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On March 14, 2023, the Indian Chemical Council called for a stakeholder meeting concerning making BIS Standards mandatory for 76 chemicals. These chemicals are listed under international conventions to which India is a signatory or as Hazardous Chemi

On November 13, 2024, Brazilian President Lula sanctioned Law 15.022/24, previously known as PL 6120/24, establishing the National Inventory of Chemical Substances. This law establishes a comprehensive framework for effective risk assessment and mana

On 27 April 2023 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published a notification in the Gazette of India announcing the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The Rules came into force on the day of publication in th

On 1 April 2023, the Canadian government announced that they are taking steps to limit the potential risks associated with the use of chlorocresol in cosmetics by proposing an order to add it to the list of toxic substances. This announcement was pub

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has published a statement which confirms their plan  to issue a mandatory survey. The objective of this survey is to collect information on certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Furthermore

New Regulation on carbon pricing published by Indonesia. The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 21/2022 on Procedure for Implementation of Carbon Pricing was declared in Indonesia on October 22, 2022. The Regulation compri

On 2 May 2023, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) published a draft notification in the Gazette of India for bringing out regulations for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for used oil. The public and other stak

On 12th May 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey made an announcement for the substances, mixtures, or articles which are subject to registration under KKDIK. According to the KKDIK Regulation (Bylaw on Reg

In Vietnam, it is mandatory to register the use of controlled substance under Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP on Reduction of Green House Gas Emissions and Protection of Ozone Layer enacted by the Government on January 7,2022. On the same day the Ministry o

The SME rule was modified on May 25th, 2023 to change the definition of micro, small, and medium firms to reflect the value alter of the Turkish lira in recent years. The revised criteria may have an impact on enterprises who have previously designa

On 19 May 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada published their draft state of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report. The report signifies a significant development by the Canadian government in acknowledgin

On June 24, 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a mandatory data call-in for over 850 substances utilized in various products such as cosmetics, paints, and building materials. The purpose of this data collection is to gather

Türkiye introduced legislation for chemicals which is similar to REACH, called KKDIK. Since the regulation was accepted by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) on 23rd of December, 2017, the aim was to protect the he

On 21 July 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfona

On 25 September 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for brominated flame retardants (BFRs) under the Industrial Chemicals Environmenta

The Government of Canada, led by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri

In a considerable move towards combating climate change and protecting the environment, Brazil has enacted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This milestone was achieved through Decree No. 11.66

On 9 October 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for short chain chlorinated paraffins under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Ma

A public consultation on the Draft Circular on Technical Regulations for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Greenhouse Gas Inventory in the Industry and Trade Sectors (hereinafter referred to as "the Draf

On 12 October 2023 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) officially promulgated the Green Credit Rules, 2023. The Rules were published in the Gazette of India and came into force on the same day.  The Green Credit Rules are