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On February 20, 2025, Brazil officially launched the "Environmental Monitoring Strategy for PFOS and Pesticides," a groundbreaking initiative to track pesticide contamination and enhance public health. This strategic program is a collaboration betwee

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its third report on the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation in October 2023. In the report, ECHA recommends more transparency in the trade of hazardous chemicals. About the PIC Re

  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

On the 10th of June 2022, Singapore published an addendum proposing the control of chemicals under review by multilateral environmental agreements. The notified measure is expected to enter into force by March 1, 2023. In February 2022, the Natio

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 27 September 2022 South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published a notification on updating the requirements for two Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The requirements are added to the rules for chemical compounds exported on prior in

On 14 October 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), released a notice to revise the Export Trade Control Order, regarding the export approval of Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its sa

During the month of September 2022, the National Environment Agency of Singapore has proposed regulations on hazardous substances on 2 different occasions. On 23 September 2022 the following three substances/groups of substances were regulated as

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on 22 December 2022 to consider adding 58 chemicals to the BIS compulsory list. Since 2018, 63 chemicals have been added to the BIS Scheme I

The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and Climate Change of Turkey published the "Regulation on the Export and Import of Certain Hazardous Chemicals" on 28 January 2023 in order to comply with the Rotterdam Convention, in which the export and

On 7 October 2024, the South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) introduced new regulations aimed at creating a national framework for compliance with the Rotterdam Convention. These regulations specifically address the

On 20 June 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) posted information on their website that the rules for importation and exportation of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PF

From 21 July 2023 the rules for importation and exportation of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds in Australia will be amended. This was announced by the Australian Industrial Chemi

The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore has launched a public consultation to seek feedback on the proposed regulation of Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat, and Paraquat salts in all concentrations and all preparation forms as hazardous substances un

On 9 August 2023, the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an e-bulletin inviting companies to notify the HSE of exports of chemicals in the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent (PIC) List anticipated to occur in 2024. PIC – Prior In

On 25 August 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that an amendment, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1656, has been made adding 35 additional hazardous chemicals to the EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation. The ame

On 24 July 2023, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that the listings for four substances (dechlorane plus, methoxychlor, UV-328, and terbufos) will be changed due to the decision at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Pa

The Ministries of Environment and Commerce of China published a revised list of hazardous chemicals for priority control as part of the country’s obligations under the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions. Currently, there are nine substances includ

Malaysia launched the newly redesigned MyEHS Environmentally Hazardous Substance (EHS) registration system was introduced on September 5, 2023. The website has been redesigned, and organisations can now register, log in, and complete the required ste

Peru has issued a Supreme Decree (DS 031-2023-SA) that complements the Decree 1570 for management of Chemical Substances, introducing comprehensive regulations for hazardous substances used in household, industrial, and public health applications. T