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September 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 September below:
China On September 14, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) opened a public consultation on project to revise GB 15258-2009 General Rules for Preparation of Precautionary Label for Chemicals. This initiative aims to address the two key issues. One is to ensure that the hazard classification and precautionary statements are consistent with the latest version of UN GHS. The other is to meet the needs of national safety supervision of hazardous chemicals through the “One Enterprise, One Chemical Product, One QR Code” policy, enhancing hazard information communication. (Read more)
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Japan, South Korea and India Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced plans to host a public meeting on September 20, 2024, to gather stakeholder opinions on expanding the list of substances subject to mandatory labeling and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements under the Industrial Safety and Health Law (ISHL). Changes to Schedule 2 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health, which will include the addition of 155 substances and the removal of 2 substances. (Read more)
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Thailand, Vietnam and Australia
Thailand’s Ministry of Industry recently opened a public consultation to solicit comments on the proposed updates to the List of Hazardous Substances under the Hazardous Substances Act B.E. 2535 (1992). For industrial chemicals regulated by the DIW, the proposed updates target the control of cyanide compounds. Their hazard types or control conditions are to be adjusted for stricter management. (Read more)
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European Union and United Kingdom On September 20, 2024, the European Commission announced to add Undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances to the Restriction List under REACH (Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006). This amendment was published in the Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462 in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will come into force on October 10, 2024. (Read more)
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North America On September 5, 2024, EPA took direct final action to amend the TSCA Regulation with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for PFAS. The beginning of the data submission period is modified from November 12, 2024 to July 11, 2025, with a corresponding change to the end of the submission period. EPA is also making a technical correction to address an error in the regulatory text. There are no other changes to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements in the existing rule under TSCA. (Read more)
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