May 28, 2021 | Taiwan: Deadline for Standard Registration of 106 PECs proposed to be postponed to 2023
On May 27 Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) proposed an amendment to the Regulation on New and Existing Chemical Substances. The regulation was first published in 2014 a...
May 11, 2021 | K-REACH: Downstream users should comply with registration obligations in South Korea
The recent partial amendment to K-REACH has been approved by South Korea's parliament on 13 April, and it will be enforced on 14 October. This amendment outlines the culpability of downstream...
K-REACH: More than 17,000 substances are pre-registered in South Korea
May 11, 2021
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated the list of pre-registered substances, which in total becomes 17,096 substances. The list includes 1,800 substances that are manufactured ...
ANVISA proposes to update methodologies on agrochemical residues
Apr 03, 2021
On April 8, 2021, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) opened a public consultation on the criteria for conducting Pesticide Residue Studies and for the es...
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 Minis...
Entry into force Eurasia REACH postponed
Apr 29, 2021
The entry into force date of Eurasia REACH has been postponed. The regulation was initially planned to come into force on 2nd June 2021. This postpone is mainly due to the delay of the appro...
Amendments of Poisons Act in India
Apr 21, 2021
In early April, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India chaired a meeting on implications of Poisons Act (1919) ...
Taiwan’s EPA modified Chemical Registration Fee
Apr 08, 2021
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has published the modification of the fee structure for chemical registration on April 7, 2021. In response to the international trend ...
Seven substances have been proposed for authorisation by ECHA
Apr 14, 2021
On April 14, 2021, ECHA recommends for the European Commission to add seven substances to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of REACH). Once on the list, companies will need to apply for authorisat...
Fee Change for New Substance Notifications in Canada
Apr 21, 2021
As per Canada’s New Substances Fees Regulations, fees must be provided with each New Substance Notification (NSN) package submitted under the New Substance Notification Regulations (Che...
Canadian Draft Guidance for Notification and Testing of New Substances
Apr 21, 2021
Under the New Substance Program, Environment and Climate Canada and Health Canada are responsible for administering the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) a...
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