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Switzerland has updated the list of substances notified or registered in the country, with 385 additions in June. New substances manufactured or imported into the country, in a volume greater than one tonne per year, must be notified to the Swiss che

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 process of launching the Indian Chemical Inventory thr

The Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 is one of the main legislative bases involved in chemical management in Thailand. The first issue of B.E. 2535 came into force on April 7th, 1992. The Act has been revised several times. The Ministry of Indus

In a recent personal communication with CIS Centre, Russia got notified that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Russian Inventory Notification Deadline due on May 1st, 2020 has been extended 3 more months to August 1st, 2020. Below is the full e

To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few chemicals

The Government of the Russian Federation has identified responsible institutions for implementing the Eurasian Technical Regulation 041 (TR 041), an official decree published on 16 September 2020. The Ministry of Industry an

Notification to the Vietnam chemical inventory is reopened the notification to the inventory may be done before 15th April 2021. A longer time duration of about six months is provided so that all stakeholders could gather relevant information and nom

Vietnam has reopened the nomination of chemicals for inclusion in its draft national inventory until 15 April next year.  In the first round of nominations, the Vietnamese Centre for Emergency Response to Chemicals (VCERC) accepted submission

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 Inventory of Chemical Substances in order to consolidat

The Australian Department of Health (DOH) announced guidance for manufacturers and importers of chemicals that have an end-use in food-contact articles. The guidance shares six steps to categorize food-contact chemicals as “exempted”, “reported

Are you introducing soaps into Australian territory for commercial purposes to make a profit? Then you must register under AICIS. The registration duty applies only if soaps manufactured in Australia involving a chemical reaction (such as s

South Korea added three substances in the 741 existing biocidal substance list therefore, the total number of biocidal chemicals in the existing list becomes 744 entries. It includes: Chlorine dioxide generated from sodium chlorite by oxida

  On 21 Dec. 2020, China MEE announced that the second batch of 238 substances have fulfilled the requirements for IECSC supplementation and will be managed as existing chemical substances.  On 17 November 2020, China MEE released a publ

Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has now published the finalized version of the inventory of chemical substances. The finalized version contains +80.000 substances notified to the Minpromtorg from December 2019 to August 2020.

Vietnamese National Chemical Inventory (NCI) Notification window opened on 16th October 2020 and is about to close on 15th April 2021. Vietnam began to compile the national chemical inventory (NCI) in 2012. Substances that are not listed on th

With the implementation of MEE Order No.12, more and more chemical substances are adding into the Chinese Inventory. On March 17th, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) announced that they will add the third batch of chemi

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 Ministry of Labor is the first sector to adopt GHS under Resol

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 Chemical Substances and Products in late April 2021.

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 Inventory of Chemical Substances in order to consolidate an

Australian authority has identified 188 chemicals that are on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals and according to the authority, these chemicals are not manufactured, imported, or used in Australia for commercial purposes. Austra