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| 1 | 3) Are you ready to submit to SCIP Database? | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Substances of Concern In articles as such or complex objects (Products) also known as the SCIP database is a new requirement under t |
| 2 | 4) Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few chemicals in |
| 3 | 5) Thailand: Thailand published the first Existing Chemical Inventory | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few chemicals |
| 4 | Russian Inventory Notification Deadline Extended to 1st August 2020! | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In a recent personal communication with CIS Centre, Russia got notified that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Russian Inventory Notification Deadline due on May 1st, 2020 has been extended 3 more months to August 1st, 2020. Below is the full e |
| 5 | Update on BREXIT from HSE, UK Government | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In a private and recent communication from June 2020, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has communicated to GPC (Europe) AB that during this transition period, the UK will remain within the EU-REACH regulatory framework and the UK businesses need |
| 6 | Global Toy Safety Requirement Updates | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | GPC is delighted bringing to you our October Newsletter with a summary of toy regulatory updates around the world and other chemical compliance news. Toys, both imported and locally manufactured, constitute a significant market for many cou |
| 7 | Colombia's chemical legislation might be right around the corner | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In 2020 Colombia became the third Latin American country to join the OECD. As a membership requirement, the country has to develop a chemicals management system, including chemical regulation. The chemical regulation draft named integral manageme |
| 8 | Brazil: WTO Notification and public consultation for diverse chemical substances | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has been submitting several proposals of the country’s agrochemical standards to the WTO in February. All of the modification proposals are open to public consultation until April 4th, 2021. Th |
| 9 | Brazil: Pesticide revision in process | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Brazil is the world’s largest user of pesticides and has been the market for many agrochemical companies. The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), agency responsible for toxicological assessment, submitted several modification p |
| 10 | Chile leads the way on chemical safety in Latin America: Decree published | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On February 9, 2021, Chile approved its rules for the classification, labeling, and notification of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures (Decree 57) in the official gazette. The Decree 57 was promulgated in November 2019 and communicated |
| 11 | Japan is moving forward with the ban on the PFOA and its salts | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Japan is going forward with a global ban on the production, import, and use of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl) ethanol (also known as o,p’-Dicofol), as a part of its commitment ann |
| 12 | Colombia’s Labor Ministry the first sector to implement GHS | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Colombia incorporated GHS guidelines in 2018 based on the Decreto 1.496/2018. The regulation provides guidance for ministries to implement the standard in each sector. In 2021, the Ministry of Labor is the first sector to adopt GHS under Resol |
| 13 | Latin America Defines an Action Plan for 2021-2024 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | At the XXII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean on 1-2 February 2021, ministries from six countries in Latin America announced the Action Plan 2021-2024 for Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to p |
| 14 | Latin America unites to promote national management of chemicals | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), coordinated with the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), published the Roadmap for the Rational Management of Industrial Chemical Substances and Products in late April 2021. |
| 15 | Philippines Updates the Inventory Of Chemicals and Chemical Substances With 52 New Substances | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-08, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued the 2021 updated Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS). 52 new chemica |
| 16 | Philippines: EMB AND BOC to Implement Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in Chemical Mixtures | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Philippines-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) informs the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the upcoming implementation of GHS in chemical mixtures and seeks their cooperation for enforcement Early February, the director of The Department of Envi |
| 17 | Malaysia launches MyEHS, a new website for Hazardous Substance Registration | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Department of Environment (DOE) recently announced its new website for Environmentally Hazardous Substances (EHS) Registration. The platform is for gathering information on EHS identified and notified by importers and manufacturers to DOE. With t |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia - GSO Issues a Draft Technical Regulation on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO), on the 7th of July 2021 issued an update to the draft Gulf Technical Regulation No. GSO 2528/2021 "Cosmetic products – Technical Regulation of cosmetic and personal care products claims". This was done t |
| 19 | Philippines To Ban Medical Products Containing Mercury | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently had a consultation to examine the draft of Circular to prohibit the use, manufacture, importation/exportation, distribution, sale, and storage of medical products that contain mercury |
| 20 | South Africa progresses to Publish Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Through the Ministry of Employment and Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, on 29 March 2021, the government of South Africa finally published its regulations concerning Hazardous Chemical Agents. This is a supersession of the c |
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