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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 Substances”. Additionally, Resolution 1

On 12 January 2023, Taiwan’s EPA announced the amendment of the notice “List of chemicals of concern subject to control and management requirements for handling them”, adding 15 concerned chemical substances to the list. Out of the 15 newly add

On March 6, 2023, the Indian government issued the guidelines 'IS 18149:2023— Transportation of Dangerous Goods—Guidelines', which have been formulated under the Transport Services Sectional Committee, SSD 01, of the Bureau of Indian Standards (B

On 15 May 2023, the European Commission adopted the 12th revision of The SCCS Notes of Guidance for the testing of Cosmetic Ingredients and their Safety Evaluation. The SCCS Notes of Guidance (NoG) are revised and updates by the European Commission�

On 18 August 2023 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) the United Kingdom (UK) issued an ebulletin listing 15 active substance that must be phased out from biocidal products on the market in Great Britain (i.e. England, Scotland, and Wales). The dec

On 6 September 2023, the Malaysian Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published its proposed amendments to the Industry Code of Practices of Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication (ICOP), Parts 2 and 3. The consultation on

On 2 October 2023, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine published a draft Law ‘On the supply and use of biocidal products on the market’. The draft law was notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 12 October 2023. The WTO is accepting comme

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) has updated the "Measures to Deal with Explosion and Fire" for 90 types of water-reactive substances. These updates, which came into effect on December 23, 2024, are now available on the Chemica

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the revised Emission Scenario Document (ESD) for Product Type 18 (PT18) in December 2024. This substantial update to the 2008 OECD ESD PT18 offers critical enhancements for the environmental risk assessme

On 19 February 2024, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the postponement of active substance expiry dates for all biocidal active substance/product type combinations due to expire between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2026. The new d

On 22 February 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine published the Draft Law of Ukraine on Plant Protection Products and Fertilizers. The draft law was notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 27 Feb

On 25 February 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the possible designation of ethanol as a candidate for substitution under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The consultation is open until 28 April 2025

On 17 May 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new streamlined process for third party consultations on biocidal active substances. This initiative aims to gather comprehensive information on alternatives to hazardous substances and

IUCLID 6 has been upgraded version 8.0.2 by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This update, which follows the larger version 8 release at the end of  April, focuses on minor corrections and improvements.   Update Users who have not yet u

On 21 May 2024, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a second draft standard, i.e. GSO/TC01 /DS2/ GSO2654:2023, aligned with the seventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification

Argentina has taken a significant step towards expediting its pesticide registration procedure by recognising technical equivalence with seven key countries: the United States, Mexico, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, a

On 19 July 2024, the European Commission launched a consultation on a delegated regulation that will amend the EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation (EU No 649/2012). The amendment primarily updates the list of chemicals in Annex I, based on

The Environment Commission (CMA) took another step towards enhancing chemical safety in Brazil by approving Bill PL 6.120/2019 on 11 September 2024. The Bill establishes the National Inventory of Chemical Substances, which will evaluate and control

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in Hungary has reminded license holders of amended regulations for preparations that are not classified as plant protection agents. With immediate effect, these preparations may now include simple sub

On 22 October 2024, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published an update on biocide regulation in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), including important deadlines for dossier submissions and renewals in relation to active substance app