South Korea
On February 27, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment issued draft amendment to the Designation of, and Safety and Labeling Standards for, Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification (Ministry …
China
On Feb. 23, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Anhui province, China, published draft regulations on the prevention of pollution from ships in the Yangtze River.
China
On Feb. 27, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a Program for New Pollutant Control. This program includes environmental assessments in the chemical industry …
South Korea
On February 11, 2023, the South Korean government announced the enforcement of the latest revision (promulgated on February 10, 2022) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Consumer Chemical Products and …
Vietnam
On February 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MONRE) published the draft National Technical Regulations (QCVNs) on Collection, Transportation, Storage, Recycling, Reuse and Disposal of Controlled Substances (hereinafter “the …
China
On March 15, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published two sets of draft regulations on chemicals that have been added to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants …
*Taiwan
On February 18, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced the amendment to the “Labelling standards for toy goods”.
India
The Indian government on March 6, 2023 issued guidelines to ensure safety on transportation of dangerous goods.
Thailand
Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry of Thailand published “Order of Department of Industrial Works No. 42/2566 regarding Hazardous Substance Management of Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Salt of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and …
*Taiwan
On February 20, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan released a partial amendment to the notice “Toxic chemical substances to be controlled and management requirements for handling of such …
Vietnam
On December 5, 2022, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam published the Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing the Decree No. 91/2016/ND-CP on the Management of Insecticides and Disinfectants for Household …
Singapore
In Singapore, on 17 February 2023, the following four acts were promulgated to regulate substances subject to the Chemical Weapons Convention under the Environmental Protection and Management Act and the …
China
On December 29, 2022, the National Standardization Administration of China released the mandatory national standard “Limitations on Harmful Substances in Musical Instruments” (GB 28489-2022). Compared to the draft submitted to …
Global
On March 6, 2023, The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention/hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) published working documents of the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP 11) …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, the Department of Environment and Ecology of Zhejiang province, China, announces the Program for New Pollutant Control.
Philippines
A new cosmetics regulations set Product Information Files (PIF) management rules.
India
India strengthened the transport rules for dangerous goods.
New Zealand
On January 1, 2023, the New Zealand (NZ) Government imposed severe restrictions on foam extinguishing agents which contain PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The NZ Environmental Protection Agency made the …
South Korea
On January 18, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the results of the Fourth (2020) Statistical Survey on Chemicals showing that 31,600 types and 686.8 million tons of chemical …
Vietnam
On December 23, 2022, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) released a detailed report on a violation case against the Law on Chemicals …
*Taiwan
On January 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan officially announced the amendment of the notice “List of chemicals of concern subject to control and management requirements …
Singapore
In Singapore, the Health Products (Cosmetic Products – ASEAN Cosmetic Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the Amendment Regulations) were promulgated on January 13, 2023. The Amendment Regulations …
China
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Shanghai announced an Action Plan on Controlling New Pollutants. The program, which is based on a national program for new pollutant control, includes measures and …
Vietnam
In Vietnam, amendments to the Law on Chemicals (06/2007/QH12) are currently under discussion, and local businesses are closely monitoring its progress.
*Taiwan
On January 9, 2023, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), M.O.E.A of Taiwan officially announced the amendment of “Inspection regulations for power distribution equipment subject to inspection”. The …
Singapore
In February 2023, Singapore issued revisions of Parts 2 and 3 (SS 586-2: 2022, SS 586: 3) of the National Standard SS 586: Specification for hazard communication for hazardous chemicals …
India
On February 2, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers promulgated an amendment order to postpone the date of entry into force of the Quality Control Order for morpholine, …
South Korea
On November 23, 2022, the Korea Environment Corporation, an agency under South Korea Ministry of Environment, publicly announced the Inventory of Candidate Substances Subject to Authorization (Ministry of Environment Public …
Australia
On 9 December 2022, Safe Work Australia issued a reminder to stakeholders that the country’s transition period to the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS …
China
On November 23, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Shandong Province released the draft of “Implementation rules of exemptions from the end of pipe treatment of VOC for …
China
On Dec. 20, 2022, the Civil Aviation Administration of China published revised measures on the temporary storage of dangerous goods for air transportation (AC-276-TR-2022-01R1). The revised version will come into …
Singapore
Singapore plans to tighten formaldehyde regulations to protect indoor air quality.
India
India partially amends RoHS regulations in order to adds new exemptions.
Indonesia
On October 12, 2022, the “Regulation of the Minister of Transportation No.32/2022 on Civil Aviation Safety Regulation Part 92 Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air” was promulgated in Indonesia …
China
On Dec. 23, 2022, China’s Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, the government department that administers new chemical registration, published on its website nine FAQs on new chemical registration. …
South Korea
On January 3, 2023, the Korean government published an amended version of the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals (K-REACH). In this amendment, it is stipulated that a person …
South Korea
On December 30, 2022, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Environment of Korea, announced that it had evaluated the safety of 116 …
*Hong Kong
In December 2022, the Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong released a proposal to extend the control on the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of consumer products to cover 7 …
China
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website questions it received regarding the 2023 List of Key Controlled New Pollutants and answers to them. …
Indonesia
On October 5, 2022, the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency of Indonesia (BPOM) published the
*Taiwan
On Dec. 23, 2022, Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection issued regulations that require inspection for UV disinfection electrical equipment. The regulations came into effect immediately. Starting from May …
Australia
On 15 November 2022, the Australian Government promulgated the Industrial Chemicals (General) Amendment (Introductions of 10 kg or Less) Rules 2022, and the rules came into force on 25 November. …
India
On 26 December 2022, the Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council (Chemexcil) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of India, in a notification addressed to the members …
Singapore
On December 23, 2022, Singapore government promulgated two sets of regulations on air transport of dangerous goods, both of which came into effect on January 1, 2023. Previously, air transport …
India
On December 21, 2022, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India further postponed the date of entry into force of the Quality Control Order (published on December 29, 2021) …
Vietnam
On December 13, 2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) published a result report of the public consultation on the Bill Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of …
China
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a draft revision of a China RoHS-related industry standard called “Marking for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical …
China
China’s Zhongguancun Inspection, Testing and Certification Industry Technology Alliance released an association standard called “Automotive industry control of key chemical substances — Part 1:Application guidelines”, which came into effect Oct. …
Thailand
Ministry of Industry of Thailand published “Notification of Ministry of Industry B.E. 2565 (2022): List of hazardous substances (No.7)” in the Royal Gazette on 21 December 2022. The notification has …
*Taiwan
NOTE On February 18, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan officially amended “Labelling standards for toy goods”. See more details below: Taiwan amends the labelling standard for toys …
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