The European Commission has issued Regulation (EU) 2023/1464, amending the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, adding the 77th restriction item to limit the formaldehyde released from furniture, articles and the interiors of road vehicles. This amendment will enter into force on August 6, 2023, and will be implemented after August 6, 2026.
In June 2023, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and FDA introduced new policies and guidelines to strengthen oversight of cell-cultured meat, poultry products, and domestic/imported foods. The updates cover food safety inspections, label reviews, production/sales of cell-cultured products, and emergency response protocols.
The EU made the latest revision to the RoHS Directive on July 11, 2023, adding a mercury exemption for the category of electrical and electronic equipment of industrial monitoring and control instruments. This exemption is due to the fact that it is scientifically or technically infeasible to eliminate or substitute mercury in this specific application. The validity period of this exemption is limited until the end of 2025. This revised directive will come into force on July 31, 2023, and each member state should adopt and publish it by January 31, 2024.
UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs published REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023, SI772 on July 19, 2023. This amendment revises Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation).
On July 6, 2023, UK issued The Cosmetics (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023, revising List of Restricted Cosmetic Substances and List of Permitted UV Filters. The amendments reference EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety assessments and EU cosmetics regulation updates. Relevant companies should monitor regulatory differences and prepare responses.
On July 11, 2023, the Australian Federal Gazette issued a revision notice for the Australia - New Zealand Food Standards Code, mainly including updating some terms, related regulations, references, and the names of regulatory agencies in the code, as well as revising the pesticide residue limit standards in Schedule 20 of the code. These revisions came into effect immediately upon publication.
Recently, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea plans to designate lead compounds and benzene as restricted substances according to the K - REACH Act. This action aims to reduce the use of these two types of chemical substances in specific applications to prevent their potential impacts on the environment and human health. This article will deeply analyze the definition of restricted substances, the impacts of lead compounds and benzene on the environment and health, and the potential impacts of relevant policies on the industry.
On July 12, 2023, the European Commission issued the amending regulation (EU) 2023/1442 of the plastic regulation (EU) 10/2011 for food contact. The main amendments include revoking two permitted substances, tightening the requirements for phthalate plasticizers, modifying the use requirements of permitted substances and adding new permitted substances. The new regulation came into force on August 1, 2023.
This article provides a detailed interpretation of the implementing rules accompanying the Regulation on Foreign Subsidies from Non-EU Countries That May Distort the EU Market, formally adopted by the European Commission on July 10, 2023. It clarifies requirements for submission of notifications, the investigative powers of the European Commission, the submission of restrictive commitments, the scope of transparency and reporting obligations, and the procedural rights of relevant operators in investigation procedures, providing specific guidance for companies to comply with the new rules.
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