Brazil: Brazilian REACH regulation for chemicals finally adopted On November 15, 2024, Brazil’s Chemical Management Law No. 15.022, commonly known as Brazil REACH, came into effect, representing a significant advancement in the country’s chemical regulatory landscape. This milestone followed the Senate’s approval of the legislation in October. Under Brazil REACH, companies must: Register chemical...
Jordan: New rules for labelling of chemical substances Jordan has published a new technical regulation for labelling of chemical substances. It specifies label for all chemical substances except radioactive substances and mixtures, and substances and mixtures in the following forms: veterinary medicinal products, food or feeding stuffs, cosmetic products, medical devices. The relevant documents...
USA: New Jersey – Prevention of Air Pollution from Consumer Products The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is proposing amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:27-24.1 through 24.8, 24.10, and 7:27A-3.10. These amendments to the regulations on chemically formulated consumer products will introduce eight new categories of consumer products subject to new volatile organic compound...
EU: Updates to CLP Regulation The EU has published a Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the harmonised classification and labelling of certain substances. The purpose of this draft proposal for an adaptation to technical progress of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008...
Singapore: Updated regulatory requirements for paints and varnishes Singapore has amended its Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2024, introducing regulatory changes for paints and varnishes. Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) is proposing to regulate formaldehyde in paints as a hazardous substance under the Environmental Protection and Management Act. Once...
USA: Changes in the Maine’s PFAS ban Maine’s PFAS in Products Program’s governing statute was recently amended by Public Law 2023, c. 630, an Act to Support Manufacturers Whose Products Contain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The recent legislation eliminates the general notification requirement that was previously scheduled to take effect 1 January 2025. This...
South Korea: Changes to Korean REACH South Korea has published Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, which changes the Korea REACH legislation. The amendment is contained in the public Notice of the Ministry of Environment No. 2024-455 The following changes are being made through...
GCC: Update of the GCC Global Harmonized system GCC countries (United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen) have published an Update of GCC draft regulation for The Global Harmonized system (GHS): GSO/TC01 /DS2/ GSO2654 :2023. This GSO technical regulation aims to ensure the safe...
South Korea: Amendment of the Korean chemicals law South Korea has published a draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances. The major contents are: Revised clauses related to registration criteria of new substance that are amended by Article 10(1) of the Act on Registration...
UK: Updates of the UK REACH Regulation After a thorough analysis of the current UK REACH requirements, the UK developed an Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) for UK REACH. The ATRm aims to maintain existing protections for human health and the environment by acquiring better information on the use and exposure of substances in...
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