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| 1 | Global NGO calls for the phase-out of hazardous chemicals used in plastic | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | A Global NGO network, International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), based on its research, has found levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in almost all the free-range chicken eggs it collected near plastic waste disposal sites in 14 |
| 2 | ECHA provides clarification for the degradation and mutagenicity studies | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | ECHA elucidates the rules on accepting adaptations for degradation testing and requiring combined studies for mutagenicity. It also suggests companies should consider these changes while deciding whether to update their registrations. Ch |
| 3 | Peru Turns Registry for Emissions & Pollutants Mandatory | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On July 24, Peru’s Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) published Decree 18/2021. By this Decree, Peru creates the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (RETC by its acronym in Spanish). The new database constitutes a new informational tool of |
| 4 | Proposed Global Treaty To Tackle Harmful Substances In Plastics And Promote Circular Economy | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Peru and Rwanda wrote a draft resolution on the 2nd of September 2021, to address harmful substances in plastics. The draft resolution requests that an intergovernmental negotiating committee be established to legally bind the treaty on p |
| 5 | Chile Shows How Its Notification System Will Work | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In September, Chile reaffirmed commitments with the Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), an association promoting dialogue and information exchange, training initiatives, and regulatory cooperation through national chemi |
| 6 | Comprehensive Chemical Management Promulgated in Colombia | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | After four years of drafting the framework, Colombia finally promulgated a robust chemical management regulation. Decree 1630, published on November 30, 2021, sets the ground for implementing a national chemical inventory. Decree 1630/2021 |
| 7 | UNITAR Promotes OECD Chemical Standards in Latin America | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a webinar on November 18, 2021, aimed at promoting awareness on the management of industrial and consumer chemicals in Latin American countries. The webinar is the first of m |
| 8 | ECHA to Prepare Restriction Proposal on Certain Chromium VI Substances | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | ment of the European Court of Justice annulling the authorisation of a consortium co |
| 9 | US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | of PFAS chemicals. The new rule nullifies the prior exemption for all chemic |
| 10 | EU Court Confirms Annulment of Titanium Dioxide Carcinogen Classification | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | the 2022 General Court decision that annulled the European Commission’s classific |
| 11 | ECHA Removes Titanium Dioxide Classification from C&L Inventory Following Court Ruling | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Union (CJEU) ruling of 1 August 2025 annulling the classification. Related guidanc |
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