On August 17, 2023, EU Regulation 2023/1542 (EU Battery Regulation) went into effect. With a few exceptions, it will apply as of February 18, 2024. With the new regulation for batteries and waste batteries, the EU is creating a harmonized legal framework for the EU internal market that regulates all…
Singapore has added two amendments to its chemicals law: Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2023 and Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. As of August 21, 2023, the amendments require manufacturers and importers to have a license to manufacture and/or import…
Vietnam wants to change the labeling, safety data sheets (SDS), and reporting requirements for chemicals subject to restrictions on use. The related consultation runs until June 26. The draft (Vietnamese only) published at the end of April by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) calls for updating the chemicals…
The South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) has published Implementation Rules for the Chemical Controls Act (CCA: Only in Korean). The CCA regulates the monitoring and handling of hazardous goods, how to avoid chemical accidents, and how to register serious incidents. The changed procedures include: Confidentiality applications for chemical examinations…
As of January 2016, China will strictly limit the use of six hazardous substances in passenger vehicles. The measure and others are part of a national sustainability plan that should improve the environmental scorecard of automobile manufacturers. According to the Chinese Ministry for Industry and Information Technology (MITT), the new…
