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| 1 | European Commission adopts ‘clarifications’ to REACH information requirements | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | REACH (EC 1907/2006) is a regulation aimed at improving the protection of human health and the environment through a better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. (Source: EC) The EC clarification and amendm |
| 2 | EPA Finalizes Formaldehyde Risk Evaluation Under TSCA – Highlighting Cancer Risks | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized it's risk evaluation for formaldehyde under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Agency concluded that formaldehyde poses an unreasonable risk of harm to human healt |
| 3 | England to Ban Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids: Major Step to Protect Pollinators | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | hiamethoxam (CAS no 153719-23-4). These chemicals, which are known to threaten pollinator |
| 4 | Law No. 15070: Brazil’s New Regulatory Framework for Sustainable Bioinputs | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Enacted on December 23, 2024, Law No. 15,070 establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for bioinputs in Brazil, covering their production, import, export, registration, commercialization, and use. This landmark legislation integrates sustainab |
| 5 | South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals K-REACH | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | e Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on Jan 3rd, 2023. This is to |
| 6 | Indian Government proposes to bring out a ‘Reference Document for Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Indian Government is proposing to bring out a ‘Reference Document for Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road’. These Dangerous Goods (DG) refer to substances that pose risks to health, safety, property, and the environment when transported. |
| 7 | South Korea expands the definition of existing substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | isting substances now includes existing chemicals' reaction products and isomers. Regist |
| 8 | Taiwan: Deadline for Standard Registration extends to 5 years | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | is applicable to 106 Priority Existing Chemicals (PECs) and the list remains the same. |
| 9 | ECHA provides clarification for the degradation and mutagenicity studies | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | test – which checks the potential of chemicals to create mutations in bacteria. a |
| 10 | Canada Nominates LC-PFCAs under the Stockholm Convention | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | l production and use of POP.s POPs are chemicals that: remain intact in the envi |
| 11 | New Zealand EPA Takes Pioneering Step to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | nces (PFAS), commonly known as 'forever chemicals', in cosmetic products from 31 December |
| 12 | ECHA announces changes to completeness checks of REACH registrations. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 23 January 2023 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that they will start ch |
| 13 | Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Version 9 is published | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | stem of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals" held on the 11th of December 2020. |
| 14 | Annexes of Turkey's Cosmetic Regulation are amended! | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | As published on the website of the official gazette, the Turkey cosmetic regulations’ annexes were amended in September. The parts that were amended include: Annex 2 (List of forbidden substances)Annex 3 (List of substances that cosmetic prod |
| 15 | US EPA Releases A Comprehensive Roadmap For PFAs | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | rch, restricting, and remediating these chemicals. According to the EPA Administrator, |
| 16 | Turkey is Officially a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Mercury is one of the most dangerous heavy metals. Because of this, the "Minamata Convention on Mercury" was prepared under the leadership of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in order to prevent environmental pollution caused by mercur |
| 17 | China updates the registration platform to allow the generation of QR codes for hazardous chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Quick Response (QR) codes for hazardous chemicals. This upgrade is meant to support th |
| 18 | 300-Plus Chemicals Lose Confidential Status In US EPA List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | According to the TSCA inventory, these chemicals make up about 8,000 of the 42,000 chemi |
| 19 | Australian Government Publishes Chemical Evaluations Roadmap And Rolling Action Plan | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | heir approach for evaluating industrial chemicals’ introduction. The rolling action pla |
| 20 | ECHA outlines research priorities for the regulation of hazardous chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 15 November 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a news report that id |
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