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
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published a technical paper titled “Chemicals in Plastics” on May 3, 2023. The report urges nations to act quickly to address the chemicals found in plastics as part of global action against plastic pollution. It bases this demand on… Read More »UNEP Technical Report: Chemicals in Plastics Require Immediate Action
There are currently 235 entries for chemicals that can be harmful to persons or the environment on the Candidate List of substances of very high concern. Companies are in charge of managing the risks associated with these substances and educating customers and consumers on their… Read More »ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to Candidate List
The Taiwan EPA (Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan) publicised the intention to implement the Repairability Index scheme on May 26, 2023. By notifying buyers about a product’s repairability at the time of purchase, the Repairability Index aims to reduce the quantity of electronic waste.In June… Read More »Taiwan plans to implement a system for IT equipment repairability.
What is the Green Deal in the EU? The European Green Deal is a package of policy initiatives, which aims to set the EU on the path to a green transition, with the ultimate goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. It supports the transformation… Read More »European Green Deal
These 43 chemicals are now regulated as existing chemical substances in China. To announce the inclusion of 43 chemical compounds in the IECSC, China MEE has published two notices. Notice 1: – The proposal of adding 4 substances to the IECSC made in February 2023… Read More »China MEE Adds 43 Chemicals to IECSC
The EPA proposed a ban on most applications of perchloroethylene (PCE), a chemical linked to neurotoxicity and cancer, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) today. Today’s proposal would protect people from these risks by banning all consumer uses and allowing many industrial/commercial uses only… Read More »EPA Bans All Consumer and Many CommercialPerchloroethylene Uses to Protect Public Health
Scope The European Union (EU) updated the legislation that governs medical devices and in vitro fertilization diagnostics to bring them into alignment with the advancements that have taken place in the sector over the course of the previous 20 years. Keeping a high degree of… Read More »EU Medical Device Regulation
A report on the evaluation of the laws and regulations governing chemicals under its preview was made public by the Chemical Management Section (CMS) of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), of the Philippines, on April 11, 2023. To… Read More »Philippines Announces Publication of Chemical Management Policy Review Report.
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