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December of 2024 has witnessed many chemical regulatory changes in the global chemical industry. To help you keep abreast of chemical regulation updates, ChemLinked presents a monthly recap, which delivers major regulation dynamics around the globe. Find out what’s new on chemical regulation in December below:
China On December 26, 2024, the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China released the Law on Hazardous Chemicals Safety (Draft) for public comments. The consultation period will be due by January 23, 2025. (Read more)
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Japan, South Korea and India According to the Gazette dated on December 18, 2024, Japan desiganted UV-328, Methoxychlor and Dechlorane Plus as Class I Specific Chemical Substances through a revision of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL). Their manufacture, import and use would be prohibited in principle, except for "essential uses", taking effect on February 18, 2025. Additionally, import bans on certain products will take effect on June 18, 2025. (Read more)
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Singapore, Australia, Thailand and Vietnam
On December 2, 2024, Thailand DIW initiated a public consultation on the proposal to list several persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Annex 5.1 of the Hazardous Substances List. Involved POPs include:
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Europe On December 5, 2024, European Commission released a draft act to introduce several carcinogenic, germ cell mutagenic, or reproductive toxic (CMR) substances under Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Under EU REACH, entries 28, 29 and 30 of Annex XVII (Restriction List) has prohibited the placing on the market and use, for supply to the general public, of substances that are classified as CMR categories 1A or 1B in Part 3 of Annex VI to CLP Regulation. (Read more) More regulation highlights in Europe:
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North America On December 3, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the amendment of the new chemical procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These amendment will improve the efficiency of EPA's reviewing process and align with the 2016 bipartisan TSCA Amendment under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, and update the regulations based on existing policies and experience implementing the New Chemicals Program. (Read more)
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