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16 Oct 2015
News Update
Taiwan Issues CHEMIST 3.0 to Facilitate Offline Preparation of Phase 1 Existing Chemical Registration Dossiers
16 October 2015 Taiwan EPA issued the offline chemical registration tool, CHEMIST 3.0, which improves upon the previous version and fixes some key problems.
Thai-REACH Already On Its Way?
16 October 2015 Thailand Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has recently announced that a REACH-like regulation for new substances is on the agenda and a national existing substances inventory is being established.
South Korea adds 22 Substances to Existing Chemical Inventory
15 October 2015 South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) updated Korea’s existing chemical inventory (KECI). 22 substances (KE No. 2015-3-7143 ~ 2015-3-7164) were added according to MoE Notice No. 2015-197.
Beijing Starts Charging for VOC Emission
14 October 2015 According to the Notification of Standards on the Charge for VOCs issued by Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau in September, Beijing starts charging for VOCs emissions from 5 major industries from this month.
First Phase Report from China National Work Safety Inspection Indicates Huge Improvements in Work Safety
12 October 2015 The first official statistics have been revealed from the work safety inspection program rolled out nationwide following the Tianjin disaster.
China NHFPC Issues Draft Standards for Food Contact Materials
9 October 2015 On 29 Sep 2015, China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released 70 draft standards relating to food safety for public consultation until 31 Oct 2015.
Shanghai CIQ Issues Favorable Inspection Policy to Facilitate International Exhibitions
30 September 2015 Shanghai CIQ announced favorable policies to implement Several Opinions of the State Council on “Further Promoting the Reform and Development of the Exhibition Industry”.
Japan Adds 2 More Group-2 Specified Chemical Substances under ISHL
28 September 2015 According to the partially amended Enforcement Order of the Industrial Safety and Health Law, two substances namely naphthalin and refractory ceramic fibers (RCF) will be added to Group-2 Specified Chemical Substances.
Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances has One Substance Removed
24 September 2015 According to the September Chemical Gazette published NICNAS, one substance has already been removed from the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS).
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Korea CCA – Chemical Control Act
South Korea’s Chemicals Control Act passed national assembly in May of 2013 and came into force on 1 Jan 2015, the same enforcement date as K-REACH. CCA regulatory provisions mainly focus on the control of the whole process from market access, distribution, handling to disposal of chemicals.


India Chemical Regulations & Factories Act – Manufacture, Storage & Import
As a significant country in the sub-continent with a huge market and population, India is playing a more and more important role in the world’s chemical industry. However, the chemical control regulations in India have been complicated to comply with. But we do know that India is planning to adopt the UN GHS, while a national chemical policy is also being brewed. This webinar will focus on the Factories Act and other chemical regulations in India and introduce the requirements on the manufacture, storage and import of chemical substances.
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