Australia Proposes Changes to Industrial Chemicals Categorization Guidelines
In a significant development for the industrial chemicals sector, the Australian Department of Health and Aging has launched a consultation process in September 2023 to consider significant amendments to the Industrial...
Read MoreAustralia publishes IChEMS Scheduling Decisions for POPs
The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has recently published scheduling decisions under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) for a number of persistent organic...
Read MoreNew updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
During the months of September, October, and November 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemistry Introductory Scheme (AICIS) has made several updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC). The updates include...
Read MoreFood Standards Australia New Zealand FSANZ suggests amending food code to align residue limits with other national regulations.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) proposes to amend its Food Standards Code to align residue limits (MRLs) for agricultural and veterinary chemicals with other national regulations. Regulatory Authority involved: Food...
Read MoreNew chemicals added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
In line with the Industrial Chemicals Act of 2019, new chemicals were introduced to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC) after their assessment certification on October 17, 2023. This move...
Read MoreAICIS Opens Public consultation on Draft Evaluation Statements
On 29 September 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) opened consultation on 20 draft evaluation statements covering 1996 industrial chemicals. The deadline for comments is 27 November 2023. This...
Read MoreAustralia Seeks Input on Including Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Schedule 7 of the IChEMS Register
On 9 October 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for short chain chlorinated paraffins under the Industrial...
Read MoreTime to submit the Annual Declaration under AICIS
It is time for registered importers or manufacturers who introduced industrial chemicals into Australia during the previous registration year to submit their annual declaration to the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme...
Read MoreAustralian Government Seeks Public Input on Proposed Changes to Chemical Introduction Regulations
The Australian Government has issued an open invitation to the community to provide valuable input on a comprehensive set of proposed changes to the categorization of chemical introductions. These changes include...
Read MoreAustralia Seeks Input on Including Brominated Flame Retardants in IChEMS Register Schedule 6 and 7
On 25 September 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for brominated flame retardants (BFRs) under the Industrial...
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