The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has declared that the Quality Control Order (QCO) for morpholine, which was initially supposed to go into effect on August 1, 2024, has been postponed once more, and will now go into effect on May 1, 2025.… Read More »India Delays Enforcement of the Morpholine Quality Control Order Again

Creating a voluntary framework to create a certification system to quantify, monitor, and verify carbon removals and to combat greenwashing, the European Council announced that it has granted final approval for the establishment of the first EU-level certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming,… Read More »EU Lawmakers Authorize the Creation of a Carbon Removal Certification System Regulation

According to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and REACH Regulations, 6% of cosmetic items in 13 European Economic Area (EEA) nations included prohibited hazardous chemicals, according to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Enforcement Forum, which was held on October 30, 2024. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), long-chain… Read More »6% of European cosmetics contain banned chemicals, according to ECHA

The import, manufacture, and use of chlorpyrifos are expected to be banned in New Zealand. New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently opened a public consultation on the proposal to ban chlorpyrifos. The EPA also notified WTO of this proposal on November 13, 2024. Comments… Read More »New Zealand to Prohibit Chlorpyrifos

On November 15, 2024, Brazilian Chemical Management Law No. 15. 022 officially came into effect, marking a significant step forward in the field of chemical regulation in Brazil. According to the provisions of this regulation, manufacturers and importers must complete registration in a newly established… Read More »Brazil Officially Launches Its Own REACH Regulation

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and CDP have announced a new cooperation agreement to enhance collaboration and alignment between their reporting standards and platforms. This initiative aims to simplify sustainability reporting for companies and improve access to data on corporate environmental impacts. GRI Sustainability Reporting… Read More »GRI and CDP to Improve Sustainability Reporting Framework Alignment 

On November 4, 2024, the Social Construction Committee of the National People’s Congress announced the review results of the handling opinions for 41 representative proposals, including the “Chemical Safety Law.” To better regulate the management of hazardous chemicals and ensure the safety of people’s lives… Read More »China Accelerates Legislative Process for Chemical Safety Law to Enhance Public Safety and Regulation

On September 25, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced draft revisions of the Enforcement Order and Enforcement Rules of the Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles Act (hereafter, “Resource Circulation Act”), which corresponds to the RoHS (Restriction of… Read More »South Korea now applies RoHS and EPR to all EEE