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| 1 | South Korea launches a new mark for excellent chemical reduction products. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with civil society organizations, has announced the selection of 11 new “Excellent Chemical Reduction Products” for 2024. These products, including detergents and other household items, are recognized f |
| 2 | India Revises Export Obligation Period for QCO-Exempt Imports | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a significant policy amendment via Notification No. 28/2025-26, revising the export obligation (EO) period under the Advance Authorization Scheme for imports exempted from mandatory Qu |
| 3 | The nomination to the Russian Inventory has closed! | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | f 2020, will be forwarded to the Eurasian Economic Commission to form a comm |
| 4 | EURASIA REACH: Russian Chemical Inventory, information and deadline update. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | In 2017, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EAEU Commission includ |
| 5 | EPA Invites Experts for Peer Review of Draft D4 Risk Evaluation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting nominations of qualified scientists to serve as ad hoc peer reviewers for the draft risk evaluation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4, CAS No. 556-67-2 ) under the Toxic Substances Control |
| 6 | Russian Inventory Notification Deadline Extended to 1st August 2020! | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | faq.php ) If you are exporting to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU: Russia, Belar |
| 7 | UN Environment Programme takes initiative to diminish hazardous chemicals in the textiles industry | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | m Convention Regional Centre South-East Asia and the Natural Resources Defence Counc |
| 8 | Thailand updated restricted and prohibited substance lists for cosmetics | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | line with the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Cosmetic Directive (AC |
| 9 | Russia has identified responsible institutions for implementing TR 041 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | nstitutions for implementing the Eurasian Technical Regulation 041 (TR 041), a |
| 10 | Updates on Eurasia REACH implementation. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The Eurasian Economic Commission has published an updated draft of the 2nd tier |
| 11 | Entry into force Eurasia REACH postponed | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The entry into force date of Eurasia REACH has been postponed. The regulation wa |
| 12 | Global NGO calls for the phase-out of hazardous chemicals used in plastic | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ling plants in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The |
| 13 | Updated Enforcement Rule of The Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act K-BPR came into effect | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Updated Enforcement Rule of The Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K-BPR) came into effect on December 31st, 2021.This updated Enforcement Rule reflects matters mandated by the ‘Belief System for Biocidal Product Victims |
| 14 | Vietnam publishes a draft amendment to Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On July 9, 2021, the General Department of Chemicals of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam published a draft decree to amend Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP regarding the Law on Chemicals.This amendment includes the addition of regul |
| 15 | UK authorities to assess 4 groups of substances for potential inclusion in the candidate list | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | When UK REACH entered into force, all substances included in the EU REACH candidate list were ipso facto (by the fact itself) transferred into the new UK REACH candidate list. As to the substances added to the EU REACH candidate list after UK REAC |
| 16 | Japan adds 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid to its list of deleterious substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan recently designated 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid as a deleterious substance. This is an industrial substance widely used in coating products, polymers, lubricants, and greases. Most impo |
| 17 | Australia consults on the safety standards for children’s toys | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reviews the voluntary Australian standard and proposes a new compulsory safety standard on February 25, 2022. This new rule mandates suppliers’ compliance to the newest standard called Austral |
| 18 | India extends the implementation date for five chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five substances. These substances are tagged ‘specialt |
| 19 | Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On the 13th of February, Switzerland had a vote to decide if full animal testing should be banned or not. This includes animal testing for both scientific and medical research.If voted for, the ban would include:· a ban on the importa |
| 20 | South Korea announces the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated and announced the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH on February 11th, 2022.The updates are as follows:· Update the hazard infor |
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