May 30, 2021 | Canada intends to approach PFAS as single class
The Government of Canada evaluated the risks of PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs, and published the findings in screening assessment reports in 2006 and 2012. The PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs (and ...
May 30, 2021 | Brazil: The National Chemical Inventory is a step ahead
The Law Bill 6.120/2019 is in possession of the Environment and Sustainable Development Commission (CMADS) of the Deputies’ Chamber since early December 2019, aiming to create the National Inven...
Mercosur intends to harmonize GHS implementation
May 20, 2021
In a meeting held in May 19-20, 2021 (SGT 6), the Mercosur Environment Working Subgroup recommended advancing the regulatory framework within the bloc. The proposal includes the adoption of an updated...
Latin America unites to promote national management of chemicals
May 20, 2021
The Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), coordinated with the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), published the Roadmap for the Rational Management of Industrial Che...
Latin America Defines an Action Plan for 2021-2024
May 20, 2021
At the XXII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean on 1-2 February 2021, ministries from six countries in Latin America announced the Action Plan 2021...
Regulatory action will be taken on Nearly 300 chemicals identified by ECHA
May 25, 2021
Last year, ECHA continued addressing groups of structurally similar substances instead of assessing each chemical individually. This group approach boosted the total number of chemicals assessed i...
204 chemical substances were added in IECSC
May 30, 2021
Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) announced that the 3rd batch of chemical substance were added in the IECSC on 16 April. There were 204 chemical substances added this time. Since the...
India published Policy Paper on Circular Economy in Electronics and Electrical Sector
May 30, 2021
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published a draft policy paper Circular Economy in Electronics and Electrical Sector in May 2021. India is t...
India enacts three new Quality Control Orders and amends an existing one
May 31, 2021
On 27th May 2021, three new Quality Control Orders (QCOs) were published in the Gazette of India, namely: The 3 (N, N Di-Ethyl) Aminophenol ...
Clarification on UK REACH compliance processes
May 31, 2021
In a private communication with GPC, UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provided some clarification on the UK REACH compliance procedures currently available for importers and manufacturers....
EU-REACH: Declare your company size correctly
May 15, 2021
Companies are recommended to register substances under EU REACH with an appropriate declaration of company size together with supporting documents in REACH-IT system. Qualification of micro, sm...
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