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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

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 Cer

On November 15 and 16, 2021, the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, India published and submitted eight chemicals’ notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO). BIS certification is required by every manufacturer (Indian or foreign

The European Commission updates the glossary of ingredient names commonly used in cosmetics production. This was done to correct the names of ingredients that were written incorrectly while some were updated to comply with the recent changes made in

Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published several updates for BIS standards. The updates address the following:   Grant of All India First License for “Plastic-Acrylonitrile-Butadiene styrene (ABS) Moulding and Extrusion Ma

On the 13th of May 2022, the Central Government of India extended the enforcement date for three substances under the Quality Control Order (QCO). The Quality Control Order is the regulation that requires concerned substances/chemicals to carry t

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) published the Technical Regulation for Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (SASO RoHS) in 2021 to take effect from July 4, 2022. The initial impleme

On June 22, 2022, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation establishing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In the EU, certain industrial sectors must purchase the

On the 30th of June, the China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center under the Ministry of Environment and Ecology (MEE-SCC) published a FAQ document which specified several hot debated questions for new chemical substances registration under M

On July 27, 2022, the Central Government of India announced the deadline for four chemical substances regulated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act (2016) will be posted. The chemicals and their new deadlines are: Morpholine: February

The Government of India has on 29 September 2022, extended the date of enforcement of the existing Quality Control Order for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers, Maleic Anhydride, Styrene (Vinyl Benzene), Acrylonitrile, Polyethylene Material,â€

On 13 December 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organized a Stakeholders Consultation Meeting with industry associations and manufacturers of Chemical products in New Delhi. BIS Certification is a national standard based on the Burea

On 21 September 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India published a notification to establish the framework for generation of EPR certificates for key metals recycled from e-waste under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. EPR stands

On 18 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India published the Polyester Continuous Filament Fully Drawn Yarn (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024 in the Gazette of India. This Quality Control Order (QCO) came

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

On August 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced revisions to enhance the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Standard. These changes identify the criteria that products and their ingredients must fulfill to e