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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea announces partial revision of classification and labelling rules for chemical substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | sified from a restricted substance to a banned substance in accordance with the Min |
| 2 | Singapore Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | these chemicals, and a potential future ban on Chlorpyrifos if adopted by the Stock |
| 3 | Canada Adds DBDPE and Dechlorane Plus to Schedule 1 of CEPA | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ed use, import limitations, or eventual bans. The designation allows federa |
| 4 | Vietnam’s New Chemical Law: Key Changes Effective in 2026 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Prohibited Activities Bans unauthorized use, production, or stora |
| 5 | Australia Proposes New IChEMS Environmental Standards for Industrial Chemicals (2025–2026) | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Regulations: Use Prohibitions: Ban on manufacturing, import, and usage unl |
| 6 | Ukraine Proposes New Compliance Timelines for UA REACH and UA CLP | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ons: Substance Type / Tonnage Band Current Deadline |
| 7 | ECHA Proposes EU-Wide Restrictions on Chromium(VI) Substances to Protect Health | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | s substitutes. The proposal suggests banning the use of these substances, except |
| 8 | Thailand Cosmetic Regulations Updated: Ingredient Ban New Toothpaste Labels and Microneedle Rules | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | atory updates. These include a proposed ban on 17 additional hazardous substances i |
| 9 | EPA Finalizes Stronger Rules to Cut Ethylene Oxide Emissions and Reduce Cancer Risk | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Use Cancellations: EPA has banned the use of EtO for museum and archiv |
| 10 | South Africa Bans Mercury-Added Products with New 2024 Regulations and Sets Phase-Out Deadlines from April 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | cts Mercury-added products will be banned after set dates (starting 1 April 20 |
| 11 | Public Consultation Opens on Decree Regulating Brazil’s Law No. 15.022/2024 on Chemicals Inventory and Risk Management | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | sultation, led by the Secretariat for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, |
| 12 | Australia Advances Packaging Reform Amid Strong Public Support for EPR and Tougher National Standards | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | orts. There was also strong backing for bans on problematic packaging materials, ma |
| 13 | UK Notifies WTO of Draft Regulation to Ban 4-MBC and 16 CMR Substances in Cosmetics | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | g even small quantities of formaldehyde.Ban on 3-(4-Methylbenzylidene)-d1 camphor ( |
| 14 | EU Adopts New Restrictions on UV-328 and Dechlorane Plus Under POPs Regulation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | In May 2025, the European Commission adopted two Delegated Regulations introducing new restrictions under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These measures implement decisions from the Stockholm Convention and target t |
| 15 | Stricter Oversight for Cosmetics: China's Updated Safety Measures Take Effect from August 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | th high risks levels may be recalled or banned. Public Updates: Safety reports wi |
| 16 | EU Bans 21 CMR Substances in Cosmetics under Regulation (EU) 2025/877 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | gated Regulation (EU) 2024/197. The new bans will apply from 1 September 2025 acros |
| 17 | Vietnam Issues Draft Decree on Cosmetic Safety and Management Aligned with ASEAN Standards | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | N limits on heavy metals, microbes, and banned substances. The Ministry of |
| 18 | COP-12 Expands Stockholm Convention Annex A to Include Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs, and LC-PFCAs; UV-328 Exemptions Revised | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Stockholm Convention: Key Chemical Bans and Restrictions At the 12th Confer |
| 19 | Taiwan to Add PFOS, PFOA, NP/NPEO, and Cycloterpenes to Toxic Chemical List in June 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ied as endocrine disruptors, have been banned in household cleaning products in Ta |
| 20 | South Korea notifies WTO of proposed revision to the “Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control” | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | means will be revoked. Ban on Non-Certified Recycled Material Impo |
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