The EPR rule for end-of-life vehicle shall take effect on April 1, 2025. On January 6, 2025, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025. These rules establish Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for end-of-life (EoL) vehicles… Read More »India Creates End-of-Life Vehicle EPR Regulation

Overview: The Low Voltage Directive (LVD) ensures the safety of electrical equipment designed for use with specific voltage ranges and harmonizes technical requirements across the European Union. Adopted on February 26, 2014, replacing the earlier Directive 2006/95/EC. Aims to ensure that electrical products do not… Read More »EU  Low Voltage Directive [2014/35/EU] (LVD)

Lead and its compounds in PVC to Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and Council Insights:- The Commission of Europe, regarding the European Union’s Treaty on the Functioning of the Union, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and… Read More »Compliance with REACH: Managing Lead Restrictions in PVC

On December 17, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued the “Notice on Optimizing the Import and Export Supervision Measures for Low-Concentration Triethanolamine Mixtures (2024 Edition).” This notice exempts certain low-concentration triethanolamine… Read More »China Eases Trade Controls on Low-Concentration Triethanolamine Products, Effective January 2025

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) plans to expand its Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) by adding six substances from January 6, 2025, taking the total to 248. Octamethyltrisiloxane is among the new additions. The Member State Committee (MSC), in its recent… Read More »ECHA to Add Six New SVHCs in January 2025

The revised inventory will improve the accuracy of hazardous waste property identification and ensure management efficiency. Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport and the National Health Commission revised and… Read More »China Revises National Inventory of Hazardous Waste

The implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging has become a critical component in the European Union’s efforts to enhance sustainability and reduce waste. As the EU continues to grapple with increasing environmental challenges, effective waste management practices have become paramount. Central to this… Read More »EPR for Packaging in the EU: Insights from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Unified U.S. privacy rules, ethical AI regulations, supply chain security, improved cybersecurity requirements, and SOC framework improvements will be the main regulatory trends of 2025. To preserve resilience and competitive advantage, organizations must prioritize risk management, use cutting-edge technologies, and implement proactive compliance measures. The… Read More »Compliance Trends Expected in 2025

Background: The European Parliament and the Council have revealed that Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWD) has failed to curb the rising trend of packaging waste generation. Between 2009 and 2019, total packaging waste in the EU increased by 19%, climbing from 66… Read More »EU Adopts the Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR)

On October 24, Taiwan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Ministry of Labor (OSHA) released ten revised standards of the CNS 15030 series, a set of standards for chemical classification and labelling. In Taiwan, under the provisions of the “Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances… Read More »Taiwan revises standards for chemical classification and labelling to align with the 8th version of GHS