The Hong Kong government has submitted revisions to two regulations to the Legislative Council to bring them into compliance with global norms. From October 20, 2023, the manufacture, import, export, and use of the following chemicals are subject to permit controls in Hong Kong.… Read More »Hong Kong Revises Two Regulations to Reinforce Control on POPs
Introduction Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a strategy to add all of the estimated environmental costs associated with a product throughout the product life cycle to the market price of that product, contemporarily mainly applied in the field of waste management. Extended producer responsibility legislation… Read More »Extended producer responsibility (EPR)
“Desensitized explosives” would be introduced as a new hazard class. The following two draft standards were made public by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on June 16, 2023, to implement the GHS (Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals): –… Read More »China releases drafts of new, revised mandatory national standards for GHS implementation
Abstract:? There is no industry in any major market where sustainability has not become a top priority among manufacturers.? Especially for the automotive industry, sustainability becomes more and more important due to corporate scandals in the past and topics such as electric motors, lightweight construction… Read More »What Makes a Sustainable Car?
The draft of the “Green Credit Programme Implementation Rules, 2023” was made public by India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on June 26, 2023. The Green Credit Programme (GCP) and its market mechanism are intended to be established and implemented in the… Read More »India Releases Draft Rules for Green Credit Programme
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India released a supplemental document on April 3, 2023, as part of the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging waste. The EPR framework for plastic packaging materials, as introduced by the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment)… Read More »Four additional documents for the EPR for plastic packaging are released by India.
Strengthening regulatory standards for WEEE-covered products On May 25, 2023, Singapore’s Resource Sustainability (Prescribed Regulated Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were published. The “Resource Sustainability (Prescribed Regulated Products) Regulations 2019” are modified by these regulations for WEEE-covered products, as well as the supply thresholds for customers… Read More »Singapore amends the regulations governing WEEE and packaging.
ECHA’s Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) has approved its final judgment supporting a phased ban on the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. Over a period of thirty years, the restriction could reduce PFAS emissions into the environment by approximately 13,200… Read More »EU-wide PFAS ban in firefighting foams warrented
The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a new key instrument in the EU product safety legal framework, replacing from 13 December 2024 the current General ProductSafety Directive and the Food Imitating Product Directive. It updates the EU’s general framework for product safety and takes on the… Read More »EU – The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)
Amendment of Annex XVII of REACh regulation The European Commission has submitted a draught rule to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) proposing to change Annex XVII of rule (EC) No 1907/2006, also known as REACH(Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals). The proposed amendment would… Read More »European Commission Proposes Amendment to Restrict PFHxA and Its Derivatives in Consumer Products
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