Russia Adopts New Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products
Jun-12-2026
The Russian Government has adopted a new Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products through Resolution No. 688 of 3 June 2026. The regulation establishes a national framework for the...
Read MoreStep Forward for Eurasia REACH: EEC Council Greenlights Chemical Register and Notification Procedures
On August 1, 2025, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Council approved two essential “second-level” documents under the EAEU Technical Regulation “On Safety of Chemical Products” (TR EAEU 041/2017): Procedure for forming...
Read MoreUkraine aligns its chemical policy with the EU
Since Ukraine became an EU candidate in June last year the country has been working on aligning its chemical policy with EU REACH. Last December the country published the law on...
Read MoreBelarus updates rules for the water transport of dangerous goods.
Belarus has approved updated rules (Decree N.71) for the transport of dangerous goods on inland waterways, replacing a 2009 decree. The new rules, which take effect from 1 July, align with...
Read MoreRussia: EPR for waste is expected to be implemented in January 2025
Because most of household waste generated in Russia ends up on the landfills, the Russian authorities are now developing updated legislative mechanisms such as extended producer responsibility (ERP) for waste. The...
Read MoreUkraine publishes a proposition to restrict triclosan lead and cadmium in food contact materials.
Ukrainian Ministry of Health has published a draft proposal to ban the chemical triclosan in production of plastic and food contact materials. Triclosan is an anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in kitchenware....
Read MoreEntry into force Eurasia REACH postponed
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...
Read MoreUkraine Notified Draft Chemical Regulation to the WTO
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...
Read MoreUpdates on Eurasia REACH implementation.
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...
Read MoreRussia has now published the finalized version of the inventory!
Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has now published the finalized version of the inventory of chemical substances. The finalized version contains +80.000 substances notified to the Minpromtorg from December...
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