On April 20, 2023, three new hazard classifications for classifying, labelling, and packaging (CLP) substances and mixtures go into effect. ECHA has published information regarding the application deadlines and related guidance. The European Commission has updated the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation with the following… Read More »ECHA provides advice on new hazard classes for substances and mixtures
Introduction: – REACH stands for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force on 1 June 2007. REACH is legislation that was implemented by the European Union to better the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that… Read More »REACH
Introduction The Government of India felt the need for a permanent agency to expedite the publication of standards and the development of test facilities concurrently with the preparation of standards, as the development of improved standards for safety-critical parts can only be undertaken after the… Read More »(Automotive Indian Standard) AIS 129
ECHA recommends that the European Commission add eight substances, including lead, to the REACH Authorization List in order to protect workers and the environment. Once substances are added to the list, companies will be required to submit an application for permission to continue using them.… Read More »ECHA recommends eight substances for REACH authorization
German Supply Chain The “Act on Corporate Due Diligence to Prevent Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains” Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, also known as the German Supply Chain Act, places extensive new requirements on businesses regarding human rights along the supply chain, or due… Read More »German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
German Supply Chain The “Act on Corporate Due Diligence to Prevent Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains” Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, also known as the German Supply Chain Act, places extensive new requirements on businesses regarding human rights along the supply chain, or due… Read More »German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
Introduction: – Dangerous goods are subject to transport, workplace, storage, consumer, and environment protection regulations, to prevent accidents to persons, property or the environment, to other goods or to the means of transport employed. UN Model Dangerous Goods for Transport Labels The United… Read More »Dangerous Goods
India has released the fifth draft of the Chemical (Management and Safety) Rules (CMSR). This regulation replaces two existing rules – Manufacture, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, and the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996. This is akin to… Read More »Draft Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules
India has released the fifth draft of the Chemical (Management and Safety) Rules (CMSR). This regulation replaces two existing rules – Manufacture, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989, and the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996. This is akin to… Read More »Draft Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules
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 (POPs). The chemicals subject to the draft regulations are hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD), pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its salts… Read More »China drafts regulations on POPs
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