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The South Korean Ministry of Environment formally announced a thorough modification of the categories of persistent pollutants and particular exemption regulations on September 4, 2024, with the release of Notification No. 2024-571. The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Control Act defines persistent pollutants, and this amendment… Read More »South Korea Declares Exemptions and a Comprehensive List for Persistent Pollutants

Recently elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new climate target today, committing to cut UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 81% by 2035, on a 1990 basis. The new target, announced at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, raises the UK’s climate ambition… Read More »UK Commits to Cut Emissions More than 80% by 2035

Ecodesign Requirements for Electronic Displays in Ukraine On 20 August 2024, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 949 to approve a Technical Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for electronic displays. As part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, the Technical Regulation is modelled on… Read More »Ukraine Approved Ecodesign Requirements for Electronic Displays

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan recently announced that starting from October 2024, a series of revisions to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act will be implemented. These changes aim to simplify the registration requirements… Read More »Japan Simplifies Registration Requirements for Organic Cyanide Compounds

ECHA’s Enforcement Forum prepares a project to check if suppliers have notified hazardous chemical mixtures to the poison centers. The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Enforcement Forum is announcing that it will initiate a 6-month inspection project on poison center notifications (PCN) beginning in January 2025.  … Read More »ECHA’s Enforcement Authorities to Check Poison Center Notification in 2025

Background Under K-REACH, pre-registered substances are granted a grace period to manufacture/import chemicals before the corresponding phase-in registration deadline. Corresponding registration deadlines are set as below: > 1,000 t/y; or designated 364 CMRs above 1t/y: by December 31, 2021 100-1,000 t/y: by December 31, 2024… Read More »17,502 Substances Pre-registered under K-REACH

The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) now contains 242 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Companies are responsible for managing the risks of these chemicals and giving customers and consumers information on their safe use. ECHA’s Member… Read More »ECHA adds One hazardous chemicals to Candidate List

A Circular on the Integration of the Nation’s Renewable Energy Certificate Scheme and Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Market was released on September 11, 2024 by the General Department of the National Energy Administration and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China. A certificate… Read More »China integrates renewable energy certificate scheme with voluntary GHG emission reduction market