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February of 2023 has witnessed some 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 February below:
China
On February 3, 2023, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment released a notice to make public the Shanghai' s list of new pollutants subject to priority management, which was formulated based on the national list - List of New Pollutants for Priority Management (2023) and Shanghai's Workplan for New Pollutants Treatment. It will come into force on March 1, 2023. (Read more)
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| South Korea
On February 7, 2023, South Korea's Ministry of Environment (MoE) issued MoE Notice No. 2023-56 to solicit public comments on the amendments to the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances, and Substances Subject to Authorization. (Read more)
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Japan
On February 18, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MoE) consulted on a ban on the manufacture and import of PFHxS and its salts and the import of some product types containing them via a partial revision to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL). Comments are welcome before March 19, 2023. (Read more)
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Australia and New Zealand
Australia's National Transport Commission (NTC) is consulting on the changes in classification information for dangerous goods under the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail (ADG Code). Comments are welcome before March 17, 2023. (Read more)
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India, Malaysia, Singapore
On February 2, 2023, India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) issued a circular in the Government Gazette to delay the implementation of quality control orders (QCOs) for acetic acid, aniline, methanol, morpholine, pyridine, gamma picoline, beta picoline, potassium carbonate, acetone, and sodium tripolyphosphate, of which were planned to come in force in early 2023. (Read more)
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European Union and United Kingdom
On February 7, 2023, ECHA announced that the details of the proposed restrictions on around 10,000 PFASs could be accessed on ECHA's website. ECHA's scientific committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) will check that the proposal meets the legal requirements of REACH in their meetings in March 2023. If it does, the committees will begin their scientific evaluation of the proposal. A six-month consultation is planned to start on March 22, 2023. (Read more)
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| North America
On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a set of principles for evaluating cumulative risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and an approach for applying those principles to the evaluation of the cumulative risk posed by certain phthalate chemicals undergoing TSCA section 6 risk evaluation. It marks an important step in the process of EPA developing the capability under TSCA to examine risk to people from exposure to multiple chemicals with similar effects. (Read more)
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