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The European Commission has launched a public consultation from 26 February to 26 March 2025 on proposed amendments to the EU Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/852) that aim to simplify reporting requirements for companies while maintaining t

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment periods for two key chemical evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), allowing stakeholders additional time to provide feedback on regulatory decisions for C.I

On 18 March 2025, Thailand’s Ministry of Industry has issued a major update to its List of Hazardous Substances (No. 8), which will come into effect the day after its publication in the Royal Gazette. This revision introduces significant changes to

On 25 March 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the updated Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for the years 2025–2027, listing 28 substances to be evaluated under REACH. The plan includes 13 new substances, while 15 are carried

On 9 April 2025, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine announced the development of an official CLP notification form to standardize the submission process for hazard classification and safety information of chemic

On March 28, 2025, the National Institute of Chemical Safety in South Korea announced a partial revision of the Standards for Installation and Management of Hazardous Chemical Transport Facilities. This revision aims to clarify and specify the standa

The United Kingdom has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft regulation proposing the addition of 30 substances to the GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) List. This is one of a series of ongoing updates to the UK’s

On 28 March 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Environment published a draft amendment to the Enforcement Rules of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act. The proposed changes aim to align with recent amendments to the Act on Regi

On 11 April 2025, the European Commission welcomed the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the new Regulation on the Safety of Toys. The new Regulation aims to strengthen protections for children

On 31 March 2025, the South African government officially introduced the Regulations for the Management of Mercury, 2024, published by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and he Environment (DFFE). Finalized in 2024, these new rules represent a sig

On 25 April 2025, Taiwan completed its transition to the eighth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS 8). Full implementation was achieved through the publication of updated Chinese Nation

On March 27, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) released a list of 72 new chemical substances that were manufactured or imported into the country during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. The announcement is part of Korea’s

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has confirmed that the transition period for fluorotelomer-based firefighting foams will end on 3 December 2025. After this date, C6 fluorotelomer foams can only be used with EPA’s explicit a

At the 2025 Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions, held from April 28 to May 9 in Geneva, significant strides were made in global chemical safety. Notably, the Stockholm Convention introduced stringent m

On 3 June 2025, the European Commission published Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1085 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation introduces a new restriction under Annex XVII to REACH, targeting two aprotic solvents: N,N-dimethyla