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Maine Solicits Proposals for Currently Unavoidable Uses Exempt under PFAS Ban
Jan 31, 2024
To bring CUU proposals to the legislature in 2025, Maine Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting public opinions from those seeking CUU determinations. A separate proposal must be submitted for each individual product category. The proposals may be submitted by manufacturers individually or collectively by March 1, 2024.
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Singapore Proposes Control of 2 POPs and 9 Mercury-added Products
Jan 25, 2024
Singapore's NEA recently opened a public consultation on the proposed control of MCCPs, LC-PFCAs, its salts and related compounds, and nine mercury-added products.
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China Has Comprehensively Phased out 8 New Pollutants
Jan 22, 2024
On January 9, 2024, the MEE issued a notice, announcing that China has comprehensively phased out eight types of chemicals included in the List of New Pollutants for Priority Management (2023). Their import, export, manufacture, process and use have been prohibited in China from January 1, 2024.
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Australia Publishes New IChEMS Scheduling Decisions, Covering PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS
Jan 08, 2024
The Australian Government recently announced the new scheduling decisions for nine chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS).
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China Prohibits 4 POPs from Import and Export, Including PFOS
Jan 08, 2024
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) jointly issued the Catalogue of Goods Prohibited from Import (9th Batch) and the Catalogue of Goods Prohibited from Export (8th Batch), which took effect on January 1, 2024.
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European Commission to Revise PFOS Exemptions under POPs Regulation
Dec 15, 2023
On December 4, 2023, European Commission released a Draft regulation to revise several provisions concerning perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives under the Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants(also known as the POPs Regulation). The draft is open for feedback until January 1, 2024.
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Japan to Ban Methoxychlor, Dechlorane Plus and UV-328
Dec 14, 2023
On December 12, 2023, the Japanese MHLW, METI, and MoE issued a joint consultation regarding the designation of methoxychlor, dechlorane plus and UV-328 as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL). Comments are welcome before January 10, 2024.
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Thailand to Add PFHxS to List of Hazardous Substances, Targeting 147 Substances
Nov 06, 2023
Thailand’s DIW proposed to regulate PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds as Type 3 hazardous substances. Registration and licensing requirements will apply.
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Vietnam Consults on Revising its POP Regulations
Nov 01, 2023
As notified on its official website, Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is consulting on the revision on Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection. The Decree stipulate provisions on the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and raw materials, fuels, materials, products, goods and equipment containing POPs. Comments are welcome until November 4, 2023.
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Thailand HSA: Official Insights into Recent Development and Future Trends
Oct 30, 2023
Speaking at ChemCon Europe held in Vienna on October 26, 2023, Ms. Thanatorn Yoadsomsuay from Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) introduced recent developments, challenges, and future trends of Thailand’s chemical management under the HSA.
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