Peru Turns Registry for Emissions & Pollutants Mandatory
Aug-31-2021
On July 24, Peru’s Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) published Decree 18/2021. By this Decree, Peru creates the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (RETC by its acronym in Spanish). The new...
Read MoreGlobal NGO calls for the phase-out of hazardous chemicals used in plastic
Aug-06-2021
A Global NGO network, International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), based on its research, has found levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in almost all the free-range chicken eggs it collected near...
Read MoreSouth Africa progresses to Publish Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals
Aug-06-2021
Through the Ministry of Employment and Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, on 29 March 2021, the government of South Africa finally published its regulations concerning Hazardous Chemical...
Read MorePhilippines To Ban Medical Products Containing Mercury
Aug-06-2021
The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently had a consultation to examine the draft of Circular to prohibit the use, manufacture, importation/exportation, distribution, sale, and storage of medical products that...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia - GSO Issues a Draft Technical Regulation on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Aug-06-2021
The Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO), on the 7th of July 2021 issued an update to the draft Gulf Technical Regulation No. GSO 2528/2021 "Cosmetic products – Technical Regulation of cosmetic and...
Read MoreMalaysia launches MyEHS, a new website for Hazardous Substance Registration
Jul-12-2021
Department of Environment (DOE) recently announced its new website for Environmentally Hazardous Substances (EHS) Registration. The platform is for gathering information on EHS identified and notified by importers and manufacturers to...
Read MorePhilippines: EMB AND BOC to Implement Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in Chemical Mixtures
Jul-05-2021
Philippines-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) informs the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the upcoming implementation of GHS in chemical mixtures and seeks their cooperation for enforcement Early February, the director of The...
Read MorePhilippines Updates the Inventory Of Chemicals and Chemical Substances With 52 New Substances
Jul-05-2021
In EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-08, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued the 2021 updated Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS)....
Read MoreMercosur intends to harmonize GHS implementation
In a meeting held in May 19-20, 2021 (SGT 6), the Mercosur Environment Working Subgroup recommended advancing the regulatory framework within the bloc. The proposal includes the adoption of an updated...
Read MoreLatin America unites to promote national management of chemicals
May-20-2021
The Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), coordinated with the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), published the Roadmap for the Rational Management of Industrial Chemical Substances and Products in late...
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