Feb 23, 2023 | Indian Government approves National Green Hydrogen Mission
In January 2023 the government of India formally approved theNational Green Hydrogen Mission, with a stated aim of making India a global hub for the production of green hydrogen. The Mission wi...
Feb 22, 2023 | South Korea updates the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea updates the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics under the Cosmetic Act on Feb 21st, 2023. This is to strengthen safety management o...
12 chemicals to be regulated under Fire Safety Regulations
Feb 22, 2023
Singapore proposes to regulate 12 new chemicals and chemical groups under the Fire Safety (Petroleum & Flammable Materials) Regulations (FS (P&FM) Regs). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ha...
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds
Feb 15, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of t...
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers
Feb 15, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of the Consum...
South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission
Feb 08, 2023
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of ...
Agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Japan on Circular Carbon Economy Clean Hydrogen Fuel Ammonia
Feb 17, 2023
In December 2022, a memorandum was signed between Saudi Arabia and Japan at the first ministerial meeting of the Saudi Japanese Ministerial Dialogue for Energy. . The memorandum was about cooperatio...
200 compounds are classified as "Category 1" carcinogens in Japan
Feb 17, 2023
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has classified 200 substances under Category 1 for carcinogenicity. The announcement was made on 26 December 2022, under an amendment to the Ind...
The European Commission has published its 2050 digital and green goals.
Feb 16, 2023
A comprehensive plan that outlines more than 150 steps to assist business and government agencies in achieving the Green Deal and digital targets by 2050 has been released by the European Commission i...
UK chemical strategy - insights
Feb 16, 2023
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will publish its chemicals strategy later this year (no date announced). The UK's chemicals strategy is intended to replace the EU's R...
Taiwan updates the RoHS requirements to include UV disinfection equipment
Feb 16, 2023
In 2013 voluntary national standard, CNS 15663 Guidance to Reduce the Use of Restricted Chemical Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), was released by the Taiwanese Bureau of Standa...
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