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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

What is CMSR? India released the fourth draft of the Chemical (Management and Safety) Rules (CMSR) on March 16, 2020. The CMSR will regulate Substances, Substances in Mixture, Substance in Articles and Intermediates that are manufactured, imported

In 2020 Colombia became the third Latin American country to join the OECD. As a membership requirement, the country has to develop a chemicals management system, including chemical regulation. The chemical regulation draft named integral manageme

Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPs) will be added to the priority control substance list under K-REACH. The Ministry of Environment in South Korea published the national PoPs management plan on 28 January. However, the implementation date is not

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated the list of pre-registered substances, which in total becomes 17,096 substances. The list includes 1,800 substances that are manufactured and imported more than 1000 tpa and 78 CMR substances

The Australian government recently published an evaluation roadmap and rolling action plan outlining their approach for evaluating industrial chemicals’ introduction. The rolling action plan is Australia’s work plan for prioritising chemicals for

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 

From June 1-3, 2022, the Latin America Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF) hosted a two-day event to exchange information and progress toward sound management of chemicals across the region. LARCF has been front running with events and cooperation p

To implement ‘New Pollutant Management Action Plan’, on July 20, MEE (Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China) published a notice regarding public comments on chemicals that should be assessed of environmental risks with priority. It seeks t

On 3 October 2022, as a step into the Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) blueprint that was received in June, the Belgian Federal Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Public Health sent a survey to stakeholders requesting to derive information o

The Government of Canada is moving forward with the modernization of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), a critical step in protecting the environment and public health. This modernization emphasizes that every Canadian has the ri

Earlier this year, Congress tasked EPA chemists with developing a process to prioritize per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for research based on exposure risks, toxicity, and existing data. Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), repor

On 28 May 2023 the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) issued Legislative Decree No. 1570. The decree establishes the legal framework for the comprehensive management of chemical substances in Peru. By issuing the Decree Peru has bypassed th

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is introducing a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), mandating manufacturers (including importers) of 16 chemicals to submit to the Agency data from unpublished health, sa

In a significant development on December 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft risk evaluation for Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), a flame retardant widely used in paints, coatings, textiles, and aerospace

On October 19, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a new rule aimed at improving the evaluation of chemical risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This proposal seeks to align EPA procedures with legal requir

On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will prioritize five toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), with risk evaluations initiated if the chemicals are design

Chile is driving itself further into the land of chemical regulation, presenting another milestone with the introduction of the Draft Chemical Prioritization and Risk Assessment Regulation. This stands as a second phase in the journey of chemical re

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines has released draft Guidelines for Exemption of Impurities, Chemical By-Products, Non-Isolated Intermediates, Alloys, and Statutory Mixtures. The exemptions will be granted

On February 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its initiatives aimed at protecting communities and the environment from the health risks associated with some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals,