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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

Industrial Chemical

UK REACH: UK HSE Published the Rolling Action Plan (RAP)

In March, 2022, the UK Health and Safety Executive(HSE) published the rolling action plan for UK REACH, including 2 substances for evaluation in 2022. In accordance with Article 44 of UK REACH and ...

2022-04-12

Agrochemical

How to Amend a Registered Pesticide Product under the U.S. EPA?

As is well known, the US EPA pesticide registration has always been a difficult task for pesticide enterprises. Enterprises usually have to spend a huge amount of cost to complete a pesticide ...

2022-04-11

Industrial Chemical

Chemical Regulatory Updates in Asia-Pacific Region | March 2022

Chinese Mainland China Cancels Filing of Imported Coatings, Custom Inspection Still Required (March 1, 2022) On March 1, 2022, China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) issued Order No. 257, ...

2022-04-11