Industrial Chemical

17,263 Substances Pre-registered under K-REACH

On March 31, 2022, South Korea's Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the updated list of pre-registered substances under K-REACH. So far, a total of 212,992 pre-registration applications were ...

2022-05-07

Agrochemical

Registration Requirements of Herbicides for Genetically Modified Herbicide-Tolerant Crops in China

On March 25, 2022, China published the Registration Requirements of Herbicides for GM Herbicide-Tolerant Crops, which was immediately implemented. As early as March 11, 2022, the Ministry of ...

2022-04-29

Industrial Chemical

China MEE Consults on Adding 22 Substances into IECSC

On April 28, 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published a notice to consult on the addition of 22 substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in ...

2022-04-28

Industrial Chemical

30 Apr 2022: Deadline for Annual Reporting of China New Chemical Substances

China’s Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center (SCC) issued a notice on January 22, 2022 to notify certificate holders to submit the annual report for 2021 through the online submission ...

2022-04-27

Industrial Chemical

South Korea Initiates MSDS Self-check Campaign, Followed by Official Inspection

On April 8, 2022, South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor announced to initiate a nationalwide supervision campaign on MSDS. Korean manufacturers and importers are required to review internal ...

2022-04-26

Cosmetic

China Cosmetic: NMPA Interprets the Requirements for Submitting Annual Report and Supplementary Documents of Notified Cosmetics

On April 8, 2022, China NMPA gave further interpretation on the submission of the annual report and supplementary information of notified cosmetics, so as to help cosmetic stakeholders better comply ...

2022-04-20

Industrial Chemical

EU REACH: Upcoming Changes to Information Requirements

On April 12, 2022, the European Chemicals Agency(ECHA) published the news that the European Commission has revised certain information requirements for registering chemicals under EU REACH. Companies ...

2022-04-20

Agrochemical

New Pesticide Registration in China: In-depth Analysis of Challenges and the Trend

New pesticide registration in China is applicable for pesticides containing active ingredients that have not yet been approved for registration in China, including new pesticide TC (TK) and new ...

2022-04-18

Cosmetic

China Consults on Technical Guidelines for Children Cosmetics: Stricter Ingredient Use and Labeling Requirements

China’s first regulation on children's cosmetics, Supervision and Administration Provisions on Children Cosmetics (hereafter referred to as “Provisions”), came into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Four ...

2022-04-15

Agrochemical

China Biological Pesticides: Compliance Suggestions and Market Analysis

In China’s pesticide system, the definition of biological pesticides includes microbial pesticides, biochemical pesticides and botanical pesticides. Although the consumption of biological pesticides ...

2022-04-13