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India’s Focus on Quality Control Orders Grows in Chemicals Sector
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tep towards aligning with international standards and protecting domestic markets.
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India Revises Ammonium Nitrate Standard for Explosives; BIS Issues Second Revision Draft
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a draft second revision of IS 4668:20XX, |
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India Extends Implementation Deadlines for PVC and Polypropylene Quality Control Orders
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orders fall under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) framework and require mandatory B |
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Mercosur Approves New Technical Regulation for Cleaning Products
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ongoing efforts to harmonize technical standards across member countries.
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Brazil: GHS Revision 7 Becomes Mandatory from 4 July 2025
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The Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) released the update on 3 July 20 |
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EU Commission Evaluates WEEE Directive: Urgent Need for Modernisation to Tackle E-Waste
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lementation, and inconsistent treatment standards. The Commission recommends revising the |
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Switzerland Notifies WTO of Draft Amendments to Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance
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cling practices, while aligning with EU standards and fulfilling Switzerland's commitment |
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South Korea Announces Draft Establishment of “Standard Quantity Thresholds for Hazardous Chemicals”
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C. Consolidation of Existing Standards
The quantity standards currently f |
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Medical Devices in the GCC: GSO and European Committee for Standardization Sign Technical Agreement
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aboration in developing and harmonizing standards for non-active medical devices, and to |
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South Korea Proposes Full Revision of the “Detailed Handling Standards for Hazardous Chemicals”
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ll revision of the “Detailed Handling Standards for Hazardous Chemicals” to align wit |
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China Adds Two New Cosmetic Ingredients to Official Catalogue
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ance with the Cosmetic Safety Technical Standards.
For more details, companies |
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China Updates Management Rules for Used Cosmetic Ingredients Catalogue
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based on the Cosmetic Safety Technical Standards.
New Additions to List II
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Japan adds one chemical to the Essential Monomers list under FCM Positive list
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erial in the Table 1, Appendix 1 of the Standards for Food, Additives.
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Japan Launches Public Consultation on JIS Standards to Align with GHS Revision 9 (Updated)
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On 25 December 2025, the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) published the final s |
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China enforces GHS Rev. 8 via mandatory standard GB 30000.1-2024
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he National Public Service Platform for Standards Information. This updated standard, whi |
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South Korea Strengthens Chemical Safety Regulations with Amendments to Enforcement Decrees of K-REACH and CCA
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iency by applying risk-based management standards and reducing unnecessary compliance bur |
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India Notifies Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025
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ention, licensing procedures, labelling standards, and definitions of competent authoriti |
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Indonesia Unveils Strategic Roadmap to Strengthen Product Safety and Labelling Compliance
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ncentives aimed at elevating production standards.
Strategic Focus Areas for 202 |
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EU Adopts New REACH Restrictions on CMR Substances from 1 September 2025
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that meet recognised international standards (e.g. Jet-A, Jet-A1, JP-x, DEF
STAN, A |
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Japan Amends Notification Rules for New Chemical Substances Under CSCL
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ated Ministerial Notification Technical standards, designated computers, certificates, an |