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Agrochemical

Apply for Approval of Active Substances used for Treating Articles by 1 September 2016

Abstract: The legal deadline to apply for the approval of active substances which are used in treated articles and not yet in the approval process is 1 September 2016. If the treated articles do not ...

2016-02-25

Agrochemical

Deadlines Approaching following the Enforcement Discussion of BPR between CA of EU

Abstract: the first BPR Enforcement Group (BEG) meeting will be held on 15 March 2016 which will focus on the enforcement of Article 95(2) for biocidal products and Article 94(2) for treated articles....

2016-02-25

Agrochemical

The Notifications of In Situ Generated Active Substances should be Submitted by 27 April 2016

Abstract: the notifications of in situ generated active substances below should be submitted by 27 April 2016. Otherwise, the relevant enterprises will have to stop trading or using the combination ...

2016-02-25

Industrial Chemical

ECHA Launched Public consultations on 27 Applications for Authorization

On 10 February 2016, the European Chemical Agency launched consultation on 27 applications for authorization covering 39 uses of the following 3 substances. The consultation period will expire on 6 ...

2016-02-17

Industrial Chemical

ECHA Champions Joint Registration with a No to Individual Submission

On 6 January, the European Commission adopted a new implementing regulation to clarify the “fair, transparent and non-discriminatory” principles for data sharing under EU REACH, which came into force ...

2016-02-03

Industrial Chemical

Registration is Not the End! REACH24H Elaborates on Compliance Strategies for REACH Compliance

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) is expected to release the Annual Evaluation Report 2015 in the forthcoming February. In 2015, ECHA has adopted new strategies for dossier compliance check, with ...

2016-01-26

Industrial Chemical

2015 Global Regulatory Highlights –Japan Chemical Regulations

The Japan Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) has imposed strict pre-marketing evaluation of chemical substances to prevent environmental pollution and control chemical risks to human health, ...

2016-01-14

Industrial Chemical

2015 Global Regulatory Highlights – South Korea Chemical Regulations

The Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals of Korea (a.k.a. “K-REACH”) is regarded as the first REACH-style chemical regulation adopted in an Asian country, which manages new chemical ...

2016-01-14

Industrial Chemical

2015 Global Regulatory Highlights – China Chemical Regulations

The year of 2015 is by no means an uneventful year for China’s chemical and environmental management. Work safety accidents occurred frequently, with the catastrophic Tianjin Blasts of 12 August ...

2016-01-13

Industrial Chemical

2015 Global Regulatory Highlights – Global GHS

After the implementation of the UN GHS in 2003, many countries and regions worldwide followed suit. The year of 2015 witnessed a remarkable boom of GHS implementation worldwide. In the U.S., the ...

2016-01-13