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California P65: Amendment to Section 25705
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Proposition 65, known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects California's drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to |
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Northern Ireland notifications
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Northern Island (NI) is part of EU regulatory systems for chemicals to ensure frictionless movement of goods within the island of Ireland, whilst remaining within the UK customs territory. NI businesses will retain their current EU REACH status a |
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Nominate Substances to Vietnamese National Chemical Inventory before April 15
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Vietnamese National Chemical Inventory (NCI) Notification window opened on 16th October 2020 and is about to close on 15th April 2021.
Vietnam began to compile the national chemical inventory (NCI) in 2012. Substances that are not listed on th |
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MEE will add the third batch of chemical substance into Chinese Inventory
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Key Updates on Thailand Chemical Regulation
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The Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 is one of the main legislative bases involved in chemical management in Thailand. The first issue of B.E. 2535 came into force on April 7th, 1992. The Act has been revised several times. The Ministry of Indus |
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Chile leads the way on chemical safety in Latin America: Decree published
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On February 9, 2021, Chile approved its rules for the classification, labeling, and notification of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures (Decree 57) in the official gazette. The Decree 57 was promulgated in November 2019 and communicated |
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8 new substances to be identified as SVHC by ECHA
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In the context of the authorization process, Member States Competent Authorities and/or the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on request of the European Commission, could prepare Annex XV dossiers for the identification of Substances of Very High |
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ECHA supporting Montenegro and Serbia to prepare for EU chemicals laws
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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on behalf of the European Commission (EC), is running its fifth project under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). These projects are targeted at assisting European Union (EU) candidate countrie |
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Malaysia launches MyEHS, a new website for Hazardous Substance Registration
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Department of Environment (DOE) recently announced its new website for Environmentally Hazardous Substances (EHS) Registration. The platform is for gathering information on EHS identified and notified by importers and manufacturers to DOE. With t |
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ECHA Adds Eight Hazardous Chemicals to the SVHC Candidate List
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On July 9th, ECAH added eight chemicals to the Candidate List of SVHC, expanding the list from 211 to 219 entries. These newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber, textiles, or as solvents an |
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K-REACH: Simplified chemical risk assessment plan
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A new chemical risk assessment reporting system also known as Chemical Accident Prevention Management Plan (CAPMP) has been in place since April 1 in South Korea. This new system integrates two existing risk reporting systems - an off-site co |
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K-BPR: Safety check will be required when using lubricants
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The Ministry of Environment in South Korea plans to include lubricants in the list of products subject to safety checks. 39 consumer products have been listed in K-BPR that will need safety checks. The draft amendment proposed to include lubrica |
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Prepare for First Annual Reporting deadline under Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme - AICIS
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The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) has been implemented since July 1st 2020. Under this Scheme, introducers of chemicals have the obligation to submit an annual declaration. The first deadline of the annual declaratio |
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UK REACH: HSE provides clarification on the requirements to perform DUIN
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In an email exchange with GPC dated April 2nd, 2021, HSE provided a much-welcomed clarification regarding the requirements that non-GB manufacturers must meet in order to qualify for DUIN.
In their email, HSE stated that DUIN is only availabl |
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Canadian Draft Guidance for Notification and Testing of New Substances
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Under the New Substance Program, Environment and Climate Canada and Health Canada are responsible for administering the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) and the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms |
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Fee Change for New Substance Notifications in Canada
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As per Canada’s New Substances Fees Regulations, fees must be provided with each New Substance Notification (NSN) package submitted under the New Substance Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers). The amount of fee will be depen |
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Seven substances have been proposed for authorisation by ECHA
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On April 14, 2021, ECHA recommends for the European Commission to add seven substances to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of REACH). Once on the list, companies will need to apply for authorisation to continue using them.
The seven substance |
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Taiwan’s EPA modified Chemical Registration Fee
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Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has published the modification of the fee structure for chemical registration on April 7, 2021. In response to the international trend of reducing the use of animal testing, the registratio |
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Amendments of Poisons Act in India
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In early April, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, India chaired a meeting on implications of Poisons Act (1919) in chemical industry.
One of the issues that brought up in this |
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Entry into force Eurasia REACH postponed
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The entry into force date of Eurasia REACH has been postponed. The regulation was initially planned to come into force on 2nd June 2021. This postpone is mainly due to the delay of the approvement of the second part of Eurasia REACH regulation |