Apr 25, 2022 | Indian standards body grants licenses to 661 toy manufacturers
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted licences to 661 domestic toy manufacturers after determining that they comply with a 2020 quality control order that limits the use of certain heavy me...
Apr 25, 2022 | South Korea consults on a draft amendment for Toxic Substances' Designation
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Toxic Substances under Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (...
Europe adds five substances to its authorisation list
Apr 21, 2022
The European Commission recently added five SVHCs to the authorisation list, REACH Annex XIV due to their reprotoxic, carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting properties. These substances include: ...
PFASs Restrictions will not encompass essential use-EU
Apr 21, 2022
The EU has announced that the ban on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) will not include the essential use criteria. This is because the essential use criteria will not be ready at the right ...
Comprehensive Chemical Management Promulgated in Colombia
Dec 17, 2021
After four years of drafting the framework, Colombia finally promulgated a robust chemical management regulation. Decree 1630, published on November 30, 2021, sets the ground for implementing a na...
Brazil Chemical Inventory approved by the Environmental Commission
Dec 17, 2021
The Brazilian Deputies’ Chamber approved Law Bill 6.120/2019, which proposes the creation of a national chemical inventory aimed at consolidating information of chemicals present and imported into ...
Peru Amends Waste Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Dec 20, 2021
On November 18, 2021, the Ministry of Environment approved complementary provisions to Decree 9/2019, which is the current legislative instrument for the management and handling of Waste from Elec...
Chile Shows How Its Notification System Will Work
Nov 05, 2021
In September, Chile reaffirmed commitments with the Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), an association promoting dialogue and information exchange, training initiatives, a...
Peru Turns Registry for Emissions Pollutants Mandatory
Aug 31, 2021
On July 24, Peru’s Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) published Decree 18/2021. By this Decree, Peru creates the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (RETC by its acronym in Spanish). The new...
Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS
Apr 30, 2021
Colombia incorporated GHS guidelines in 2018 based on the Decreto 1.496/2018. The regulation provides guidance for ministries to implement the standard in each sector. In 2021, the Ministry of L...
Chile leads the way on chemical safety in Latin America: Decree published
Mar 30, 2021
On February 9, 2021, Chile approved its rules for the classification, labeling, and notification of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures (Decree 57) in the official gazette. Decree 57 was ...
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