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Apr 07, 2025 | UK Launches Consultations on RoHS Exemptions for Lead in Engine Control Units and Mercury in Discharge Lamps
On 10 March 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched two public consultations on proposed exemptions under the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substan...
Apr 07, 2025 | New EU Guide Clarifies Rules on Intentionally Added Microplastics
The European Commission has published a comprehensive explanatory guide to support the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, which restricts the placing on the market of products containing int...
Draft Regulation Update from Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor on New Chemical Substances
Apr 07, 2025
On March 7, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MoL) announced proposed changes to the regulations for the registration of new chemical substances. A draft version of the updated regulation is now ope...
EU Presents Ambitious REACH Revision Plans at CARACAL-54: Digitalisation Enforcement and Simplification Take Centre Stage
Apr 06, 2025
At the CARACAL-54 meeting on 3 April 2025, the European Commission outlined its latest proposals to revise the REACH Regulation. These updates, forming part of the broader Chemicals Industry Package, ...
UK Brings Methyl Salicylate Restrictions into Force for Cosmetic Products
Apr 04, 2025
The UK has introduced the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025 No. 413), which will come into force on 30 September 2025. This regulation amends Annex 3 of ...
EU Committees Advance Sectoral Assessment of PFAS Restriction Proposal
Apr 04, 2025
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) scientific committees continue to make steady progress in the evaluation of the proposed REACH restriction on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Durin...
India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for eight chemicals till late 2025 and 2026
Apr 03, 2025
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for several chemicals. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 11...
Canada takes action on PFAS chemicals
Apr 03, 2025
On March 5, 2025 the Canadian government took a significant step to address the risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as "forever chemicals". These substances, w...
Canada Modifies the Cosmetic Notification System From 2025
Apr 03, 2025
In March 2025, Health Canada updated its "Notification of Cosmetics: Guide for Cosmetic Notifications" to introduce new notification and labelling requirements that will apply in 2025 and 2026. The...
South Korea Proposes K-REACH Amendments to Improve Transparency and Efficiency
Apr 02, 2025
On February 5, 2025, a group of 13 congressmen in South Korea proposed amendments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (also known as K-REACH). The purpose of this new prop...
Japan proposes to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List
Apr 02, 2025
Update: On 31 March and 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of six chemicals and one chemical respectively list...
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