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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 28 December 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft notice to revise the criteria for determining poisonous and deleterious substances under the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act. MHLW has publ |
| 2 | Canada Updates Pest Control Products Regulations for Sodium Hypochlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | tte, December 9, 2024, these amendments update the labeling requirements for sodium hy |
| 3 | UNECE Publishes ADN 2025: Updates for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Annexes II and III. UNECE publishes an updated version of ADN every two years.   |
| 4 | Taiwan Proposes to Ban Methoxychlor in Environmental Pesticides | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | June 5, 2006. The most recent version, updated in July 2022, included 82 prohibited s |
| 5 | GHS Update: New Clarifications Proposed for Mutagenicity Hazard Class | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 19 November 2024, the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) published proposed clarifications to the classification criteria for germ cell mutagenicity submitted by the Inform |
| 6 | South Korea Updates Explosions and Fire Safety Measures for Water-Reactive Substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | al Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) has updated the "Measures to Deal with Explosion a |
| 7 | South Korea updates official Letter of Confirmation LoC template for chemical substance verification. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ronment Corporation (K-ECO) notified an updated template of the Letter of Confirmation |
| 8 | ECHA to Update REACH-IT List Numbers to Alphanumeric Format | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ls Agency (ECHA) announced that it will update REACH-IT list numbers from the current |
| 9 | Singapore’s HSA Revises Fees for Cosmetic Notifications and GMP Certifications under the Health Products Fees Amendment Regulations 2024 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | to S$8 per additional variant.  Updates to GMP Certification Fees In additi |
| 10 | Ecuador Implements New Sanitary Technical Regulations for Medicines | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Pharmaceutical companies must adhere to updated guidelines on packaging, labeling, and |
| 11 | Japan publishes English version of GHS Classified Chemicals for FY 2022 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | (GHS) on its portal. NITE released the updated list for FY 2022 on the portal on beha |
| 12 | Japan Adds Cosmetic Ingredients to NITE-CHRIP Database | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 10 January 2025, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) added ingredients used in cosmetics to the country’s Chemical Risk Information Platform (NITE-CHRIP). As a government agency, NITE has been designated to provide c |
| 13 | EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates and Related Chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | k analysis for several phthalates. This update focuses on the potential health risks o |
| 14 | Thailand Tightens Regulations on Titanium Dioxide in Cosmetics | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 024 and effective 19 November 2024, the updated rules introduce stricter labeling requ |
| 15 | Malaysia Updates Cosmetic Product Regulations: New Bans and Restrictions Announced | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | cular No. 3/2024, detailing significant updates to the "Guidelines for Control of Cosm |
| 16 | Council of the EU Adopts its Position on Sixth Revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive with New Exposure Limits | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Union agreed its position on the sixth update of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprot |
| 17 | Japan Amends Import Customs Clearance Procedures under CSCL – Effective February 2025  | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On February 6, 2025, the updated import customs clearance procedure for chemicals unde |
| 18 | Japan Releases Q and A Document to Clarify Provisions of Positive List for Food Contact Materials | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | s FCMs in Japan, and the CAA frequently updates its portal to reflect the most recent |
| 19 | Japan revises the Priority Assessment Chemicals list and Monitoring Procedures for FY2024 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | monitoring procedures for FY2024. This update was published on METI’s portal on the |
| 20 | Australia - Key Regulatory Insights 2024 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 2024 Australia and New Zealand Adopt Updated Sunscreen Standard On April 11, 202 |
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