NEWS

National Implementation Plan for China’s Compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (2025–2030) issued.

ECHA added six new substance testing proposals and opened a public consultation period, inviting stakeholders to submit comments by June 2.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India recently issued the Battery Waste Management Amendment Rules 2025.

The South Korean MFDS classified ALEPH-4 as a temporarily controlled narcotic.

Cefic, IFRA and EFCC criticized the revision draft for contradicting the EU's policy objectives of enhancing industrial competitiveness.

The Vietnamese National Assembly unveiled the second draft of the revised Law on Chemicals.

Cookware, food packaging, dental floss, children’s products, and firefighting foam will be banned in 2027.

All enterprises engaged in the manufacture or import of chemical substances must submit annual reports from 2025 using four revised reporting formats.

In April 2025, ECHA released its 2024 annual work report, showcasing its significant achievements and challenges in chemical regulation over the past year.

China completed the drafting of the Requirements for Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products.