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EU Issues Regulation (EU) 2025/1222: CLP Annex VI Revised with Over 30 Substances

Recently, the European Union has issued Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222, which amends Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures.

2025-08-29

Industrial Chemical

REACH Regulation (EU) 2025/1731: 16 New CMR Substances Added

On August 11, 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2025/1731, which formally amended Articles 28, 29, and 30 of Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in order to adapt to the latest changes in the EU's CLP Regulation.

2025-08-26

Industrial Chemical

ECHA Publishes Updated Restriction Proposal for PFAS under REACH

On August 20, 2025, on Helsinki Time, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the updated restriction proposal for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

2025-08-25

Industrial Chemical

Guidance on China MEE’s Extension Application for Chemical Substance Identification Information Disclosure

On August 20, 2025, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued an important notice titled "Guidance on Extension Application for Chemical Substance Identification Information Disclosure".

2025-08-22

Industrial Chemical

China MIIT Releases Draft Regulation on Chemical Safety Labels: Public Consultation Open

On August 13, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially issued the draft of the mandatory national standard "Regulations on the Preparation of Chemical Safety Labels" for public comment.

2025-08-21

Industrial Chemical

Taiwan Region Proposes Listing 269 PFAS Substances as Substances of Concern with New Regulatory Measures

The Environmental Protection Authority of the Taiwan Region has recently announced a proposal to list 269 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as Substances of Concern.

2025-08-21

Agrochemical

EPA Announces Proposed Registration of Pesticide Fluoxapiprolin

On August 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment its proposed registration for one technical and one end-use product containing the new active ...

2025-08-20

Agrochemical

EPA Seeks Public Comment on New Plan to Streamline Tracking of Bilingual Labeling Adoption and Releases Updated Bilingual Labeling Resources  

On July 21, 2025, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking public comments on a new, streamlined approach for how the agency plans to track the adoption of bilingual pesticide ...

2025-08-20

Industrial Chemical

South Korea MoEL Issues Amendment to Chemical Classification, Labeling, and MSDS Standards (MoEL Notice No. 2025-50)

On August 6th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) of South Korea issued the Amendment to the "Standards for Classification, Labeling, and MSDS of Chemical ...

2025-08-20

Sustainability

What Are the Default Values Under the EU CBAM?

Default values under CBAM refer to emission intensity estimates provided by the European Commission and are used to simplify the reporting of embedded carbon emissions in imported goods.For goods ...

2025-08-19