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Taiwan Proposes Amendments to Regulations for Priority Management Chemicals
Apr 03, 2024
On March 26, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MOL) proposed amendments to the Regulations for Governing Designating and Handling of Priority Management Chemicals (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations). Public comments are welcome before April 25, 2024.
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Global Chemical Regulation Highlights | February 2024
Feb 29, 2024
In February 2024, China started to implement Hazchem traceability codes in Shanghai, South Korea adopted the proposed amendment of K-REACH and K-CCA, Japan listed PFOA isomers, their salts and related compounds under CSCL, India mandated the chemical data reporting on ChemIndia, EU released F-gases Regulations and ODS Regulations to tackle climate change, and the US revised fee rules under TSCA to increase administration fees.
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ECHA Identifies Research Needs for Regulating Hazardous Chemicals
Nov 23, 2023
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published a new report on ‘Key areas of regulatory challenge 2023’ that identifies areas where research is needed to protect people and the environment from hazardous chemicals. It also highlights where new methods, that support the shift away from animal testing, are needed.
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EU Restricts Formaldehyde Releases From Articles under REACH
Jul 25, 2023
On July 17, 2023, the European Union issued Regulation (EU) 2023/1464 to set the emission limits for formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances from articles. It shall enter into force 20 days following its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.
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Korea Updates Guide for Chemical Testing Methods (Updated on June 2, 2023)
Jun 09, 2023
South Korea’s authority shows strong commitment to promoting alternatives to animal testing methods.
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Global Chemical Regulation Highlights | April 2023
May 04, 2023
In April of 2023, China initiated a new inspection mode for imported hazardous chemicals nationwide, South Korea published the updated list of pre-registered substances under K-REACH, Colombia enforces GHS implementation in the workplace, India delays Quality Control Orders for several chemicals, Vietnam proposed to release a national standard on ozone-depleting substances.
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China Releases New Standard for SVHCs and Restricted Chemicals in Automotive Industry
Nov 30, 2022
On October 31, China released a group standard T/ZTCA 011.1—2022 Automotive industry control of key chemical substances — Part 1:Application guidelines. It is set to provide general technical standard for the testing of REACH controlled chemicals in automotive industry. It specifies the application scope of controlled chemicals in metallic and non-metallic materials of auto parts, including 222 substances of very high concern (SVHC) and 77 entries of restricted chemicals.
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China Consults on Over 400 Industrial Standards
Jul 12, 2022
On July 1, 2022, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a notice consulting on 338 industrial standards and 98 standards for standard samples.
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South Korea to Conduct 2022 Safety Investigation of Consumer Chemical Products under K-BPR
Jun 22, 2022
On June 13, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) issued a notice (hereinafter referred to as the Notice) on conducting safety investigation of approved consumer chemical products in 2022. According to Article 7 of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (K-BPR) and Article 9 of the Framework Act on Product Safety, MOE shall conduct safety investigation on the consumer chemical products under K-BPR every year.
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China Publishes ‘HJ 1257-2022’ to Standardize the Use of Terminology for Testing of Chemical Substances in Environmental Management
Jun 16, 2022
On June 7, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) issued the ‘HJ 1257-2022 Chemical substances environmental management - Terminology for testing of chemical substances’. The Standard has come into force on June 15, 2022.
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