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  On 21 Dec. 2020, China MEE announced that the second batch of 238 substances have fulfilled the requirements for IECSC supplementation and will be managed as existing chemical substances.  On 17 November 2020, China MEE released a publ

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

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

With the implementation of MEE Order No.12, more and more chemical substances are adding into the Chinese Inventory. On March 17th, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) announced that they will add the third batch of chemi

Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has published the modification of the fee structure for chemical registration on April 7, 2021. In response to the international trend of reducing the use of animal testing, the registratio

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

On April 8, 2021, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) opened a public consultation on the criteria for conducting Pesticide Residue Studies and for the establishment of Maximum Residue Limits (MRL). The proposal intends to ado

On May 27 Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) proposed an amendment to the Regulation on New and Existing Chemical Substances. The regulation was first published in 2014 and had previously been amended in March 2019. The lega

On 1 September 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published 6 new proposals to identify Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The consultation is open until 16 October 2023.   Substances of Very High Concern SVHCs are substances t

Brazil's health regulatory agency, ANVISA recently announced a proposal to amend Resolution RDC 778/2023, which governs food additives and adjuvants in food technology. This proposed resolution seeks to establish a maximum tolerable residual limit f

On the 27th of September 2021, the new Turkish Food Codex Maximum of Pesticides Residual Limits Regulation was published on the official gazette, after a public consultation on the draft in 2020.  Like the Turkish Food Codex Maximum of Pesticide

The Australian government recently published an evaluation roadmap and rolling action plan outlining their approach for evaluating industrial chemicals’ introduction. The rolling action plan is Australia’s work plan for prioritising chemicals for

Chemical associations came together and published an open letter on the need for greater involvement and harmonization of regulatory principles. Associations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay highlighted the importance

On November 15th, 2021, Taiwan’s EPA published a draft regulation that would restrict the production, import, and sale of flat packaging materials containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The draft regulation is based on Article 21 of Taiwan’s Waste

In February 2022, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) submitted a proposal for including substances/organisms as active ingredients into authorized monographs authorized in Brazil. The proposal IS open for public consultation for 60 da

On March 23, 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia, published a roadmap for IChEMS and a draft of IChEMS principles is now available for public consultation until May 24, 2022. IChEMS is a national approach in Aust

Health Canada has recommended several changes to the pest control products regulation which would reduce the burden on administrative and regulatory laws. Recommended Changes include the following: Extension of the validity period for cert

This period is dedicated to overhauling the nation’s approach to chemical management and embedding a groundbreaking right to a healthy environment within the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). This legislative development sets the stage

On the 29th of March 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation for the Cosmetic Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009). The objective of this revision is to ensure human health and improve the functioning of the inter

In Brazil, the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling is established by the Brazilian National Standards Organization (ABNT) standard and officially implemented by Regulatory Norm (NR) 26. Currently, chemical classification a