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

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.

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

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.

An ESG report or Sustainability report is a report published by a company ororganization about environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts. It is acommunication tool that plays an important role in convincing sceptical observers thatthe company’s actions are sincere. Legislative documents requiring companies todisclose non-financial… Read More »Environmental Social Governance

On April 24,2023, China’s Standardization Administration nine other government departments and People’sBank jointly published guidelines on the development of standards for carbon emissions peaking andcarbon neutrality.By 2025, the guidelines hope to have 1000 new and updated national and industry standards. Important areas for developing standards… Read More »China publishes standards for the peaking of carbon emissions andcarbon neutrality.

In response to the national new pollutant control programme published by the State Council on May 24, 2022, local governments in China are announcing programmes for controlling new pollutants one after another. Jan. 1, 2023, saw the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment announce… Read More »Chinese Local governments now have laws governing microplastics as part of their new pollutant management initiatives.