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| 1 | DEFRA lays legislation to formally extend UK-REACH deadlines | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | extend the submission deadlines under UK-REACH by 3 years. The table below shows th |
| 2 | British Government Removes Sunset Clause from Retained EU Law | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 10 May 2023 the British government presented an amendment to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill removing the sunset clause that would automatically revoke most retained EU law on 31 December 2023. Originally the Retained EU Law (R |
| 3 | South Korea partially revised the regulations on test methods for chemical substances. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | gistration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). This was to update the regulation ba |
| 4 | South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On June 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling, including pictograms, hazard statements and precautionary statements, and classification mark li |
| 5 | South Korea revised the Designation of Toxic Substances. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | gistration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). Earlier this year, NIER consulte |
| 6 | The government in South Korea decides to release regulations that hinder business activities. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | In South Korea, the government has decided to break down uniform chemical regulations for small and medium-sized companies by unifying multiple ministries' double approval process to resolve corporate site difficulties significantly. On the 7th |
| 7 | The UK REACH Registration Deadlines are officially extended | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The extension of the UK REACH registration deadlines is now official! The legislation necessary to implement the extension was laid in Parliament by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on 20th April 2023 and the Statutory Inst |
| 8 | Korea Cosmetics Association pushes for a revision of natural and organic cosmetics regulations. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | According to the news published on https://www.meconomynews.com/ in February 2023, the deletion of regulations related to natural and organic cosmetics, which the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety included in the top 100 regulatory innovation tasks in |
| 9 | UK introduces new restriction to the Cosmetics Regulation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 6 July 2023 the UK Government published an amendment, the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023, to the retained EU legislation, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (the Cosmetics Regulation). The amendment is applicable |
| 10 | South Korea keeps working to harmonize Global Regulations for Toxicity Assessment | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) takes part in the WNT (Working Group of the National Coordinators for the Test Guidelines Programme) meeting that is held at the OECD headquarters in Paris, |
| 11 | South Korea designates three new chemicals as toxic substances. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 5) were added as toxic substances under K-REACH. The details of the substances are |
| 12 | South Korea announces key update on data omissions in chemical registrations. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (K-REACH), certain data submissions may be omitt |
| 13 | South Korea notified the draft amendment of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances to the WTO. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On August 31, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substan |
| 14 | South Korea publishes risk assessment results of 10 chemicals. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ohexane and 1,4-dichlorobenzene, on the K-REACH portal. From 2019 the National Ins |
| 15 | KCMA Final Notice on MSDS Submission Deadline -Compliance Required by January 16, 2026 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | gistration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and related chemical-control regulatio |
| 16 | South Korea proposes the first three substances subject to authorization under K-REACH | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | According to the K-REACH database, there are currently no substances that have been add |
| 17 | 98 substances added to Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | The UK Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progress (MfSMYP) has, taken a key decision on the classification and labelling of 98 chemical substances in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). This decision was taken after the Secretary of St |
| 18 | DEFRA publishes delayed UK REACH Work Programme for 2023/24 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ory framework. - Publish UK-REACH evaluation reports by 28 February 2024 |
| 19 | 25 new substances added to Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling List | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 12 March 2024, the UKs Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced that 25 chemical substances have been added to the Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling List (GB MCL). These additions came into force on 2 March 2025 and summaries |
| 20 | South Korea notifies WTO of draft partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances. | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On May 23, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances. The amendment covers |
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