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1 Japan: MHLW adds 29 entries to the list of chemicals that cause skin irritation Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On 18 July 2025, The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan released a list of substances that have been found to irritate skin or absorb through the skin. The list was made public on the Japan's Workplace Safety Site by MHLW. In add
2 Japan consults for 36 chemicals requiring mandatory labelling and SDS under ISHL Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has announced that it will hold a public consultation in December 2025, in order to update the list of chemicals and mixtures that require safety data sheets (SDS) and labelling. The consultatio
3 India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for three polymer products to 2025. Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three polymer products to 6 June 2025. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 6 December 2024,
4 Japan amends New Chemical Substances List: 119 Substances Added Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On 27 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 119 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). This update was announced through an official ISHA Notic
5 Company Name Change Announcement Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com We are excited to share important news regarding the evolution of our company and if
6 Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 131 Substances Added Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On 27 December 2024, 131 new chemicals were added to the New Chemical chemicals List by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). On the same day, an ISHA Notice was published reveal
7 Japan designates three POPs as Class I Specified Chemical Substances Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft proposal to designate t
8 4) Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few chemicals in
9 5) Thailand: Thailand published the first Existing Chemical Inventory Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few chemicals
10 Stockholm Convention Review Committee calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On 25 October 2023, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention, issued a call for information on a number of proposed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in advance of its upcoming meeting in September 202
11 Global Toy Safety Requirement Updates Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com s delighted bringing to you our October Newsletter with a summary of toy regulatory
12 Australian Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS)-Toothpaste and Oral Hygiene Products Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com 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 (
13 FDA Launches FAERS Dashboard for Cosmetic Product Adverse Event Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On 12 September 2025, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard for Cosmetic Products, an interactive platform designed to provide real-time access to adverse event rep
14 Final Versions of Technical Guidelines of MEE Order 12 Released Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com On the 24 December 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the final versions of technical risk assessment guidelines. These guidelines will guide and regulate risk assessment activities and assisting the implementation
15 SCC Published the Notification of First Activity and Annual Report Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com In late January, after a month of the implementation of the MEE Order.12, China’s Solid Chemical Waste Management Center (SCC) published the first notification of the first activity and annual report. This notification provides detailed the re
16 13 Chemicals Added to the BIS Mandatory Certification List Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com 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
17 What you need to know about EU Chemical Strategy 2030 Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com 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
18 Regulatory action will be taken on Nearly 300 chemicals identified by ECHA Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com 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
19 Biocides Committee proposes not to approve four silver-containing active substances Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com   Biocidal Products Committee(BPC) is a committee of ECHA which forms opinions on the BPR process and each member state appoints one member for BPC. Members of BPC meet regularly to discuss and the agenda for those meetings are publish
20 European Council Adopts New CLP Regulation to Improve Chemical Safety Regulatory Regions gpcgateway.com UPDATE: The new CLP Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2865) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20 November 2024 and will enter into force on 10 December 2024. The full text can be found here. In addition, ECHA published its
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