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| 1 | South Korea consulting on a draft amendment of the K-REACH enforcement decree & rule | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the K-REACH enforcement decree and rule, which was published on June 3rd. The draft of decree amendment mainly proposes revisions including removing the req |
| 2 | AICIS - Registration and Application Fees from 1 July 2021 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Government has appointed Graeme Barden as the new Executive Director of the nation’s industrial chemicals assessment and regulatory body, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS). The regulatory authority has |
| 3 | Performance Measurement Evaluation for Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Performance measurement evaluations provide Canadians with information on the effectiveness of the risk management actions in place for the substances that are found to be toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). |
| 4 | Regulatory action will be taken on Nearly 300 chemicals identified by ECHA | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Last year, ECHA continued addressing groups of structurally similar substances instead of assessing each chemical individually. This group approach boosted the total number of chemicals assessed in 2020 to around 1 900 – which is twice as many |
| 5 | Australia Calls for Information On 188 Chemicals With No Known Commercial Use | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Australian authority has identified 188 chemicals that are on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals and according to the authority, these chemicals are not manufactured, imported, or used in Australia for commercial purposes. Austra |
| 6 | Quality Guidelines for Aluminium, Selenium, and D4’; Canadian Government Proposes | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has suggested federal environmental quality guidelines (FEQGs) for aluminum, selenium, and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4). For this, a draft has been set out for the threshold levels acceptable in t |
| 7 | Are you aware of the new EU Single-use plastic directive? | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | As convenient as single-use plastic seems to be, the challenges and adverse effects far outweigh its benefits. One of such is that 80 to 85% of marine litter in the EU is plastic material. On the 31st of May 2021, the European |
| 8 | New Reporting Rule For 1,300-Plus PFAS Compounds, Proposed By US EPA | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On the 10th of June, EPA proposed a new Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule after the White House Office of Management and Budget cleared it. For producers and importers, this new rule means that they have to |
| 9 | US EPA Revokes Snur Guidance, Issued In January 2021 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | Significant New Use Rules (Snur) draft guidance was released on 10 December 2020 to help businesses understand and comply with a TSCA Snur. This is the guidance that defines what qualifies as ‘surface coating’ under the rule and |
| 10 | India CMS Rules to be adopted in 2021, hints Government Report on Circular Economy and Hazardous Waste | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In August 2020, the 5th draft of the Chemicals Management & Safety Rules (CMS Rules) was published by the Government of India. These draft rules are based on the EU REACH legislation and the existing Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous C |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | ECHA Adds Eight Hazardous Chemicals to the SVHC Candidate List | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On July 9th, ECAH added eight chemicals to the Candidate List of SVHC, expanding the list from 211 to 219 entries. These newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber, textiles, or as solvents an |
| 15 | 13 Chemicals Added to the BIS Mandatory Certification List | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In April 2021, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, India, published several orders regarding BIS certification of 13 chemicals (see Table below). These chemicals are added to the BIS Mandatory |
| 16 | ECHA outlines research priorities for the regulation of hazardous chemicals | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | ean Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a news report that identifies areas where rese |
| 17 | China Endorses Two Cosmetics Ingredients Under CSAR | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | China implemented CSAR in January 2021, and this was after 30 years of waiting. China recently took another massive step by approving its first cosmetics ingredients under CSAR. As recently published in the International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ing |
| 18 | European Parliament Backs Tougher Toy Safety Rules to Protect Children | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In response to growing concerns about toy safety, the European Parliament has backed tougher rules to protect children from potential dangers posed by toys. The new rules, adopted with overwhelming support on 13 March 2024, introduce significant meas |
| 19 | FDA Extends MoCRA Enforcement Deadline: Cosmetics Industry Gets Additional 6 Months | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | In a recent development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a six-month extension of the enforcement deadline for cosmetic product facility registration and product listing requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regu |
| 20 | Japan to launch Platform for Chemical Management Compliance | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | provide detailed information on: News on revisions to ISHA and enforcement sc |
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