 2023 | 23rd revision of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, commonly known as the UN Model Regulations, are maintained, and amended by the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of D...
May 04, 2023 | Chile approves a new technical guide for cosmetics labelling
On April 21, 2023, Chile approved a Technical Guide of Recommendation for the Labelling of Cosmetic Products. This regulation aims to provide guidelines on packaging and labeling requirements to ensur...
Workshop on Latin America Regulation at ChemCon the Americas Conference
Apr 24, 2023
In March 2023 during the ChemCon the Americas 2023 Conference a half-day workshop was held in San Francisco that focused on the current state of chemical registration systems and the implementation of...
Brazil moves forward in the approval of its Chemical Inventory Law
May 04, 2023
Last month the Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committee at the Brazilian Parliament reopened the debate about bill PL 6120/2019. This is a bill that seeks to create the Inventário Nacional de...
The first-ever national PFAS drinking water standards from the US EPA
May 08, 2023
On 14 March 2023, the US EPA has come up with its new long-awaited drinking water standards to prevent water from Per- and poly fluroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The new rule sets maximum co...
Mexico introduces amendments in the standard on marking and labelling of dangerous goods for transport
May 08, 2023
On 2 March 2023, a draft standard was disclosed that involves two standards on marking and labelling requirements from 2008. The draft standard aligns Mexico’s rule with the UN model regulation. It ...
EU REACH Annex XVII places restrictions on C9-C14 perfluorocarboxylic acids PFCAs
May 06, 2023
On 5 August 2021, the Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1297 was released to restrict the use of perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs), their salts, and C9-C14 PFCA-related compounds under entry 68 o...
New amendments in Malaysia’s DOSH regarding chemical register submission
May 05, 2023
The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Dosh) in Malaysia is planning to update the instructions on how to create and submit chemical registers. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act,...
DEFRA lays legislation to formally extend UK-REACH deadlines
May 04, 2023
On 20 April 2023, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) laid a draft Statutory Instrument (SI), REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023, before Parliament. The SI will formally ...
Indonesia promotes regulations on implementation of CCS/CCUS projects.
May 04, 2023
On March 3, 2023, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia promulgated Regulation No. 2 of 2023 on the implementation of CCS and CCUS in Oil and natural gas business activities.CCS st...
India amends Plastic Waste Management Rules
May 03, 2023
On 27 April 2023 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published a notification in the Gazette of India announcing the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The Rul...
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