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Japan to Designate NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Mar 22, 2023
Japan is planning to designate poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as Class II Specified Chemical Substance.
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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.
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New Zealand Releases Three-year Reassessment Plan for Fifteen Approved Hazardous Substances
Feb 23, 2023
On February 17, 2023, New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) announced a three-year work plan for reassessments of fifteen approved hazardous substances (HS).
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South Korea Extends Comment Period of Eleven Candidate Substances for Authorization to Feb 28 (Updated on Feb 10, 2023)
Feb 17, 2023
On November 23, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published eleven candidate substances to be included in the K-REACH Authorization List.
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Provinces and Cities in China Release Local Work Plans for New Pollutants Treatment (Updated in Feb 2023)
Feb 07, 2023
Many provincial administrative regions of China, including Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Sichuan, etc., have released their own work plans for new pollutants treatment. For other administrative regions, the corresponding documents may be made public soon, or later. ChemLinked will keep a close eye and update the latest information.
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Shanghai Issues Work Plan for New Pollutants Treatment (Updated on Jan 13, 2023)
Jan 13, 2023
To push forward the management of new pollutants, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment drafted and made public on November 1 the Work Plan for New Pollutants Treatment in Shanghai (Draft) for public comments. Comments are welcome before November 7, 2022.
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Japan Announces 200 Carcinogenic Substances Requiring Exposure Record Keeping for 30 Years
Jan 09, 2023
On December 26, 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued a ministerial notice to clarify the definition of “carcinogenic substances” regulated under the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health. At the same time, two batches of 200 carcinogenic substances are published.
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South Korea Updates Hazard Assessment Results of Registered Chemicals under K-REACH (Updated on Dec 21, 2022)
Dec 30, 2022
On November 22, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued a notice (NIER Announcement No.2022-474), seeking public comments on the updates of hazard assessment results of new and existing chemical substances that were previously registered under K-REACH. Comments are welcome before December 12, 2022.
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Australia Publishes First IChEMS Scheduling Decisions, 3 POPs are Prohibited (Updated on Dec 16, 2022)
Dec 30, 2022
Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) issued a public invitation1 on August 19, 2022, calling for up-to-date information on the introduction, use or disposal of 4 chemicals listed in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
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Japan to Designate about 860 Substances with Exposure Limits in Workplace
Dec 20, 2022
An MHLW list of substances that present a risk to workers and thus are subject to exposure limits will be published before April 1, 2024 and will continue to be updated.
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