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Global Chemical Regulation Highlights | May 2023
Jun 01, 2023
In May of 2023, China MEM issued a work plan for the special inspection on 35 target hazardous substances and reinforce law enforcement. South Korea opened a public consultation on the hazard assessments results new chemical substances registered under K-REACH. Japan announced the addition of 6 priority assessment chemical substances and the removal of 6 substances previously listed. Thailand extended the deadline for 2022 annual report on hazardous chemicals in industrial plants. India issued the draft EPR regulations for used oil to seek public comments.
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Japan Announces Updates to PAC List, 6 Substances Removed and 6 Added
May 17, 2023
According to the Gazette on April 3, 2023, Japan added six substances to the List of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs) following the removal of six substances on March 31. The total number in the List is 218 now.
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Japan Establishes OELs for 67 Substances
May 11, 2023
On April 27, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) published 67 substances with corresponding occupational exposure limits (8-hour OELs and 15-minute OELs).
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Global Chemical Regulation Highlights | March 2023
Mar 31, 2023
In March of 2023, China issued draft amendments to ‘GB 6944 Classification and code of dangerous goods’ and ‘GB 12268 List of dangerous goods’ for public consultation. South Korea published a notice to urge enterprises handling Group B biocidal active substances to speed up dossier preparation and submission for approval under K-BPR. Two batches of 1,469 hazardous substances are proposed to mandate SDS and labelling requirements under Japan ISHL. Thailand imposed a destruction order on PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds. Australia restricted the introduction or use of two POPs.
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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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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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Japan Consults on Carcinogenic Substances Definition
Nov 18, 2022
Japan is consulting on a ministerial notice1 to clarify the definition of “carcinogenic substances” regulated under the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (hereafter referred to as the Ordinance), a subordinate regulation to the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHL).
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Japan Seeks Hazard Information on Three Candidate Substances
Sep 20, 2022
On September 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MoE) jointly released a notice to seek hazard information on three ‘default candidate substances’.
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Japan Announces 185 New Chemicals Substances as General Chemical Substances under CSCL
Aug 08, 2022
185 new chemical substances are considered as Newly Announced Chemical Substances (notified on and after April 1, 2011) and categorized as General Chemical Substances under the framework of Japan CSCL.
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Annual Report | A Look Back at 2021 with ChemLinked: Chemical Regulation Updates
Jan 21, 2022
The year 2021 has witnessed many significant events and progress in the chemical industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
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