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South Korea Updates GHS Classification List
Apr 08, 2020
13 new substances were designated as toxic chemical substances after hazard evaluation under K-REACH. Mandatory classification and labelling elements of these toxic substances were published.
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Vietnam to Assist Enterprises to Comply with GHS Requirements in Asia Pacific and EU
Apr 03, 2020
At last, MOIT also recommends enterprises to communicate with the government through phone or e-mail if they need other technical support. For the foreign enterprises that plan to trade with Vietnam and are concern with the GHS implementation in Vietnam, it is a good chance to communicate with the local government as well.
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China Consults on the General Specifications (Part 1) of GB 30000
Mar 05, 2020
This Part specifies the terms and definitions related to the classification and labelling of chemicals, as well as general rules for the classification, labelling and safety data sheets of chemical hazards.
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Malaysia Updates the List of Classified Chemicals
Feb 27, 2020
In the October of 2019, the Malaysia Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) promulgated the Industry Code of Practice on Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication (Amendment) 2019 Part 1 (ICOP 2019 Part 1) as a guidance to chemical suppliers to comply with the provisions in Part II of the Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013 (aka. the CLASS Regulations, hereinafter is referred to as "the Regulations").
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Korea MoEL Requires SDS Online Submission from 2021
Feb 12, 2020
The revised Occupational Safety and Health Act[1] (OSHA) was promulgated as Law No. 16272 on January 15, 2019 (CL news[2]). One of the major amendments requires the submission of SDS to the Ministry of Employment and Labour (MoEL) within five years after the amendment is implemented (from January 16, 2021).
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Australia to Adopt GHS Revision 7 from July 2020
Jan 15, 2020
On January 10, 2020, the Safe Work Australia (SWA) announced in a press release [1] that its members have agreed to practice the 7th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for management of workplace hazardous chemicals. Earlier in July 2019, the agency opened a consultation on the proposal to move to GHS Revision 7 (ChemLinked news [2]).
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Taiwan Promulgates Revised Labelling and SDS Regulation for Toxic and Concerned Chemical
Jan 15, 2020
Takehome: Taiwan EPA published the new Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Labelling and SDS Regulation. The revised Regulation will come into effect on January 16, 2020, the same implementation date as Taiwan TCCSCA. The amendments of the Toxic Chemical Substances Labelling and SDS Regulation, renamed as the Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Labelling and SDS Regulation (hereafter referred to as the Regulation) was promulgated by Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on January 13, 2010.
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New Zealand Proposes Adoption of GHS Revision 7 Classification System
Nov 07, 2019
On 29th October, New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) issued a notice seeking public feedback on the proposal to change the classification system for hazardous substances in New Zealand.
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South Korea Updates GHS Classification List
Oct 24, 2019
On Oct 21th, 2019, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced the updates to the GHS Classification List, which came into effect immediately.
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Japan to Adjust List of Chemical Substances Subject to Its PRTR System
Sep 26, 2019
Takehome: The Japanese METI plans to adjust the criteria of substance selection as well as the substances list under its PRTR system.
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