Spotlight on Regulatory Updates
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Australia Publishes Final Rules for Industrial Chemicals Act
Nicnas, Australia’s national chemical agency, has published the final General and Transitional Rules for the Industrial Chemicals Act, which will come into force on 1st July 2020. This Act, which will form a new framework of regulation of imported or manufactured industrial chemicals, was passed into law on 4th April 2019. Nicnas will be replaced...
Russia Commences Compilation of Inventory
The Russian State Agency for Industry Information System (GISP) launched the “Chemical Inventory in the Russian Federation” Service. The inventory of chemicals is part of a set of measures aimed at industry to help prepare for the implementation of the technical regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union “On Chemical Product Safety” (EAEU TR 041/2017) in...
Thailand Publishes Second Draft of New Chemical Law
The second draft of the proposed new chemical law, which is intended to replace the existing Hazardous Substance Act (HSA) was released by Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It stipulates that Only Representative (OR’s) based in Thailand will need to be appointed by overseas companies. The date for release for this update is not...
South-Korea Announces Draft Deadlines for Registration of Biocides
Following the pre-registration deadline for existing biocidal active substances in June 2019, South-Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) have announced draft deadlines for full approval under K-BPR. The final deadlines will be announced on the 31st December. The most common substance / product-type combinations (i.e. disinfectants and insecticides) have the earliest approval deadline of December 2022...
Statewide strategy on chemicals management in United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a preliminary meeting on a statewide strategy on chemicals management on 28 July 2019. It’s aim was to activate the strategy and mechanisms for implementing the country’s National Strategy for Integrated Chemicals Management. The strategy is designed to strengthen the relevant legislative frameworks and the bodies concerned with licensing...
Beware the Turkey Pre-registration deadline of 2020
A common misconception companies have is that they can wait until the 2020 deadline to pre-register while continuing to place chemicals on the Turkish market. However, the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation’s (MoEU) Guidance on Registration states that potential producers or importers of a substance manufactured or imported at over one tonne a year must...