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On 8 January 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the revised import customs procedure for chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) on its official portal.   METI has provided the revised impo

On December 31, 2024, the Korean Environment Corporation (K-ECO) notified an updated template of the Letter of Confirmation (LoC) for chemical substance verification.     Key Contents   Based on Article 2 of the Enforcement Rule of

South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor, in collaboration with the National Fire Agency, has successfully unified the information for 565 of the 4,091 overlapping chemicals in their respective chemical information systems, ensuring consisten

Colombia has made significant progress in modernizing its national chemicals regulations, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable and safe chemicals management. In 2017, the country introduced a draft framework for the Comprehensive Management of I

On 10 January 2025, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) added ingredients used in cosmetics to the country’s Chemical Risk Information Platform (NITE-CHRIP). As a government agency, NITE has been designated to provide c

The notification period for non-industrial chemical substances under Decree 57 will commence on February 9, 2025. This marks a futher advancement in Chile’s regulatory framework for chemical substances, reinforcing the nation’s commitment to envi

On January 22, 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released a significant update to the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS), adding 161 new chemicals to the official list. This update, detail

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates chemical manufacturing, importation, and use in the U.S. Since its 2016 amendment under the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (New TSCA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded chemical t

On February 6, 2025, the updated import customs clearance procedure for chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) was made available on the official portal of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI).  The revised pro

On 7 February 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE), released a draft notice for the revision of the PAC list and

The regulation of industrial chemicals in Australia is governed by the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (IC Act), which came into force on March 12, 2019. This Act established the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) and its Execu

On 12 February 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MoE), together with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a joint draft notice on its portal to amend the Priority Ass

The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, is the legal framework for the regulation of chemicals in the European Union (EU). It was adopted to enhance the protection of

The UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (UK-REACH) serves as the legal framework for regulating chemicals in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. UK

On July 23, 2024, Ukraine officially adopted the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products, known as UA-REACH, aligning its chemical safety legislation with the European Union’s REACH framework. The regulation mandates the registratio

Update: On 18 February 2025, Japan officially designated the three chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances, in line with the scheduled notice.    Original Text:  On 5 December 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Ind

Update: On 18 February 2025, the updated import customs clearance procedure became effective, in line with the scheduled notice.    Original Text:  On February 6, 2025, the updated import customs clearance procedure for chemicals under th

On January 25, 2025, the Government of Canada published regulatory updates in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 4, regarding the management of chemical substances, specifically addressing trisiloxane and a group of terpene and terpenoid

On 3 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of draft revisions to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA) aimed at enhancing the delivery of safety data sheets (SDSs). The M

On February 12, 2025, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) announced a partial revision of the classification and labelling of certain chemical substances. The revision includes reclassification of specific restricted substanc