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ECHA’s new online service, the EU Chemicals Legislation Finder (EUCLEF), gives companies access to a free-of-charge overview of 40 pieces of EU Chemicals legislation they may need to comply with.
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This month's Gazette has information about Chemicals added to the Inventory, new Chemicals reports, permits issued and final reports for priority existing Chemicals (PECs) TBBPA and PentaBDE.
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Section 21 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (the Act) allows for the introduction of new Chemicals into Australia provided the Chemicals meet certain requirements stipulated in subsections 21(4) and 21(6) of the Act.
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To assist us in maintaining efficient services during the COVID-19 pandemic, we now prefer that you submit new Chemicals applications electronically where possible.
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The March 2020 Gazette has information about Chemicals added to the Inventory, new reports and permits issued.
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In September 2020, the Ukrainian government published a draft resolution of changes to the Ukrainian Technical regulation on Toy’s safety. The changes in the Technical Regulation are prepared to bring the provisions of the Technical Regulation i
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The nomination period for the Russian Inventory is formally closed now. During this nomination period, the GPC group has helped 20+ companies to nominate 350+ substances. The Russian inventory, which is expected to be publishe
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On April 29, 2020, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published the Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order 12). The amendment will come into force on January 1, 2021 and replace th
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With Brexit being implemented, The UK has formally left the EU on 31st January 2020 with a withdrawal deal and has now gone into an 11-month transition period which is most likely to end on 31st December 2020. The negotiations between the UK and the
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam published the new drafted National Chemical Inventory (NCI) in March 2020. According to Decision No. 3783 / QD-BCT on December 19, 2019 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Department of C
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In 2017, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EAEU Commission including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Armenia) adopted the Technical regulation 041/2017 ‘on safety of chemical products’ .  This Regulation i
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The 2020 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) submission period begins on June 1, 2020 and runs through November 30, 2020. The CDR rule requires manufacturers (including importers) of certain chemical substances listed on the TSCA Inventory to report data o
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The non-confidential portion of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory) is updated approximately every six months. IThe June 2020 update of the Inventory contains 86,405 Chemicals of which 41,587 are active.
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On March 11, 2019, Taiwan’s EPA published the amended regulation on New and Existing Chemical Substances, specifying Standard Registration for 106 existing chemical substances. From 1 January 2020, manufacturers or importers who manufacture or impo
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With Brexit being implemented from 31st January 2020, the UK has formally left the EU with a withdrawal deal and it is currently into an 11-month transition period. The UK and the EU have ruled out the possibility to extend the transition period beyo
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NICNAS  (National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme) officially retires on 30 June 2020 and will be succeeded by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) on 1 July 2020. On 1 July, NICNAS Business Ser
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Some changes to the Guidelines you need to know about before 1 July. The Categorisation Guidelines set out technical details and requirements to support introducers to categorise introductions of industrial Chemicals. The Executive Director of AIC
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Brazil's National Chemical Safety Commission, Conasq, has approved a draft law for the industrial Chemicals sector, paving the way for enactment by April.
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Brazil's National Chemical Safety Commission (Conasq) has nudged plans for an industrial Chemicals regulation a little closer to completion
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The Ministry of Industry in Thailand published its new regulation B.E. 2558 on the notification of the production and import of hazardous substances in Government gazette regarding production and import of hazardous substances which come into force o
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Japan’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) goals to prevent environmental pollution caused by chemical substances that pose a risk to human health and interfere with the habitat and healthy development of flora and fauna.  (Act on the Evaluati
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The additions include three substances that are toxic to reproduction and one endocrine disruptor. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) now contains 209 substances that may have serious effects on people or the environment.
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MEP Order NO.7 has been China’s main chemical regulation since 2010 and it only controls new Chemicals. The regulation has been revised by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and the revision of MEP Order No.7, Measures on the Environme
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South Korea’s Occupational Safety and Health Act (often called KOSHA) amendment on material safety data sheets (MSDSs) takes into force on 16 January 2021. Chemical manufacturers and importers shall prepare and submit an MSDS to the Ministry of Emp
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The first registration deadline under K-REACH is by 31 December 2021, which applies to those who manufacture and import existing chemical substances exceeding 1,000 tons per year, or carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproductive toxins (CMR) at more than
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Brexit being implemented from 31st January 2020, the UK has formally left the EU with a withdrawal deal and it is currently in transition period up to 31st Dec. 2020. The UK and the EU have ruled out the possibility of extending the transition period
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To reduce negative impacts from COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) plans to skip some documents required for new chemical substance registration from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. This applies to new substances manufactured an
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A South Korea’s industry support group published a list of 332 substances that require prompt CICO establishment. These substances are the cases where pre-registrants of a concerning chemical have not selected a Lead Registrant (LR) or no activitie
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11th – 12th November, 2020 | Koelnmesse, Germany. Chemspec Europe, which is Europe’s major sourcing and networking event for fine and speciality
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A South Korean industry support group published a list of 332 substances that require prompt CICO (Chemical Substance Information Communicative Organization) establishment. These s
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To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few Chemicals in
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To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few Chemicals
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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
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In a recent personal communication with CIS Centre, Russia got notified that, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Russian Inventory Notification Deadline due on May 1st, 2020 has been extended 3 more months to August 1st, 2020. Below is the full e
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Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has amended its chemical control law ‘Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (TCSCA)’ and renamed it 'Toxic Chemicals and Concerned Substances Control Act (TCCSCA).' This regulatio
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In Australia, new scheme the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) replaced 30 year old National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) on 1st July 2020. This new scheme regulates the introduction
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Australia announced in the beginning of year 2020 about their decision to adapt 7th Revision of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) from 1st July 2020. This will be adopted under the Model Work Health
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New chemical regulation Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) came in force in Australia from 1st July 2020 and to enable the compliance with the new requirement of AICIS, Australian Department of Health (DOH) has published a 
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The Government of the Russian Federation has identified responsible institutions for implementing the Eurasian Technical Regulation 041 (TR 041), an official decree published on 16 September 2020. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Ru
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The Thailand Cosmetic Regulation or Cosmetic Act B.E. was officially finalized in the year 1992. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has updated its lists of prohibited and restricted substances for use in cosmetic products.  Many of the chan
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India is finalizing plans to increase the number of Chemicals and petroChemicals to be covered by mandatory certification. The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, the responsible authority to issue list of products on which mandatory certification
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New chemical regulation Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) came in force in Australia from 1st July 2020 and to enable the compliance with the new requirement of AICIS, Australian Department of Health (DOH) has published a 
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South Korea restricts the contents of Heavy metals, Phthalates, and Nitrosamines in children’s products since 4 June 2020. As a result, manufacturer and importer of children’s products should test products to ensure not to exceed the maximum thre
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Notification to the Vietnam chemical inventory is reopened the notification to the inventory may be done before 15th April 2021. A longer time duration of about six months is provided so that all stakeholders could gather relevant information and nom
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Vietnam has reopened the nomination of Chemicals for inclusion in its draft national inventory until 15 April next year.  In the first round of nominations, the Vietnamese Centre for Emergency Response to Chemicals (VCERC) accepted submission
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Safety of Toys has been brought under compulsory BIS Certification as per Toys ((Quality Control) Order from 1 September 2020. The order was notified to the WTO in February this year. For BIS Certification, toys have classified into two categories: (
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The Union Cabinet ratified ban on seven Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) listed under Stockholm Convention. The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and environment from POPs, which are identified chemical substances
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On 14 September 2020, Denmark notified the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade of its enactment of an Executive order on safety requirement for toys. The purpose of the executive order is to transpose into Danish law Directive 2019/1922/UE m
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On 8 September 2020 the EU Commission notified the WTO Committee on TBT following the publication of a draft Directive amending Directive 2009/48/EC as regards specific limit values for aniline in toys. In Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/
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On 14 September 2020, Denmark notified the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade of its enactment of an Executive order on safety requirement for toys. The purpose of the executive order is to transpose into Danish law Directive 2019/1922/UE m
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On 8 September 2020 the EU Commission notified the WTO Committee on TBT following the publication of a draft Directive amending Directive 2009/48/EC as regards specific limit values for aniline in toys. In Appendix C to Annex II to Directive 2009/
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With Brexit being implemented from 31st January 2020, the UK has formally left the EU with a withdrawal deal and it is currently into an 11-month transition period. The UK is no longer a member state of the EU and until the end of the transition pe
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On October 14 the European Commission published the comprehensive Chemical strategy (EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability). The Strategy is the first step toward a zero pollution ambition outlined in the European Green Deal. The strategy covers
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Some Chemicals are source of increasing concern as they can cause allergic reactions after skin contact. In view of the likely exposure to sensitising Chemicals found in textiles, leather, hide and fur articles, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (K
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On November 3rd 2020, Australian government announced that introducers (manufacturers or importers) of cosmetic toothpaste or oral hygiene products need to register their business only if their products meet the requirement of Therapeutic Goods (
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FCMs regulations are fast-moving to improve the protection of public health. Food contact materials (FCMs) refer to all materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, for example, packaging and containers, machinery to process fo
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  The UK will exit the transition period on December 31, 2020.  From 2021, the EU REACH Regulation will be brought into UK law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and this chemical regulation is also known as UK REACH. REACH, and
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The “Occupational Safety and Health Act” was revised on January 15, 2019 and came into effect from January 16, 2020. In relation to this Act, the “Material Safety Data Sheet” (MSDS) was recently revised and will be effective from January
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The Australian Department of Health (DOH) announced guidance for manufacturers and importers of Chemicals that have an end-use in food-contact articles. The guidance shares six steps to categorize food-contact Chemicals as “exempted”, “reported
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Are you introducing soaps into Australian territory for commercial purposes to make a profit? Then you must register under AICIS. The registration duty applies only if soaps manufactured in Australia involving a chemical reaction (such as s
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The Central Government of India in exercising its powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act (2016) prepared the following amendments in the orders that were published by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,
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South Korea added three substances in the 741 existing biocidal substance list therefore, the total number of biocidal Chemicals in the existing list becomes 744 entries. It includes: Chlorine dioxide generated from sodium chlorite by oxida
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  On January 11, 2021, a stakeholder consultation meeting was organized by Additional Secretary (Chem) to discuss BIS standards of 12 Chemicals. Nine of the twelve standards under consideration are concluded to be made mandatory. The 12 BIS s
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On 22 Dec. 2020, the General Administration of Customs  has released an announcement on the inspection of hazardous Chemicals subject to import and export. According to the Regulations on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals (Decree No. 591 of the
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Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) in 2021 has published the schedule for companies to notify new chemical substances manufactured or imported in volumes of less than 10 tonnes/year, or apply for the small volume chemical permits under the C
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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
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The European Commission announced the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability on 14th October 2020, as a key commitment policy to the European Green Deal. The ambition of the European Green Deal is to ensure climate neutrality and circular econo
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    When Israel joined the OECD in 2010, the country planned to establish a national mechanism for registering Chemicals. There are various regulations in Israel that regulate the practice of Chemicals, aspects of import, production, occu
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Chemical Regulations Updates in 2020 K-REACH K-REACH requires registration for all existing Chemicals manufactured and imported to South Korea in quantities exceeding 1 ton per year. Joint registration is mandatory under K-REACH unless the
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  On November 19th, 2020, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) published the Guidelines for the Use and Control of Key Chemical Substances in Consumer Products (GB/T 39498-2020), with its effective date on June 1st, 2021. The
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The Eurasian Economic Commission has published an updated draft of the 2nd tier of Eurasian Technical Regulation TR 041/2017 on “Safety of Chemical Products” (Eurasia REACH). The draft is available for public discussion until the 1st of April 202
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The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has been submitting several proposals of the country’s agrochemical standards to the WTO in February. All of the modification proposals are open to public consultation until April 4th, 2021. Th
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Proposition 65, known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects California's drinking water sources from being contaminated with Chemicals known
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Northern Island (NI) is part of EU regulatory systems for Chemicals to ensure frictionless movement of goods within the island of Ireland, whilst remaining within the UK customs territory. NI businesses will retain their current EU REACH status a
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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
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The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea has announced late pre-registration criteria on 23 February. Existing substances are Chemicals that have been circulated in South Korea before 1991 or nominated by the MoE after the hazards assessment
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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
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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
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On February 9, 2021, Chile approved its rules for the classification, labeling, and notification of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures (Decree 57) in the official gazette. The Decree 57 was promulgated in November 2019 and communicated
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In the context of the authorization process, Member States Competent Authorities and/or the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on request of the European Commission, could prepare Annex XV dossiers for the identification of Substances of Very High
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on behalf of the European Commission (EC), is running its fifth project under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). These projects are targeted at assisting European Union (EU) candidate countrie
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Brazil is the world’s largest user of pesticides and has been the market for many agrochemical companies. The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), agency responsible for toxicological assessment, submitted several modification p
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The Law Bill 6.120/2019 is in possession of the Environment and Sustainable Development Commission (CMADS) of the Deputies’ Chamber since early December 2019, aiming to create the National Inventory of Chemical Substances in order to consolidat
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The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) has been implemented since July 1st 2020. Under this Scheme, introducers of Chemicals have the obligation to submit an annual declaration. The first deadline of the annual declaratio
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Under the New Substance Program, Environment and Climate Canada and Health Canada are responsible for administering the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) and the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms
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As per Canada’s New Substances Fees Regulations, fees must be provided with each New Substance Notification (NSN) package submitted under the New Substance Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers).  The amount of fee will be depen
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In early April, the Department of Chemicals & PetroChemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India chaired a meeting on implications of Poisons Act (1919) in chemical industry.   One of the issues that brought up in this
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The entry into force date of Eurasia REACH has been postponed. The regulation was initially planned to come into force on 2nd June 2021.  This postpone is mainly due to the delay of the approvement of the second part of Eurasia REACH regulation
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Colombia incorporated GHS guidelines in 2018 based on the Decreto 1.496/2018. The regulation provides guidance for ministries to implement the standard in each sector. In 2021, the Ministry of Labor is the first sector to adopt GHS under Resol
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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
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On May 27 Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) proposed an amendment to the Regulation on New and Existing Chemical Substances. The regulation was first published in 2014 and had previously been amended in March 2019. The lega
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India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published a draft policy paper Circular Economy in Electronics and Electrical Sector in May 2021. India is the third-largest consumer of raw materials produced globally. The
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Last year, ECHA continued addressing groups of structurally similar substances instead of assessing each chemical individually. This group approach boosted the total number of Chemicals assessed in 2020 to around 1 900 – which is twice as many
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At the XXII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean on 1-2 February 2021, ministries from six countries in Latin America announced the Action Plan 2021-2024 for Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to p
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The Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), coordinated with the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), published the Roadmap for the Rational Management of Industrial Chemical Substances and Products in late April 2021.
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In a meeting held in May 19-20, 2021 (SGT 6), the Mercosur Environment Working Subgroup recommended advancing the regulatory framework within the bloc. The proposal includes the adoption of an updated GHS version and a regulatory harmonization among
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The Government of Canada evaluated the risks of PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs, and published the findings in screening assessment reports in 2006 and 2012. The PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs (and their salts and precursors) are prohibited through regulations
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Australian authority has identified 188 Chemicals that are on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals and according to the authority, these Chemicals are not manufactured, imported, or used in Australia for commercial purposes. Austra
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  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
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has suggested federal environmental quality guidelines (FEQGs) for aluminum, selenium, and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4). For this, a draft has been set out for the threshold levels acceptable in t
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On the 10th of June, EPA proposed a new Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule after the White House Office of Management and Budget cleared it. For producers and importers, this new rule means that they have to 
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Significant New Use Rules (Snur) draft guidance was released on 10 December 2020 to help businesses understand and comply with a TSCA Snur. This is the guidance that defines what qualifies as ‘surface coating’ under the rule and 
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In August 2020, the 5th draft of the Chemicals Management & Safety Rules (CMS Rules) was published by the Government of India. These draft rules are based on the EU REACH legislation and the existing Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous C
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In EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-08, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued the 2021 updated Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS). 52 new chemica
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Philippines-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) informs the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the upcoming implementation of GHS in chemical mixtures and seeks their cooperation for enforcement Early February, the director of The Department of Envi
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On July 9th, ECAH added eight Chemicals to the Candidate List of SVHC, expanding the list from 211 to 219 entries. These newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber, textiles, or as solvents an
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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
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National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the Toxic Chemical Substances List on June 22nd, 2021.  After the hazard assessment under K-REACH, 13 substances were revised, and 19 substances were newly added to th
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The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the chemical substance classification and labelling list on July 12th, 2021. This list includes name of chemical substances, unique number, CAS number, hazard code, la
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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 Cer
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Through the Ministry of Employment and Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, on 29 March 2021, the government of South Africa finally published its regulations concerning Hazardous Chemical Agents. This is a supersession of the c
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A Global NGO network, International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), based on its research, has found levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in almost all the free-range chicken eggs it collected near plastic waste disposal sites in 14
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REACH (EC 1907/2006) is a regulation aimed at improving the protection of human health and the environment through a better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. (Source: EC) The EC clarification and amendm
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Indian Government is proposing to bring out a ‘Reference Document for Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road’. These Dangerous Goods (DG) refer to substances that pose risks to health, safety, property, and the environment when transported.  
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The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea added the provision to expand the definition of existing substances on Aug 12th, 2021. According to K-REACH, existing substances are those listed in the inventory. The definition of existing substa
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ECHA elucidates the rules on accepting adaptations for degradation testing and requiring combined studies for mutagenicity. It also suggests companies should consider these changes while deciding whether to update their registrations.  Ch
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On the 5th of  August, the Government of Canada nominated long-chain PFCAs, their salts and related compounds (also known as precursors) for consideration under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The Stockholm Conventi
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Certain amendments were proposed to the 8th version of GHS at the 10th session of the "Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals" held on the 11th of De
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The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) announced the SCIP Database in September 2021; this is a public database for Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) in EU products. SCIP database is aimed at helping consumers make informed purchasing choice
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As published on the website of the official gazette, the Turkey cosmetic regulations’ annexes were amended in September. The parts that were amended include: Annex 2 (List of forbidden substances)Annex 3 (List of substances that cosmetic prod
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To get ahead of problems that can impact those who make and use PFAs, the US EPA has issued a 26-pages roadmap to set an approach for research, restricting, and remediating these Chemicals. According to the EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, "This
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On the 7th of September, 2021, the Chemical Registration Centre in China upgraded its hazardous chemical substance registration platform based on the module of ’Platform + Application’ mentioned in its 2021 working plan. The system was upgrade
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In October 2021, US EPA removed the confidentiality status for 377 substances, making their chemical status available to the public. According to the TSCA inventory, these Chemicals make up about 8,000 of the 42,000 Chemicals listed there. In Apri
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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
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On the 28th of October 2021, the European Commission adopted the proposal on protecting human health and the environment by tightening the limits for POPs. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are the most harmful Chemicals in waste, and the proposal
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The deadline to submit a Downstream User Import Notification (DUIN) officially expired on October 27, 2021. However, HSE recently updated its online guidance on UK REACH and announced that DUINs can still be notified, although a clear timeframe was n
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The Swedish Chemicals Agency grants an exemption for a large amount of methylene chloride, which was banned in Sweden before now. This substance is used in manufacturing a component for lithium batteries in Eskilstuna.   Methylene chloride is a n
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According to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals, specific children’s toys have been discovered to contain some Chemicals that are problematic. The Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals discov
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The Health and Environment Ministry of Canada has proposed a recommendation to add organic substance used in paints and six flame retardants to the country's toxic substances’ list. The six flame retardants are part of a group of ten substan
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The Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) amendment of the storage, handling, and packaging rules and stock reporting system for ammonium nitrate and calcium carbide came into effect on the 2nd of September, 2021.
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In September, Chile reaffirmed commitments with the Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), an association promoting dialogue and information exchange, training initiatives, and regulatory cooperation through national chemi
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According to the Indian researchers who compiled the Chemicals’ database, there is a need for better risk assessment and regulation of fragrance substances in children's products.  Due to the collaboration between two Research Institutes: t
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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 
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The Brazilian Deputies’ Chamber approved Law Bill 6.120/2019, which proposes the creation of a national chemical inventory aimed at consolidating information of Chemicals present and imported into the national market.  The Law Bill, once in po
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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosted a webinar on November 18, 2021, aimed at promoting awareness on the management of industrial and consumer Chemicals in Latin American countries. The webinar is the first of m
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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
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On November 23rd, 2021, Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency amended the Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration and extended the submission of 106 PECs to 5 years. Considering the impacts of COVID on the industry, comp
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To ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the best tools for protecting human health and the environment under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the agency released a draft TSCA systematic review protocol on the 20th of Decembe
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A study and ingredients’ comparison done for 20 perfumes in Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands revealed that these perfumes contain substances of concern that have been listed by authoritative bodies. The study shows the presence of 26 problemat
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European Union (EU)  A new Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability was presented by the EU in 2020 as part of the EU Green Deal. This year, there are major implementations that will be made to achieve this strategy as Europe transitions to a toxi
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On the 18th of January 2022, ECHA advises on how to determine and apply dose selection for dose and reproductive toxicity. This is in alignment with OECD guidelines. The director of ECHA for Hazard Assessment said the amended REACH annexes and the gu
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The Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) now contains 223 entries. On 17th January 2022, ECHA added four hazardous Chemicals that are commonly used in cosmetics to the candidate list. Under the REACH regulation, companies have
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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
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Transport Canada (TC) recently opened a discussion to revise Part 6 of the Transportation of Dangerous Products (TDG) and set new training requirements.  Published in the Canada Gazette Part 1 on 11 December 2021, the recommendations aim at prov
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The Department of Environment (DOE) in the Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia launched a new website in April 2021. This new website called ‘MyEHS’ was launched after the department closed its Environmental Hazardous Substance Notific
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On January 31, 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released a Gazette notification for Extension in the Implementation date of Chemicals under mandatory certification Scheme I. The Chemicals with extended implementation dates are Acetic
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On July 9, 2021, the General Department of Chemicals of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam published a draft decree to amend Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP regarding the Law on Chemicals.This amendment includes the addition of regul
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The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Substances Subject to Intensive Control under Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH), which was publ
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The Norwegian Environmental Agency announced on February 3, 2022, that the duty to declare annual quantities for 2021 is postponed until May 20, 2022. This occurred because the agency is improving the Product Register – the portal for chemical d
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The European Commission, after a serious struggle, recently declared resorcinol as an SVHC. This decision was made based on the endocrine-disrupting properties of human health. This decision was made by a voting process where 19 member states vote
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The Department of Chemicals and PetroChemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five substances. These substances are tagged ‘specialt
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On the 16th of January 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) launched a new online platform for the registration of hazardous Chemicals. The previous system launched in 2020 was closed on January 28, after which the new Hazardous
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On the 23rd of February 2022, the REACH Annex XV restriction dossier was published addressing PFASs’ risks in firefighting foams to human health and the environment. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) proposes an EU-wide restriction on all per
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On March 4, 2022, Sweden proposes to ECHA to identify N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (with CAS No 924-42-5) in the list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). SVHC list consists of substances considered to have serious effects on human health an
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In February 2022, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) submitted a proposal for including substances/organisms as active ingredients into authorized monographs authorized in Brazil. The proposal IS open for public consultation for 60 da
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On March 11, 2022, the commission announces its decision of a biocidal product in line with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. A product that contains capsicum oleoresin expeller pressed to be used as a rep
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The Department of Chemicals & PetroChemicals on March 11, 2022, published its decision to extend the Quality Control Order implementation date for six chemical products. The new implementation date is September 13, 2022. The concerned chemica
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India started consultation on a draft international standard (IS) for sodium hypochlorite, also known as bleach. The item is described as an inorganic chemical widely used as bleach liquor. It is generally sold in aqueous solutions, according to
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The Canadian government has posted draft screening assessments for a batch of 34 chemical compounds, inclusive of lithium- and barium-containing substances. The government recommends that they pose a "low chance of damage to the env
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The Health Canada’s revised in-commerce list (R-ICL) of Chemicals used in food, drugs, and cosmetics no longer includes 602 substances that are not commercially active. These substances are therefore not subject to notification under the Food an
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On March 22, 2022, the European Commission held its second stakeholders’ workshop on “Safe and Sustainable by design (SSbD) criteria for Chemicals and materials”. The development of criteria to assess the safety and sustainability of chemical s
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On March 23, 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australia, published a roadmap for IChEMS and a draft of IChEMS principles is now available for public consultation until May 24, 2022. IChEMS is a national approach in Aust
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The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Toxic Substances under Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The draft amendment mainly proposes r
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, mostly referred to as PFAS, are part of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) present in diverse consumer and industrial products. PFAS has a myriad of applications due to its increased resistance and durable char
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In Brazil, the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling is established by the Brazilian National Standards Organization (ABNT) standard and officially implemented by Regulatory Norm (NR) 26. Currently, chemical classification a
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Colombia officially joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in April 2020 despite not complying with all instruments required by the organization at the time. In this respect, Colombia has been working to develop post
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Peru has been working on its national chemical policy at least since 2020. In recent months, Peru approached the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for funding its implementation and enforcing mechanisms. UNEP has been holding a special C
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In March, the European Commission adopted REACH authorization decisions for the use of four Chemicals that are listed in Annex XIV of the law. CTPht is on the REACH authorization list for its carcinogenic, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (P
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The European Commission published, on April 25, 2022, a list of substances and substance groups for which restrictions under the REACH Regulation are being proposed, prepared, or considered.   One of the lines of action under the European Uni
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Chemical policies are rapidly developing in Latin America. National Chemical Regulations are the main focus of regional cooperations as well as projects initiated by international organizations. A number of countries have been drafting chemical manag
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US EPA on the 29th of April 2022, submitted a notification to World Trade Organization, to amend the regulatory decision on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).  According to US EPA, VOCs are compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water sol
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On May 3, 2022, the European Parliament voted on a European Commission proposal to tighten the limits for the presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in waste. The proposal was earlier adopted by the European Commission. The presence of P
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On April 27, 2022, the Department of Chemicals and PetroChemicals of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India, published the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) in Gazette notifications for eight Chemicals in order to make Bureau of Indian Standard
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Exports and products involved with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salt forms, and PFOA-related compounds are banned after the European Commission makes addition to Annex V of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation. Echoing the Stockholm Conv
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On April 5, 2022, a Quality Control Order (QCO) for a national standard covering the intermediate trimethyl phosphite has been released in India. Published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), manufacturers and importers of the substance must gua
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), together with the Member States reviewed a group of 148 bisphenols, of which 38 bisphenols have potential reprotoxic or hormonal effects. Bisphenols are commonly known as endocrine disrupters for human health
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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
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor of Taiwan released a question-and-answer format of the SDS checklist on April 21, 2022. This is to encourage the downstream users and companies of Chemicals to verify the contents o
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) announced on May 10, 2022, that an ongoing assessment of the health and environmental risks of glyphosate will be delayed. Glyphosate-based herbicides are the most
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On March 25, 2022, a regulation mandating toys to conform with the Thai industrial standard for toys, TIS 685 Part 1-2562 (2019) Toys: Safety requirements Part 1 – Requirements, was published in the Royal Gazette of Thailand by the Ministry of Indu
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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
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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
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The Australian Government published a variation of specific information requirements regarding 1H-1,4,7-triazonine, octahydro-1,4,7-trimethyl- (CAS No. 96556-05-7) on May 4, 2022. The modification and publication are done in accordance with Section 9
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The Australian authority on the 13th of May 2022 announced the addition of six Chemicals to the Australia Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC). The assessment certificates of these Chemicals have been issued according to Section 82 of the Industr
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The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) is responsible for regulating and approving guidelines and use of pharmaceutical drugs, sanitary standards, and regulation of the food industry. In the last month, ANVISA has proposed modifications to a
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Latin American countries have been constantly improving their chemical management instruments in the last few years. Among several meetings and discussions, countries are motivated to pursue the implementation of their national chemical policy. Th
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India has launched a consultation to update standards for titanium (rutile grade) and barium sulphate pigments, both of which are used in paints and varnishes. The draft amended standards, which were published on April 27 by the Bureau of Indian Stan
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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
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have developed an integrated guidance framework for chemical safety in isolated storage and industries subject to the Manufacture, Storage,
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Two amendments were announced to mandate inspection requirements for commodities subject to Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation in Taiwan on February 24 and March 15, 2022. They were announced by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology a
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Canada has presented a long-awaited proposal to impose strict restrictions on a range of long-chain PFASs and flame retardants, as well as bans on dechloranplus (DP) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE). According to a Canada Gazette notice, adoptin
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The Thailand Department of Industrial works and Ministry of Industry Recently published a notification, in the Royal Gazette on 11 April 2022.  This notification is referred to as “Notification of Department of Industrial works regarding criteria
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The 2022 World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) will hold in October, in Kigali, Rwanda. This will be hosted by the Republic of Rwanda, the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. Africa is gradually moving tow
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The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The draft amend
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Two Non-Governmental Organizations conducted tests on toys and other consumer products found on sale in African and Arab countries. A report published on May 24, 2022, shows that the tests discovered about 20% of the sampled products contain high lev
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On the 30th of May 2022, Australia published some evaluations under section 78 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. The draft versions of these evaluations were initially published for public consultation and closed on the 28th of March 2022. Th
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Consultation on the proposed amendments to the Vietnamese rules on their restricted chemical licences, labelling, management logbooks, and annual reporting deadlines is currently ongoing until June 26, 2022. The approved changes would accordingly be
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According to ECHA, there is a new intention to identify a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) from Belgium together with France. The substance of interest is 4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol (i.e. Bisphenol S (BPS), EC 201-250-5, CAS 80-09-1), and the fo
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Japanese standards on chemical classification, labelling and safety data sheets (SDSs), JIS Z 7252 and JIS Z 7253, have been aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Rev.6.Until May, 24, 2022, chemical suppliers were given the time to arrang
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The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) has announced a new four-year pilot project between four African countries. These four African countries, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria collaborated to start a project that will
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In two of the recent surveillance projects conducted by the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA), mixed results were found in random checks of kitchen equipment, where several substances were detected above the permitted limit; but non-compliance was n
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With the purpose to facilitate the “One substance, one assessment" process, the European Commission plans to review and improve the current way of how Chemicals’ required data are gathered and disseminated under different EU laws. This proposal i
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On the 10th of June 2022, ECHA added an entry on n-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (NMA) to the REACH candidate list. This addition was done due to the carcinogenic and genotoxic properties of the chemical, posing possible threats to cause cancer or geneti
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ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has expressed its support for restricting the use of lead in ammunition for hunting, outdoor sports shooting, and fishing by adopting its opinion on ECHA’s proposal to restrict the use of lead for releva
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Following the “One enterprise, one chemical product, and one QR code” principle, China’s new Hazardous Chemical Registration Comprehensive Service System was launched on February 16, 2022. It supports registry of hazardous Chemicals with the au
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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China made an announcement explaining China’s plan to make stronger its restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products under its RoHS-like regulation (RoHS2) w
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According to Notice No.15 of 2022 issued on May 24, 2022, by the General Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, a newly approved Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment was released aiming to improve China’s new pollutant
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The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Turkey has developed a new website to search for information regarding the inventory of Chemicals called Chemicals Data System (KIMVES). While the system resembles the substance search
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On May 31, 2022, the Colombian Ministry of Commerce (MINCIT) officially launched the Online Portal for Chemical Substances for Industrial Use. The Online Portal will be the main instrument for the industry to submit chemical information to the author
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On June 10, 2022, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) approved specific roadmaps for States accession, after the first steps for accession discussions in January 2022. From the original list, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Pe
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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
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The European Commission plans to put a stop to the REACH restriction procedure for cobalt salts while focusing on setting occupational exposure limits (OELs) for the compound. This decision follows a debate on how best to manage risks for the compoun
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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
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On June 14, 2022, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State implemented Statutory Instruments (SIs) which impose the ban on some Chemicals in cosmetics and toys. This is in accordance with the EU decision and based on the assessments done by the scie
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The European Commission opens consultation till July 8, 2022, on the exemption of hexavalent chromium usage. According to the proposal, the exemption of the use of hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps (GAHPs) wil
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Page Industries, an Indian textiles firm, has established a restricted substances list (RSL) as part of its chemical management strategy, which will be enforced by enterprises throughout its supply chain. According to the corporation, it was publi
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India holds a public consultation on a draft standard for carbon tetrachloride, which is widely used as a solvent and diluent. The deadline is June 28. The chemical is also used to make chlorofluoromethane refrigerants, as well as grain fumigants,
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On 10 June 2022, the European Commission released a new recommendation updating the definition of nanomaterials that should inform EU legislation on the topic. A deliverable of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, this new recommendation upd
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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
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Chemspec Europe’s 35th International Exhibition for fine and specialty Chemicals industry will take place from May 31 to June 1, 2022, in Messe Frankfurt, Germany. This is Europe’s major sourcing and networking event for the chemical indust
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Global Product Compliance is a proud sponsor of the 13th Chemical Regulatory Annual Conference & Asian Helsinki Chemicals Forum. The in-person sessions have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but this year the time is finally here. This sum
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As you may know, the 5th Draft of the Indian Chemicals Management and Safety Rules (CMSR) is in circulation. It is expected that Indian CMSR will come into force this year and will require notification (with additional data requirements) of all subst
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Welcome to our webinar on "Chemicals under the EU Green Deal" organized by Global Product Compliance(GPC) and Indian Chemical Council(ICC). The description of the webinar: The European Green Deal seeks to transform the European economy and society
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Colombia enacted its chemical framework in 2021 via Decree 1630, becoming the second country in Latin America planning to implement a comprehensive chemical regulatory regime. Decree 1630 aims to advance sound chemical management through establishing
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Session 1: How to comply with chemical regulations in China?   The Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substance (MEE Order 12) which is also known as 'New China REACH' has been carried out for over 2 year and
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National Industrial Chemicals Notification & Assessment Scheme. Australian Chemical Inventory - AICS Australia has a list of chemical inventory known as “AICS – Australia Inventory of chemical substances”. This is a li
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Australia implemented GHS for workplace hazardous Chemicals (both substances and mixtures) from 1 Jan 2017. There is no separate guidance on chemical Classification in Australia. It is recommended to use 3rd revised version of GHS for classifying th
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The format and content of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are set by the Code of Practice for the Preparation of Safety Data Sheets for Hazardous Chemicals. Following are some important points to note: Standard 16-SE
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The substances which are not on the AICS inventory are subject to notification before its manufacture or import. Two or more manufacturers or importers may make a joint application (with a single fee). Specific Implementation Timeline:
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 Permits Type Chemical amount introduced Duration of certificate or permit
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Offence or Penalties: Manufacturing and/or importing a new industrial chemical in Australia without a NICNAS assessment certificate, permit or exemption can result in a substantial fine for businesses.
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If a new chemical is introduced to the Australia which is exempt from notification or under permit or certificate then annual report or online declaration must be submitted. Annual reporting date is 28 September 2019. Annual reporting can be submit
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PEC’s are the Industrial Chemicals which has been identified as requiring an assessment because there are reasonable grounds for believing that, handling, storing, using or disposing of the chemical could be a risk to health and/or the environment
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Chemicals introduced solely for research, development or analysis in quantities of not more than 100kg/year Chemicals introduced at a port or airport that remain subject to Customs and Border Protection Service control, are
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The main obligation is on the Australian Manufacturers and importers. Registration of Industrial chemical introducers: Under AICIS, introducers of industrial Chemicals shall register their businesses before the introduction of industrial Chemicals.
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Regulate the introduction of industrial Chemicals in Protection of human health and the environment through restriction, regulation, assessment, evaluation and by managing risks arising due to introduction of chemical in Au
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This Act establishes the AICIS (Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme), and an Executive Director, to control the manufacture or import of industrial Chemicals. The industrial chemical means any chemical element, a compound
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An annual declaration must be submitted by the introducers to the authorities for the introductions made during the registration year and the categorization. For Chemicals falling with the scope of reported introductions, a one-off pre-introduction
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The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) is an important part of Canada's federal environmental legislation aimed at preventing pollution and protecting the environment and human health. The goal of CEPA 1999 is to contribute t
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Those required to notify under the revised New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers)] are any person who intends to import or manufacture a new substance in Canada (i.e. the Canadian Importer, th
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A rejection notice will be issued if the NSN package contains significant omissions or errors in the mandatory information requirements. This notice will describe all deficiencies in the NSN package. Original documentation may be returned. If the e
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There are certain Chemicals that are exempt from notification, even if they meet the definition of new chemical in China. Any potential notifier should confirm if the substances fall into the range of exemption before starting the registration pr
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European Unions (EU) Registration, Evaluation, Authorization (Restriction) of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation Background : REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and environment from the risk
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REACH will be governed by a nodal agency known as European Chemical Agency (ECHA). ECHA is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the EU's ground-breaking Chemicals legislation for the benefit of human health and the environm
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REACH establishes procedures for collecting and assessing information on the properties and hazards of substances. Companies need to register their substances and to do this they need to work together with other companies who are registering the same
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CosIng is EU's official database for cosmetic ingredients. It contains the list of ingredients used in cosmetic products, on the basis of information supplied by the It includes cosmetic ingredients listed in previous inventory of cosmetic ing
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The chemical industry is an indispensable and integral constituent of the growing Indian  The wide range of chemical products play a vital role in catalyzing not only the economy of the country, but also making the li
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The Vision for the Indian Chemical Industry is : “To facilitate the accelerated growth and development of the chemical industry to meet local and global requirements, in an environment friendly manner, with focus on in
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At present, there are multiple Act/Rules in India governing the Chemicals industry that fall under the purview of different Ministries/Departments. An illustrative list for reference is given below: FUTURE FOCUS AREAS :
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India is currently the world’s 3rd largest consumer of polymers behind China and the US. India’s  polymerconsumption is 2 million tones which constitutes 3% of the global consumption.
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Indiais the 3rd largest producer of agroChemicals, globally and ranks 4th in terms of production of crop protection Chemicals. The market for crop protection Chemicals in India is expected to reach to USD7.5�
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Pesticide is a substance, which is used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals. India is the 4th largest country in the production of pesticides next to USA, Japan and China. Indian pe
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The Act on the Chemical Substance Control Law came into force in 1973 to prevent environmental pollution by chemical substances that pose a risk to human health or the environment. But it was later updated and amended on May 20th 2009. Full implement
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Substances imported or manufactured in quantities = 1 t/y in Japan, polymers of low concern, intermediates and export only substances are eligible for an exemption from standard notification. Prior confirmation of this exemption status must be obt
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All substances other than Priority Assessment Chemicals (PACs), Class I/II Specified Substances, Monitoring Substances and Exempt Substances;
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Existing chemical substances (Approx. 20,600 substances): Chemical substances that were already manufactured/imported at the time of the promulgation of the Chemical Substance Control Law Mandatory reporting of amounts manufactured
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Persistent and suspected as hazardous to Living Organism Regulation on Chemicals: Mandatory reporting of manufactured and/or imported amount annually (Note: These amounts are announced publicly.) Compliance with
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PRTR notification requires two parts of information: amount of release and amount of transfer: Amount of release: Release into atmosphere, release into public bodies of water, release into soil within the place, and reclamation w
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The Act on Registration and Evaluation, etc of Chemical Substances (known as K-REACH) aims to protect public health and the environment. This is achieved by four procedures, namely notification or registration, evaluation, authorization, and restri
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Within Scope Substance on its own – New Substances(1) and Existing Substances Substance in a mixture Product(2) containing priority control substance Out of Scope Naturally occurring substan
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According to the article 10 of amended K-REACH regulation, any person who intends to manufacture or import a new chemical substance or at least one ton per year of an existing chemical substance shall register the chemical substance before he or she
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Similar to SIEF in EU-REACH, CICO (Chemicals substance Information Communicative Organization) includes a group of potential registrants of one substance. The role of each participant is to strive for an efficient registration and communication proce
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The compliance assessment with the requirements of the TR 041 is carried out in one of the following ways: Notification registration  For substances that are listed (e.g. notified) in the Eurasian chemical inventory: that do not 
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The Russian inventory of Chemicals and mixtures has been established as a first step in the formation of a common Eurasian inventory (thus the Russian inventory is a part of the Eurasian Inventory!) The main aim of the inventory is to aquire inf
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Please note!  Chemicals that are subject to another technical regulation are nominated voluntarily                                                                                        Informatio
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On 16 January 2019, Taiwan has amended the country’s toxic chemical law from Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act and renamed it to Toxic Chemicals and Concerned Substances Control Act (TCCSCA). On March 11 2019, Taiwan’s Environmental Protecti
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Chemical Inventory in Taiwan Taiwan’s Chemical substance Inventory (TCSI), was compiled jointly by two competent authorities, the Environmental Protection Administration and Ministry of Labor. The inventory contains more than 100,000 substances
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The Regulations shall not apply to any of the following substances or articles: Substances which occur in Chemical substances in machines or equipment for test run Inseparable intermediates from chemical reactions in the reaction vessel or produ
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In Taiwan, GHS has been implemented for selected Chemicals since 2008. Full GHS implementation for all hazardous Chemicals including their physical and health hazards at workplace has been enforced since 2016. Both Toxic Chemical Substance Control Ac
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The current Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 was issued in 1992 which was the important chemical control law in Thailand with a purpose of protecting human health and our environment. The Act promulgates lists of hazardous substances for particular
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There are over 1,585 entries in current Hazardous Substances List in Thailand covering various Chemicals that are controlled by various authorities (including pesticides and biocides). This list is issued and maintained by the Ministry of Industry (M
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An application for registration of following hazardous substance should be submitted to the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) of MOT, or to other authorities designated by MOI by the producers or imports of below hazardous substance type:
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An importer or an exporter of the hazardous substance shall declare the following information of the particular substance to the DIW prior to their custom clearance for each shipment: (see form WoAo./AoKo.6 in the regulation of DIW B.E. 2547)
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Thailand Existing Chemicals Inventory (TECI) is the national inventory that contains chemical substances imported and produced in Thailand. The development of TECI is part of a project listed under the 4th National Strategic Plan on Chemical Manageme
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HSCA Amendment In 2013, an amendment in the project is initiated by DIW to improve the current version by identifying the existing hurdles and consulting all stakeholders. Several highlights of the amendment could include:
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On June 23, 2017 the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU) published regulations for the management of substances, very similar to the EU REACH Regulation, (EC) No 1907/2006. The KKDIK regulation came into effect on December
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The UK has formally left the EU at 23:00 GMT on 31st January 2020 with a Withdrawal deal. This has only marked the next step in the Brexit process. Post-Brexit, the UK has now entered a transition period until 31st December 2020 (also known as the
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UK REACH - What needs to be done? Post transition period, the EU REACH Regulation will be brought into UK law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. This Regulation, and related legislation, will be retained in the UK with the changes necess
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India released the fourth draft Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules to selected groups on March 16, 2020. This fourth draft is believed to be the final draft, despite assurances in February that the third draft was the final draft. The draft Rul
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Indian Chemicals (Management & Safety) (ICMS) Rules covers the following critical compliance criteria:  ICMS Rules applies to all substances, substances in mixtures and Intermediates that are manufactured, imported, placed, or intended to be pla
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India proposes that classification, labeling, and SDS align with the United Nations Eighth Revised Edition (Rev 8) of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
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It's expected that the Inventory would be published by end of 2021. Its therefore important that all chemical manufacturers, importers, traders in Vietnam and from outside Vietnam nominate their substances to the inventory.  Once registered
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The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. Certain substances are generally excluded from TSCA,
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Brazil starts developing its own national existing substance inventory and new chemical management policy.Currently, there is no REACH-like regulation or new chemical substance notification requirements for industrial Chemicals in Brazil. In Oct 20
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In Brazil, there are specific laws that apply to pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, pesticides, sanitizing products and explosives. However, there is no law applicable to industrial Chemicals. In Oct 2018, the National Chemicals Safety Commission (C
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The draft law mainly applies to >=1t/y industrial chemical substances. According to the article 3 of the draft law, the following chemical substances are out of scope. Radioactive substances Substances in development or solely for research
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New substances and certain existing industrial Chemicals on the inventory will be selected for hazard evaluation by Industrial Chemicals Assessment Technical Committee if they meet the following criteria: Persistent, bio-accumulative or toxic t
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If the regulation comes into force, the new law will make GHS mandatory for industrial Chemicals at workplace.
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Switzerland is not a member of the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA) and all new substances must be notified, registered and/or declared in Switzerland before they are placed on the market. This is so even if they are already registered in the E
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A new substance is defined a substance that is not listed on EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances). This inventory includes chemical substances deemed to be on the European Community market between January 1, 1971 and
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Correctness of the data provided in the notification; Refusing Field Inspection by authorities, processing new Chemicals without registration certificates – all amount to heavy fines and severe punishments by MEP. If the domestic testing agen
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According to the Administrative Licensing Law, the applicant has the following rights according to law: If the applicant meets the statutory conditions and standards, the applicant has the equal right to obtain an administrative license accordi
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The Measures for the Registration of Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances were approved by the Ministry of Ecological Environment on February 17, 2020 and are hereby promulgated, effective January 1, 2021. The Measures for the Environm
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Article 3 The term "new chemical substances" as mentioned in these Measures refers to chemical substances that are not included in the List of Existing Chemical Substances in China. Chemical substances that have been included in the List of Exist
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Article 11 An applicant for the registration of environmental management of new chemical substances shall, in accordance with the law within the territory of the People's Republic of China, be able to bear legal responsibility independently, and
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Article 15 Where an application is made for routine registration, the applicant shall submit the following materials: (1) The application form for regular registration; (2) The physical and chemical properties of new chemical substances, healt
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Article 16 Where an application is made for a simple registration, the applicant shall submit the following materials: (1) The application form for simple registration; (ii) The physicochemical properties of new Chemicalsubstances, as well as
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Article 38 Producers, importers and processing users of new chemical substances shall convey the following information to downstream users: (1) the registration certificate number or the record receipt number; (2) The application for use of ne
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Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects the state's drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemical
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 A manufacturer or importer (introducer) of industrial Chemicals or products that release industrial Chemicals — into Australia for commercial purposes must register their business if not alread registered with previous regulation NICNAS. This
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The Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Law (known as K-BPR) concerns the placing on the market and use of hazardous consumer chemical and biocidal products, which aims to protect public health and environment from these chemical
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1. Consumer chemical product Ministry of Environment (MoE) designated consumer chemical products that have a potential to expose hazardous Chemicals to human and environments while its use at the home, office, and public facilities (“consumer chem
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Within scope Consumer chemical product (1) Biocidal substance (2) Biocidal product (3) Biocidal treated product (4) Out of scope Consumer chemical products and biocidal Chemicals used for
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As per the recent amendment of K-BPR on March 24, 2020, the concept of Only Representative (OR) is included in the law, which will take into force on January 1, 2021.  OR is an intermediary appointed by a foreign manufacturer based outside of South
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Chemicals  Indian Standards  Title of Indian Standards  Date of Notification - WTO  Final date for comments  Reason / objective  Description  (1).�
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Any chemical material/object containing Chemicals placed into EU market need to comply with the REACH regulation. The chemical substances have the registration obligation whereas objects/articles containing Chemicals have separate set of obligation.�
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  The main authority that is responsible for the registration, approval or restriction of agroChemicals sold in Australia is Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). The regulation of the use of pesticides is regulated by E
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Anyone who is registered under AICIS to introduce industrial Chemicals or products containing industrial Chemicals (for example, cosmetics, paints and plastics) must submit an annual declaration. This applies to all of your chemical introductions, r
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Pesticides are primarily regulated in China by the "Pesticide Administration" Regulation (Decree No. 326, hereinafter referred to as Regulation), including technical material, technical concentrates and formulation. The Regulation became effective on
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The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is responsible for the registration, approval, and restriction of agroChemicals sold in Australia (APVMA). The use of pesticides is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) un
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1. US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA): It established maximum residue levels for the reregistration and reassessment process. When exemption is found to be a safe candidate then tolerance exemptions are granted exceptionally.  2. US Food an
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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 The APVMA is established as an independent Commonwealth statutory authority responsible for the regulation and management of agricultural and veterinary Chemicals in Australia up to the
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The National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (NRA) later became the APVMA. The AGVET Code is used by the APVMA of the participating states and territories for addressing the registration process of the active ingredie
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Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability  The European Commission presented its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in October 2020, with an overarching goal of eliminating or minimizing the use of hazardous substances. This is expected to bring pos
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Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability The European Commission presented its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in October 2020, with an overarching goal of eliminating or minimizing the use of hazardous substances. This is expected to bring posit
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Pesticides used in agriculture and public health make up a major portion of all Chemicals used in Israel. To maintain environmental health and safety, the use of these pesticides is closely monitored. The Plant Protection and Inspection Service of th
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https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/dsd/dsd_aofw_ni/ni_pdfs/NationalReports/israel/Chemicals.pdf 
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The Fertilizer and pesticides authority of the Philippines is responsible for regulating plant protection products (PPP). It draws its power from Section of PD 1144, which states that the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) has jurisdiction over
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All pesticide handlers must obtain a license from the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authorities (FPA), as per Section 9 of PD 1144 and Sections 1 and 2 of Article III of the FPA Rules and Regulations No. 1, Series 1977.  All the commercial appli
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The name of the genus of the organism by which the biochemical was derived or is commonly associated.  The specificity or host range of the biochemical activity and mode of action.  Ingredients, other than bioChemicals, can be i
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Assume that at any point throughout the manufacturing process, the existence of components harmful or sensitizing to humans or other non-target mammalian species is detected. In that instance, data must be supplied demonstrating that the Chemicals ar
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It is generally expected that the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) will be adopted for pesticides. The biggest impact of GHS on pesticides will be pesticide classification and product labels. While G
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Register one trade name for each active ingredient, technical-grade drug or finished product for pest prevention and control or crop growth regulation. In case such active ingredient, technical-grade drug or finished product is used for disinfectio
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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation No. 357 approves the registration process of agroChemicals in Russia. The Federal Law based on the “Production and consumption waste”, in compliance with Article 14 every legal entity and in
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The general obligations for the products to contain in their label are it should have the name of the product, manufacturer data, net volume or weight, Composition, GMO related information, storage conditions, use-by-date or expiry date, production a
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The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is in charge of regulating agricultural and veterinary (agvet) Chemicals (active components) and the goods that contain them in Australia, up to and including retail sales. The Agv
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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992- The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is established as an independent Commonwealth statutory authority responsible for the regulation and management of
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To safeguard human health and the environment, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) collaborates with federal, state, territory, and tribal regulatory partners to administer and ensure compliance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodentic
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The FDA's toxicological evaluation is based on a tiered approach and is consistent with the general principle that increased exposure results in increased potential health risks; however, the inherent toxicity of a structural/functional class of
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The Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH, 2018) is an EU regulation created to protect human health and the environment from the risks posed by Chemicals. REACH applies to substances on the nanoscale according t
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In May 2012, the Regulation on the marketing and use of biocidal products was enacted. The European Chemicals Agency oversees the biocidal product authorization procedure. The definition of the word "nanomaterial" provided by the European Commission
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Who is affected?  Pesticide manufacturers engage in the manufacture, processing, and repackaging of pesticides, and importers of pesticides in Taiwan need to comply with the Pesticide Management Act and apply for licenses.    Timeline  Pesti
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Any chemical that is imported or made in the United States but is not listed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a novel chemical that should be added to the list before being sold in the United States. The Toxic Substances Control Act (T
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On November 07, 2019, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) announced the Guidelines for Field Trials of Pesticides. The applicants (Pesticide manufacturers and dealers) should submit an application for field tria
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The pesticide regulation in China is called Measures for the Administration of Pesticide Registration. The Measures came into force from the promulgation of the decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) on Aug. 1, 2017. The temp
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New Chemical Substances (refers to those not listed in the inventory) can be registered in three types under the TCCSCA: Standard registration: at 1 ton or more Simplified registration: at 100 kilograms or more, but less than 1 ton Small quanti
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India’s Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules (ICMSR) also referred to as ‘India REACH’ will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, expected mid-2021, and will regulate all substances, substances in mixtures
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The list of restricted/prohibited substances is listed in Schedule VI. Currently only one substance, phosgene, is restricted. Priority substance is defined as: Any Substance which falls under any of the following Hazard Classifications of the ei
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A Manufacturer, Importer or Downstream User shall ensure that all Priority Substances, Hazardous Chemicals and Mixtures containing more than 10% (w/w) of any Priority Substance or Hazardous Chemicals comply with labelling and packging requirements.
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International effort in addressing POPs starts in the late 1990s. The initial protocol to address POPs was implemented in 1998, signing 16 Chemicals to phase out according to previously established risk criteria. The Aarhus Protocol also impose parti
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The United States has not yet ratified the Stockholm Convention. The main reason for the delay is that the United States does not have the authority to implement all the Convention’s provisions, and currently, the country participates as an observ
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International effort in addressing POPs starts in late 1990s. The initial protocol to address POPs was implemented in 1998, signing 16 Chemicals to phase out according to previously established risk criteria. The Aarhus Protocol also impose parties t
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Australia adopted the Stockholm Convention in 2004, imposing on 12 original POPs trading control on import, manufacture, use, and export throughout the territory. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) supervises the applica
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International effort in addressing POPs starts in the late 1990s. The initial protocol to address POPs was implemented in 1998, signing 16 Chemicals to phase out according to previously established risk criteria. The Aarhus Protocol also impose parti
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Producers and importers of hazardous substances and mixtures to the Norwegian market have to follow the Regulations on declaration of Chemicals to the product register (declaration regulations), enforced on June 1, 2015. Applicants need to submit in
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The annual monitoring fee, rather than a declaration fee, is NOK 820 for each of the first 100 Chemicals subject to the declaration, and for Chemicals above it is NOK 135 per chemical additionally. An annual fee limit of NOK 110,000 is placed for the
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Businesses producing or importing 100 kg or more of a chemical substance are to declare their products, where the registration must take place by the latest when manufacture, market placement, or professional use begins in Norway.    Aside from t
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The annual deadline for quantities report is Mar. 15th, where annual quantities of Chemicals processed must be reported for the entire previous year in unit tons, including Chemicals discontinued during the previous year.   However, the deadline f
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As an importer having a detailed profile of Chemicals entering the Norwegian market, a declaration of Chemicals applies.   However, as for individual business who does not wish to disclose such Confidential Business Information (CBI) as mixture co
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India’s Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules (ICMSR) also referred to as ‘India REACH’ will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, expected mid-2021, and will regulate all substances, substances in mixtures
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Firstly, you need to check if all ingredients (including polymers) in your products are listed on IECSC or not. If not, you might need to submit new chemical substance notification by appointing a local agent. Secondly, you need to check if your prod
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Establishing good communication in the supply chain is a key factor. You can either request the compositional information from your supplier, or if they have made a voluntary submission, they can also provide you with a UFI instead. In any case, you
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