January 2022

Introducing new products into the workplace requires considerations for the potential impact on workplace and community safety and the environment. Cross-departmental expertise and collaboration is required to achieve jurisdictional regulatory compliance, mitigate health and safety risks and meet downstream client product specifications. This discovery session will explore organizational interactions, practices...

On 22 December 2021 the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV), under the Ministry of Health, published Letter No. 14993/QLD-MP on the Updates of the Substances in Cosmetic Products on its website. The letter announced Vietnam's adoption of the latest changes to the annexes of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

On 20 December 2021 South Africa filed a notification under the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement with the World Trade Organization (WTO) that proposes regulations to amend the current composition, production, and labeling regulations for wine, liqueur, and spirits of the Liquor Products Act. 3E Review G/TBT/N/ZAF/48/Rev.2/Add.1 filed by...

On 22 December the Swiss Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (known as UVEK) opened consultation procedures pursuant to two environmental ordinances that impact the chemical industry: the 2005 Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ChemRRV) and the 1985 Clean Air Ordinance (LRV). The consultation process is likely to continue...