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India Delays Quality Control Orders for 6 Chemicals
Apr 24, 2023
On March 31, 2023, India's Department of Chemicals and Petro Chemicals issued a Gazette Notification to delay the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six chemicals.
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17,380 Substances Pre-registered under K-REACH
Apr 24, 2023
On April 12, 2023, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the updated list of pre-registered substances under K-REACH. As of March 31, 2023, a total of 226,520 pre-registration applications were submitted for 17,380 chemical substances.
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China to Amend GB 4806.1 General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles
Apr 21, 2023
On April 19, 2023, CFSA released the draft of the new version of GB 4806.1-2016 General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles, which is the most fundamental and general standard for food contact materials (FCM) in China, applying to all kinds of FCM. The draft proposes changes to the definitions, basic requirements, compliance principles, and product information. This is the first time that a new version has been proposed since its implementation in 2016.
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MERCOSUR Proposes Regulation on Silicone Food Contact Materials
Apr 21, 2023
In March of 2023, the South American trade bloc MERCOSUR released a new draft regulation on the use of silicones in food contact materials (FCM). The proposed regulation includes positive lists and specific migration limits for metal salts.
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Colombia Enforces GHS Implementation in Workplace
Apr 20, 2023
On April 9, 2021, Colombia issued Resolution 0773/2021 to implement GHS in the workplace. Chemical products should be classified in accordance with the sixth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classifying and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS Rev.6), as well as the labeling and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
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Over 120 Associations Call for Preservation of Internal Market Legal Basis for Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
Apr 19, 2023
By a joint statement issued on April 17, 2023, a group of over 120 packaging industry associations expressed their concern over the potential erosion or split of the legal basis of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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Brands Worth More Than €130 Billion Want the EU to Ban PFAS Chemicals
Apr 18, 2023
On March 22, 2023, the discussions on the upcoming ban of PFAS chemicals in the European Union started. Through an advocacy campaign from environmental NGO ChemSec, over a hundred consumer brands worth more than €130 billion strongly support a comprehensive ban on these harmful chemicals.
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Vietnam Updates List of POPs for Exemption Registration
Apr 17, 2023
On February 2, 2023, Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) issued an official letter 424/BTNMT-KSONMT 2023 to supplement the legal provisions on exemption registration for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP.
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ECHA Recommends Eight Substances for Authorisation List
Apr 14, 2023
On April 12, 2023, ECHA submitted its 11th recommendation to the European Commission, which recommends the inclusion of 8 substances to the REACH Authorisation List to protect people and the environment.
EU
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India Proposes Average Life for EEE Items under E-Waste Rules
Apr 12, 2023
On March 21, 2023, India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released a draft proposal for average life of the notified Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) items under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
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