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The main legislations governing the chemical market in China is Order No. 12 of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances, also known as MEE Order No.12. This regu

What are the next steps? Three scenarios of compliance strategies in EAEU after 1st of August 2020   The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has published a transitional - inventory of chemicals, which will feed into the Eurasian

The legal framework for regulating chemicals in the EU is Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). REAC

Although the national legislation for chemicals is not foreseen in the close future, Bolivia partnered with UNEP in developing a three-year basis program for strengthening national capacities for the management of chemical substances and hazardous wa

In Brazil, there are specific laws that apply to pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, pesticides, sanitizing products, and explosives. However, there is no law applicable to industrial chemicals. In Oct 2018, the National Chemicals Safety Commission (

Chile became the first country in Latin America to impose a national chemical regulation in February 2021. Chile’s Ministry of Health released Decree 57 and its implementing Resolution 777/2021, Regulation on Classification, Labeling, and Notifica

Regulatory Summary Colombia updated its national profile of chemical substances in 2017, providing detailed information about the chemicals and their quantities in circulation. That same year, the national chemical bill was passed to enhance the re

In February 2017, the National Chemical Policy entered into force through declaration 40.148-S-MINAE-MAG-MTSS-RE-H in Costa Rica. The Policy establishes the Technical Secretariat of Coordination for the Management of Chemical Substances as a responsi

The Dominican Republic is part of the group of countries that do not have solid management of chemical substances, therefore, a scattered regulation is present. The most updated document about chemicals and related regulations in the country is- Nat

Ecuador has three main documents that together establish the rules for chemical industry in the country:-          Technical Regulation 078 on transport, storage, and management of hazardous materials-          Acuerdo Ministerial 0