August 2013

Come 1 September, the new Biocidal Products Regulation will become applicable for companies, and all active substances on their own or in biocidal products must be associated with a dossier or a letter of access submitted to the European Chemicals Agency, with certain exceptions.

On its meeting on August 20, 2013, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission plans to adopt a draft decision on the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union, “On the Safety of Chemical Products.” According to the draft decision, the Technical Regulation will be enforced on February 15, 2015.

On 26 July 2013, the FDA published two proposed rules for purposes of implementing Sections 301 and 307 of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The proposed rules are intended to strengthen global food safety.