Chile Requests Declaration of Priority Products under the EPR Law

On 2 May 2023 the Chilean Ministry of the Environment (MMA) published Resolution No. 410/2023 that requests producers (including importers) of priority products to declare the quantity of products they have...

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Chile approves a new technical guide for cosmetics labelling

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 ensure the...

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Chile approves a list of Hazardous substances concerning the importation procedure 

Mar-22-2023

On 11 January 2023, the Chilian environmental authority approved Resolution 15 which aims to control the import of hazardous substances to the country and authorizes the GHS-based “List of Classification of...

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Chile revises its list of hazardous substances to align with the GHS classification

The Chilean Ministry of Health has revised its import controls for hazardous substances, aiming to streamline some aspects of the process and align the list with the GHS classification system. The...

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Chile’s route toward waste management and EPR

The "Waste Management, Extended Producer Responsibility and Recycling Promotion" Bill No 20.920, popularly known as "The Bill" or "REP Bill," emphasizes waste generation reduction and recycling promotion. It holds importers and...

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Deadline to notify hazardous substances or mixtures in Chile under new regulations   

Every two years manufacturers and importers of dangerous substances have to notify the environmental authority. The first notification deadline due on February 2024.  Any manufacturer or importer of a substance as...

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Chile consults on overhaul of food additives legislation

The Chilean Ministry of Health opened, on 22 August, 2022, a consultation on proposed amendments to the Chilean Food Health Code. The proposals would completely modify Title III of the Code...

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Chile adapts transport and storage legislation to new chemicals management framework

In 2019, Chile adopted Supreme Decree 57 (DS/57), on the Classification, Labelling and Notification of Chemical Substances. DS/57 seeks to comprehensively implement the UN GHS in Chile, as well as introduce...

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Resolution exemplifying packing material published in Chile

The Chilean Ministry of Environment published on May 10, 2022, Resolution 240/2022 to better identify products that fall under packing materials and further indicate the corresponding categories. The provision is aligned...

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Chile Sets Goals for Electrical Electronic Equipment

Chile’s Environmental Ministry (MMA) promulgated on February 28, 2022, a Decree establishing collection and recycling goals for batteries and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE). Furthermore, Decree 207/2022 imposes obligations associated with...

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