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May 11, 2023 | Six substances removed from Japan’s PACs list
In a notice published on March 31, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the ministries of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Environment (MOE) announced the remov...
May 11, 2023 | The European Commission has adopted measures prohibiting lead in PVC.
The European Commission has finally adopted restrictions prohibiting the use and sale of lead in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles, including imports in order to safeguard individuals and the environm...
Ukraine aligns its chemical policy with the EU
May 09, 2023
Since Ukraine became an EU candidate in June last year the country has been working on aligning its chemical policy with EU REACH. Last December the country published the law on chemical safety and ma...
China calls for public opinions on Guidance for NMPA ingredient information submission
May 09, 2023
On 4th May 2023, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control of China published a notification calling for public opinions on the Guidance for Cosmetic ingredient safety information submission. Acc...
Indonesia publishes carbon pricing regulations including emission trade and carbon tax
May 09, 2023
New Regulation on carbon pricing published by Indonesia. The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 21/2022 on Procedure for Implementation of Carbon Pricing was declared in Indone...
23rd revision of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
May 09, 2023
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...
Chile approves a new technical guide for cosmetics labelling
May 04, 2023
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 ...
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