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EU Members to Start Substance Evaluation on Six Substances
Mar 23, 2023
ECHA updated the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for the year 2023-2025 to list 24 substances suspected of posing a risk to human health or the environment.
EU Hazard/risk assessment Chemical management
Switzerland Notifies WTO on Chemical Ordinance Amendment
Mar 20, 2023
Switzerland notified the WTO on March 6, 2023 that it intends to amend Annexes 2 and 3 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemical Ordinance; ChemO). Stakeholders have until 60 days after the notification to provide feedback.
Chemical management Switzerland
India Delays Implementation of Six Quality Control Orders
Mar 20, 2023
Recently, India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) announced to delay the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six substances used as plastic materials.
India Chemical management QCOs
POPs Convention Recommends Banning DP and UV-328
Mar 17, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants released meeting documents of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11) on recommendation of listing Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 in Annex A (Elimination) to the Convention with time-limited specific exemptions.
Environmental protection POPs Stockholm Convention
ECHA to List Brominate Flame Retardants Candidates for Restriction
Mar 17, 2023
On March 15, 2023, ECHA published the Regulatory Roadmap for Flame Retardant, identifying aromatic brominated flame retardant as a candidate for an EU-wide restriction. This would minimize the exposure of people and the environment to these persistent, potentially bioaccumulative and toxic substances.
EU Hazard/risk assessment Chemical management EU REACH
Navigating Changes of Singapore GHS
Mar 16, 2023
On February 6, 2023, Singapore Standards Council published the revised GHS implementation Rules, namely SS 586-2 and SS 586-3. The revised standards adopt the requirements set out in GHS Rev.7, with combustible dust elements included from GHS Rev.8. They took effect on February 6, 2023 with a two-year grace period.
Singapore GHS
India Updates Exemption Lists under RoHS Rules
Mar 13, 2023
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a notification on January 30, 2023, announcing to amend the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. The amendment, namely E-Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2023, shall come into force from April 1, 2023.
India Wastes RoHS
Singapore Revises GHS Implementation Rules with Two-year Transitional Period (Updated on March 7, 2023)
Mar 09, 2023
On February 6, 2023, Singapore Standards Council officially released the revised standards of SS 586 Part 2 and Part 3.
Singapore GHS Chemical management
India to Revise Standards for Caustic Soda and Hydrochloric Acid
Mar 03, 2023
In February 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards published two draft standards for public consultation. They are Caustic Soda — Code of Safety (First Revision) and Hydrochloric Acid — Code of Safety (First Revision). Both standards were published around five decades ago and need to be updated based on the past experience and currently available data.
India Chemical management
New Zealand Proposes to Update Rules on Storage and Disposal of POPs
Feb 28, 2023
On February 20, 2023, New Zealand issued a proposed new EPA notice on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)—the Hazardous Substances (Storage and Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants) Notice 2023. Comments are welcome until April 5, 2023.
New Zealand New Zealand HSNO

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