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The Philippines to Clarify CBI Requests for Chemical Evaluation
Dec 01, 2023
In November 2023, The Philippines Environmental Management Bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released a draft Administrative Order which clarifies the process for requesting of Confidential Business Information (CBI) for chemical evaluations of general inquiries and permits applied to the Bureau.
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Singapore to Prohibit Indoor Paints Containing Formaldehyde
Dec 01, 2023
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) is currently soliciting comments on the proposed controls for formaldehyde (CAS No. 50-00-0) in paints, aiming to prohibit the sales (e.g., retail, online) of paints with formaldehyde which are used for indoor applications.
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The Philippines Consults on Updating PICCS List
Dec 01, 2023
In November 2023, the Philippine Environmental Management Bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) released drafts on updating the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) for year 2022 and 2023, which would expand the present number of chemicals listed in the PICCS from 22,277 to 22,439 with the addition of 162 new chemicals.
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The Philippines Proposes Guidelines for Exemption of Chemicals Under RA 6969
Dec 01, 2023
Recently, The Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released a draft Administrative Order to provide guidelines for exemption of chemicals under the DENR A.O. 1992-29 (also known as “Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of RA 6969”).
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Japan to Ban PFHxS, Its Isomers and Their Salts
Nov 30, 2023
Japan will prohibit the manufacture, import and use of PFHxS, its isomers, and their salts, and prohibit the import of certain products in which PFHxS, its isomers, or their salts are used.
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Global Chemical Regulation Highlights | November 2023
Nov 30, 2023
In November of 2023, China released a notice to strengthen standardized environmental management on hazardous wastes. South Korea designated 55 new toxic chemical substances and updated the GHS Classification List. Japan opened a public consultation to designate NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance under the CSCL. Thailand DIW proposed to list 147 PFHxS related substances as Type 3 hazardous substances. New Zealand called for submissions regarding proposed changes to a series of group standards to reduce the maximum allowable levels of lead in paint.
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Taiwan to Consolidate Duplicate Registration Applications of Same Substances
Nov 30, 2023
Taiwan issued a notice requiring the same registrant to combine multiple applications for the same chemical substance into one, to prevent the evasion of higher quantity registration requirements through batch-wise submissions.
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Korea to Update Content Limits for 3 Toxic Chemicals and Designate 40 New Toxic Chemicals
Nov 30, 2023
On November 29, 2023, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued two notices to solicit public comments on the proposed updates to the Toxic Chemical Substance List (TCSL) and the GHS Classification List.
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U.S. EPA Proposes to Revise Regulations for DecaBDE and PIP 3:1 under TSCA
Nov 24, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated proposals to revise the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals addressed in final rules issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in January 2021.
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Inventory Updates | Australia Updates Names of 27 Chemicals in AIIC (Updated on Nov 23, 2023)
Nov 24, 2023
Chemical substances that are listed in the AIIC can be introduced by any registered introducers (importers or manufacturers).
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