Jun 25, 2024 | Taiwan Implements New Cosmetic Regulations Effective 1 July 2024
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has announced significant regulatory changes for the cosmetics industry, set to take effect on 1 July 2024. These changes primarily involve the restructu...
Jun 19, 2024 | Brazil Launches Green Seal Program to Promote Sustainable Development
The Brazilian federal government launched the "Selo Verde Brasil" (Green Seal Brazil) Program to promote sustainable development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The decree establishing the progra...
Ukraine to Allow Alternative Names for Chemical Substances to Protect Commercial Secrets
Jun 24, 2024
On 19 June 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (MEPNR) of Ukraine announced that the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new procedure for registering notifications us...
Ukraine to Launch Unified Online System for Chemical Safety
Jun 24, 2024
On 21 June 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (MEPNR) of Ukraine announced that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the procedure for the creation and op...
ECHA Makes Progress on PFAS Restriction Proposal: Key Sectors under Review
Jun 24, 2024
At their June meetings, the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) have evaluated four key sectors and made provisi...
DEFRA Extends Deadline of Public Consultation on Alternative Transitional Registration Model ATRm
Jun 24, 2024
The UK government has extended the deadline of the public consultation on proposals to amend the current transitional provisions under UK-REACH by introducing an Alternative Transitional Registration ...
Japan Proposes Amendments Regarding Online Procedures for Class I Specified Chemical Substances
Jun 20, 2024
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has proposed significant amendments to the procedures related to the manufacture of Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Enforcement...
EU Inspectors to Check Product Labels for Hazardous Mixtures
Jun 19, 2024
On 17 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new EU-wide project, REF-14, to ensure that products containing hazardous mixtures are correctly classified, labelled and packaged. Th...
EPA Unveils New Peer Review approach for Two Solvents under TSCA
Oct 19, 2023
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) will conduct a peer review of two key assessments: the Draft Risk Eva...
EPA Publishes SNAP Rule 26
Oct 19, 2023
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule entitled "Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Polic...
Taiwan Implements Stricter Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals
Jun 18, 2024
Effective June 6, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Ministry of Labour in Taiwan has implemented amendments to the "Regulations for Governing Designating and H...
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