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South Korea Expands QR Codes Pilot to 39 Household Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation
Aug 18, 2022
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) invited the industry to pilot QR codes for disinfectants last year (CL news). According to the newly disclosed data, in total 143 enterprises involving 227 disinfectant products participated the pilot scheme from October 2021 to June 2022. Building on its success, MoE from June 2022 expanded the use of QR codes to all household chemical products (39 sub-categories) that are subject to safety confirmation under K-BPR.
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South Korea Bans 623 Household Products from Market in H1 2022
Aug 18, 2022
On August 11, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) announced that during the first half of 2022 there were 623 household products banned from manufacture, importation and distribution due to violations of safety and labelling standards under the Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides (also called K-BPR).
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Shanghai Strengthens Digitalization in Road Transportation & Storage of Dangerous Goods
Aug 17, 2022
On August 8, 2022, Shanghai Municipal Transport Commission, jointly with the Shanghai Emergency Management Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, unveiled the Notification on Further Strengthening Management for Road Transport and Storage of Dangerous Goods (Hazardous Chemicals) in Shanghai, which has come into force from August 15, 2022.
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Shenzhen Sets Limits for VOCs and Hazchem in Cleaning Agents Used for Microelectronics and Electronic Assembly
Aug 16, 2022
On July 29, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Shenzhen issued a notice to solicit public comments on the DB4430 X-XXXX Limit of volatile organic compounds and certain harmful substances of cleaning agents in microelectronic and electronic assembly (Draft). The Standard stipulates application scope, limit requirements, product classification, test methods, test principles, packaging marks, prohibited substances list, etc. Comments are welcome before September 30, 2022.
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India Consults on Draft Revised Standard for Liquid Sulphur Dioxide
Aug 11, 2022
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is consulting on the draft revision to the Indian Standard (IS): Liquid Sulphur Dioxide - Specification (hereinafter referred to as the Standard). The deadline for comments is September 28, 2022.
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More Chinese Cities to Pilot Hazchem QR Code, Including Suzhou
Aug 10, 2022
Building on the success of the pilot program introduced in Guangdong last year, Suzhou began piloting the use of QR code as per the newly published document - Notification on Promoting “One enterprise, one chemical product, and one QR code” Management for Hazardous Chemical Enterprises.
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India QR Code Application on Electronic Products
Aug 09, 2022
On July 14, 2022, India’s Department of Consumer Affairs issued the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second Amendment) Rules 2022 to allow electronic products to make certain mandatory declarations through QR codes for one year. It took effect immediately.
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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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South Korea Finalizes Criteria for the Designation of Candidate Substances Subject to Authorization (Updated on July 29)
Aug 08, 2022
A new Article 34(2) was proposed to be added into the K-REACH Enforcement Rules on February 18, 2022 by MoE Announcement No. 2022-90 to clarify the criteria for the designation of candidate substances subject to authorization. In line with the Article 34(2), the MoE notified WTO on February 18, 2022 the draft Regulation on Designation, etc. of Substances subject to Authorization (hereinafter referred to as Regulation) and then issued it on February 22, 2022 by the MoE Announcement No. 2022-91 for public comments.
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Reminder: Australia Starts Annual Declaration under AICIS on August 1
Aug 08, 2022
On July 28, the Australian Government issued a notice to remind introducers (manufacturers and importers) to start submitting annual declarations for the 2021-2022 registration year.
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