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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea consults on a draft amendment of Designation of Substances Subject to Intensive Control | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH), which was published on Jan. |
| 2 | Taiwan updates the RoHS requirements to include UV disinfection equipment | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | S 15663 Guidance on Reducing Restricted Chemicals in Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| 3 | Norwegian authorities extend annual report deadline | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | rs or importers dealing with hazardous chemicals (according to CLP regulation) of 100 k |
| 4 | European Commission adds Resorcinol to REACH Candidate List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 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 |
| 5 | India extends the implementation date for five chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadl |
| 6 | South Korea partially revises the Regulations on Classification and Labelling of Chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ions on Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.” This amendment will take effect fro |
| 7 | South Korea updates the Designation of toxic substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | e Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and Chemical Control Act (CCA |
| 8 | China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | tform for the registration of hazardous chemicals. The previous system launched in 2020 |
| 9 | Australia Opens Consultation on Revisions to the Categorisation Guidelines for 2026 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ovember 2025, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) opened a pu |
| 10 | UK chemical strategy - insights | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Food and Rural Affairs will publish its chemicals strategy later this year (no date annou |
| 11 | Sweden proposes N-hydroxymethylacrylamide for SVHC List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 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 |
| 12 | Brazil Considers the Inclusion of New Active Ingredients | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | active ingredients may be used in agrochemicals, sanitizers, disinfectants, and wood pr |
| 13 | European Commission implements new decision for a biocidal product | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 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 |
| 14 | Agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Japan on Circular Carbon Economy Clean Hydrogen Fuel Ammonia | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | In December 2022, a memorandum was signed between Saudi Arabia and Japan at the first ministerial meeting of the Saudi Japanese Ministerial Dialogue for Energy. . The memorandum was about cooperation in the energy sector, including carbon recycling |
| 15 | South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | e Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The MOE published 11 potenti |
| 16 | South Korea updates the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | e Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and the Chemicals Control Act |
| 17 | Canada recommends no regulatory action for 34 chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 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 |
| 18 | European Commission holds workshop on safety and sustainability criteria for chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | stainable by design (SSbD) criteria for chemicals and materials”. The development of cr |
| 19 | Australia publishes IChEMS principals for public consultation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ments manage the environmental risks of chemicals. It also aims to facilitate industry to |
| 20 | PFCA to be banned in the European Union | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ll non-essential uses of PFAS under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability is being me |
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