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The European Commission opens consultation till July 8, 2022, on the exemption of hexavalent chromium usage. According to the proposal, the exemption of the use of hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps (GAHPs) wil

Page Industries, an Indian textiles firm, has established a restricted substances list (RSL) as part of its chemical management strategy, which will be enforced by enterprises throughout its supply chain. According to the corporation, it was publi

India holds a public consultation on a draft standard for carbon tetrachloride, which is widely used as a solvent and diluent. The deadline is June 28. The chemical is also used to make chlorofluoromethane refrigerants, as well as grain fumigants,

On June 22, 2022, the European Commission opened a consultation period for proposed amendments to Annex VI of Regulation 1272/2008 on Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of substances and mixtures (The CLP Regulation). Annex VI of the CLP Reg

After identifying 388 Food Contact Chemicals (FCCs) as “of concern” substances, Swiss researchers from the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) called for such substances to be phased out. These substances that are listed as being “intentionally added”

The Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, on 28 June 2022 published a draft amendment of Annexes 2, 3, 4, and 7 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemicals Ordinance). Annex 2 is the technical r

The Shanghai Port recently issued a notice to further strengthen the management of hazardous chemicals containers at the port. The notice indicates that for containers of hazardous chemicals that have been unloaded, the shipping company and agent/cus

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on July 4, 2022, notified its draft revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This is for risk determination for Perchloroethylene (PCE) risk evaluation to reflect the announced policy changes

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that are subject to premanufacture notices (PMNs). This new rule means that concerned persons have

On the 11th of July 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US notifies and seeks comment on a draft revision for trichloroethylene (TCE) risk evaluation issued under TSCA. The old draft was revised to reflect the policy changes, to

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).   The main updates are as follows:

On July 6, 2022, at the meeting of CARACAL (the EU’s expert group bringing together the Competent Authorities for the REACH and CLP Regulations), the European Commission presented some of the options it is currently considering for the reform of th

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

In July 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in order to adapt the International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC) used for information dissemination t

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).   The draft

The European Commission opened, on 5 August 2022, a consultation on the safety requirements to be met by standards applying to several categories of children products.  The draft Commission Decision is adopted under the framework set up in Dire

Under Annex VIII to the CLP Regulation, importers and downstream users placing hazardous mixtures on the EU market are to provide specific information on their mixtures to appointed bodies. The platform for submission is called “Poison Center Notif

Expert committees for the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will hold meetings in the upcoming weeks. At the meetings, aspects relative to trade requirements for hazardous pesticides and chemicals, and regulatory action on persistent organic pollut

On 28 May 2025, Ukraine officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the adoption of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 588, titled “On Approval of the Procedure for State Registration of Hazardous Factors”, dated 21 May 2025. This

The Mexican government is currently consulting on proposed updates to its standard governing Transport Documents for dangerous goods (NOM-043-SCT/2003). The proposed new standard (NOM-043-SCT-SEMAR-ARTF-2022) would update Transport Document requireme