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Oct 10, 2023 | Australia Seeks Input on Including Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Schedule 7 of the IChEMS Register

On 9 October 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for short chain chlorinated paraffi...

AICIS Stockholm Convention
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Oct 08, 2023 | Brazil is Enforcing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to Control HFCs

In a considerable move towards combating climate change and protecting the environment, Brazil has enacted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Th...

Chemical contaminants Substances of concern
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India holds public consultation on heavy metal restrictions for cleansing products.
Oct 10, 2023

In order to control the presence of heavy metals in specific cosmetics, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has opened the comments area for three Draft Indian Standards for face wash, shower gel, an...

BIS Cosmetic Products
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European Commission notifies proposed Toy Safety Regulation to WTO
Oct 10, 2023

  On 4 October 2023, the European Commission notified its ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Safety of Toys and Repealing Directive 2009/48/EC’ to ...

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India unveils its Chemical Inventory Platform
Oct 09, 2023

In a significant step towards enhancing transparency and efficiency in the chemical and petrochemical sector, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of India, is in the proc...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory India REACH
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Japan requests hazard information for ‘default candidate substance’
Oct 09, 2023

On 20 September 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly issued a Notice requestin...

Chemical inventory METI MHLW
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US CPSC request information on PFAS in Consumer Products and Potential Health Impacts
Oct 06, 2023

On 20 September 2023 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are in commerce or may be used in consumer ...

Human health exposure PFAS
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India extends enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders for three chemicals
Oct 06, 2023

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemicals. On 26 September 2023, a notification was published in the Gazette of India in consult...

BIS Chemical industry
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India: Mandatory requirements for chemical import declarations from 15 October
Oct 05, 2023

On 30 September 2023, India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a new Circular (No. 23/2023) regarding mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations in respec...

Chemical industry Import/export restrictions
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South Korea: The Ministry of Employment and Labor promulgates and enforces an amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Oct 04, 2023

On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) in South Korea announced that it has promulgated an amendment of the ‘Occupational Safety and Health Act Enforcement Rules’. The ...

MSDS South Korea
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ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee supports ban on secondary uses of creosote-treated wood
Oct 04, 2023

On 8 September 2023, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) adopted its opinion supporting France’ proposal to restrict the placing on the market, reuse of wood t...

Biocides EU REACH

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