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The Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 is one of the main legislative bases involved in chemical management in Thailand. The first issue of B.E. 2535 came into force on April 7th, 1992. The Act has been revised several times. The Ministry of Indus

The final draft of the Indian Chemicals Management and Safety Rules (CMSR – India REACH) is out now! Next Step: After final optimization, Indian CMSR will go for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Notification (60 Days) The Indian CMSR would

The Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan circulated a list of Prohibited ingredients in Cosmetic Products on 3 December 2020. After 60 days of publication consultation, the list is now expected to come into force on 1 July 2021. Cosmetic prod

The Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine has notified the draft resolution, On Approval of the Technical Regulation on Safety of Chemical Products, to the WTO. This draft resolution lists out requirements for registra

Vietnamese National Chemical Inventory (NCI) Notification window opened on 16th October 2020 and is about to close on 15th April 2021. Vietnam began to compile the national chemical inventory (NCI) in 2012. Substances that are not listed on th

The recent partial amendment to K-REACH has been approved by South Korea's parliament on 13 April, and it will be enforced on 14 October. This amendment outlines the culpability of downstream users and resellers that employ unregistered substances.

On 22nd December 2021, the Ministry of Environment and Ecology announced that 11 chemical substances will be added to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substance list (IECSC) of China. For chemicals included in the chemical inventory list, there

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

On the 27th of April 2022, India published a Quality Control Order (QCO) for a national standard encompassing the intermediate 1, 3 phenylenediamine. Manufacturers and importers of the substance must guarantee that it meets the standards given in Ind

Following the proposal of five new Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), interested parties are now invited to comment on the draft regarding the respective substances listed below. These substances were proposed for listing as POPs under the Stockho

Thailand published some new requirements regarding Food Contact Materials (FCMs) which will enter into force on January 3, 2023. The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) published these five mandatory standards in the Royal Gazette on April 8,

At the Green Economy Business Summit on June 8, 2022, it was highlighted that the successful implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) is "preconditioned" so that the European chemical industry is able to keep its competitiven

On 24th, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published an order, replacing the Hydrogen Peroxide (Quality Control) Order 2020. The updated order applies to the chemical compound of Hydrogen Peroxide, however, this excludes the comp

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Rules on Approval of Chemical Safety Information Exception’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on October 18th, 2022. Currentl

On 20 December 2022 the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notice for bringing 50 products under the 16 categories of mandatory quality control orders (QCOs) by the second quarter of 2023-24.  Accordin

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will publish its chemicals strategy later this year (no date announced). The UK's chemicals strategy is intended to replace the EU's REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restrict

On 26 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), the statutory body of the Government of India notified the Quality Control Order (QCO) for Vinyl Sulphone to the World Trade Organization (WTO).  Background on Vinyl Sulphone

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has set 30 April 2025 as the final deadline for importers, manufacturers, and suppliers to comply with updated labelling, Safety Data Sheet (SDS), and packaging notices. These updates align wit

Introduced in the 2025–2026 legislative session, California Senate Bill 682 (SB 682) aims to address environmental and public health concerns associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These substances are often referred