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Two amendments were announced to mandate inspection requirements for commodities subject to Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation in Taiwan on February 24 and March 15, 2022. They were announced by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology a

On May 20, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change released a new regulation draft that will replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. In addition to information technology and telecommunications equipment and

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) published the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (SASO RoHS) in 2021 to take effect from July 4, 2022. The initial impleme

Saudi Arabia is the newest country to issue a Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation, requiring relevant Saudi manufacturers and importers of electric and electronic equipment (EEEs) to comply with this law from 5 January 2022. This re

The European Union’s Committee for the REACH Regulation will discuss a restriction proposal on microplastics by the European Commission in its upcoming meeting on September 23, 2022. The release of microplastics – “synthetic polymer microp

On 20 November 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), in collaboration with authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, provided a progress update on the restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PF

A seven-year extension, valid until 30 June 2027, to the exemption for the use of lead in medical equipment under the EU Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) has been approved by the European Commission. On 12 December 2018

In September, the ministry of natural resources and environment open the public consultation for the second draft of the national technical regulation proposing thresholds for several persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in raw materials, materials,

On 30 January 2023 the Ministry of India notified a new amendment regarding the exemptions for solar panels and medical devices.  The notification stated that companies producing solar panels and medical devices are exempted from the requirements

In 2013 voluntary national standard, CNS 15663 Guidance to Reduce the Use of Restricted Chemical Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), was released by the Taiwanese Bureau of Standard, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI). The standard

Hair dyes and "quasi-drugs" are governed under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act in Japan. Before producing or promoting their products, businesses must first meet registration requirements and receive approval from the Ministry of Health, L

On 5 August 2021, the Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1297 was released to restrict the use of perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs), their salts, and C9-C14 PFCA-related compounds under entry 68 of REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 Annex XVII.

  In recent years, Peru has intensified its efforts around the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and its management of chemicals. On July 26, 2024, the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment announced the publication of the draft Supreme Decree to a

At the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention on 5 May 2023, more than 120 countries agreed to add 2 plastic chemicals and one pesticide to the Conventions list of substances for global elimination (Annex A).

The "Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical Report" released by the UN on 3 May 2023, attempts to educate the world's population on the frequently disregarded chemical-related problems associated with plastic pollution, including their detrimental effect

The newly introduced Draft Regulation on Disinfectants in Chile aims to establish a comprehensive framework governing the registration, manufacture, importation, storage, distribution, and dispensing of disinfectants in any form. These disinfectants

On 14 July 2023, the European Commission adopted an amendment (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1464) to the REACH Regulation which introduces maximum emission limit for formaldehyde in a variety of consumer products. Formaldehyde is mostly used in

On 25 September 2023, the European Commission adopted new rules under EU-REACH to restrict microplastics intentionally added to products. The amendment, Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the Europe

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

Peru has issued a Supreme Decree (DS 031-2023-SA) that complements the Decree 1570 for management of Chemical Substances, introducing comprehensive regulations for hazardous substances used in household, industrial, and public health applications. T