On December 23, 2023, Turkey officially announced to extend the KKDIK registration deadline of December 31, 2023, by up to seven years, between 2026 and 2030 depending on the tonnage band and the hazard classification. Earlier in November, a draft text proposed to gradually extend the KKDIK registration deadlines was submitted to the NGO.
The United States Congress has proposed to amend a bill, adding substances including PFAS, ortho-phthalates, bisphenols, styrene, and antimony trioxide as unsafe for use in food contact materials. As an increasing number of states have enacted their own regulations on food safety, the House of Representatives has proposed to introduce an Act cited as the “No Toxic in Food Packaging Act of 2023” on October 26. The Act aims to federally prohibit the use of certain compounds in Food Contact Materials(FCMs). Notably, there is an overlap with restrictions outlined in the previously introduced U.S. Plastic Act. After several rounds of intense debate, the Congress ultimately decided to designate the following substances deemed unsafe for use as food contact substances in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comes into effect two years after the date of enactment of this Act.
The U.S. EPA announced a new rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act, requiring manufacturers of PFAS to provide more data for better regulation.
The Mexican Ministry of Energy issued a Decree that imposes temporary restrictions on the import of 68 chemicals and petrochemical products.
ECHA is required to prepare a restriction dossier in line with the requirements of Annex XV for possible restriction of chromium (VI) substances.
On September 13, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Enforcement Forum decided to make its advice on the enforceability of REACH restriction proposals public.
On August 25, 2023, the European Commission published the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1656 amending Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
Austria, the EU, Finland, Germany, and the UK proposed revising Chapter 4.2 by adding the new hazard category related to global warming.
The European Commission published the Commission Regulation 2023/1608 to amend the European Union Regulation 2019/1021 on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
The European Chemicals Agency published an announcement that national enforcement authorities have started compliance inspections on safety data sheets.
In July 2023, EPA published reporting and record-keeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
On July 17, 2023, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2023/1464 to amend the REACH Regulation by introducing a new restriction on formaldehyde.
On July 27, 2023, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe published the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.
In June this year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that the 2024 submission period for the Chemical Data Reporting will start in June 1, 2024.
On June 28, 2023, UK published the REACH Regulations 2023 (No.722) which extends the legislative deadlines for registrants to submit information by 3 years.