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Industrial Chemical

2019 Compliance Review: China New Chemical Substance Notification

The Measures on the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (MEP Order No.7) has entered its 10th year since its promulgation. This year brought along key changes on the MEP Order No.7, ...

2020-03-01

Cosmetic

Interpretation of New Regulations for the Filing of Non-Special Use Cosmetics

Measures for the filing of Non-special Use Cosmetics (Draft for Comments) published on May 27, 2019. A total of five chapters and 30 articles were added to the draft. Below is an overview of the ...

2020-02-29

Cosmetic

2019 Compliance Review: Cosmetic Regulatory Updates in China

The development of global cosmetics industry has reached a new height with the tide of economic globalization. China's beauty industry is in a booming stage, taking for the first time the post of ...

2020-02-29

Cosmetic

2019 Compliance Review: Cosmetic Regulatory Updates in EU

The European Union's Scientific Commission for Consumer Safety Issues Final Opinion on Salicylic Acid in Cosmetics The European Union's Scientific Commission for Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued its ...

2020-02-29

Food

Mandatory Filing Procedure for Labels of Imported Pre-packaged Foods Is Cancelled

On April 22nd, 2019, the General Administration of Customs published the Announcement No. 70 of 2019, "Announcement on Matters Concerning the Inspection and Supervision of Label Inspection of ...

2020-02-29

Food

2019 Compliance Review: Food Regulatory Updates in China

In the past five years, China ’s retail market has experienced the miracle of digital growth. Social media,  e-commerce, and mobile payments are seamlessly connected. The purchasing decisions of ...

2020-02-29

Agrochemical

2019 Compliance Review: Pesticides Regulatory Updates in EU and US

PRIA 4, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act (United States) is Promulgated, with Raised Pesticide Registration and Review Fees On March 8, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

2020-02-29

Agrochemical

2019 Compliance Review: China Pesticides Management Updates

China's Pesticide Risk Assessment Model and Related Guidance Documents are Gradually Improved Risk assessment reports are a new feature in pesticide registration. In 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture ...

2020-02-29

Industrial Chemical

2019 Compliance Review: K-REACH Updates

The Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals , hereinafter referred to as K-REACH, has been implemented for five years. It is another international influential chemical regulation act after EU ...

2020-02-29

Industrial Chemical

When is the Good Time to Join CICO after Pre-registration?

According to Article 10 (3) of K-REACH, pre-registration and Late pre-registration are required in order to have access to a grace period –so long as enterprises manufacture or import more than one ...

2020-02-29