Regulatory Developments @ Regulatory Summit Asia 2025

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

• Introduction
• Current regulatory landscape in Australia and New Zealand (with a focus on industrial chemicals)
• Overview of regulatory touchpoints across the chemical lifecycle
  • Australian Example
  • New Zealand Example
• Case study of chemical regulation for Australia and New Zealand
  • Example of consistency between Australia and New Zealand
  • Example of inconsistency between Australia and New Zealand
• Recent and upcoming chemical management changes

Richard Wallis

Principal, Arcadian Chemical Consulting

• Department of Occupational Safety & Health (DOSH) Core Function
• Chemical Management in Malaysia
• Chemical Legislation in Malaysia. Enforced by DOSH
• Submission of Chemical Hazardous To Health Register (IICMS) 
• Elements of Chemical Hazardous To Health Register & Guidance Note

Dr Ishkandar MD Yusoff

Deputy Director, Chemical Management Division, DOSH Malaysia

• Chemical and packaging regulations: Updates on delayed Quality Control Orders and implementation timelines; new EPR rules for paper, glass, metal, sanitary products, and food contact materials; India’s approval of recycled PET in food packaging.
• Battery and plastic waste management: Guidance for producers under Battery Waste Management Rules, including EPR registration display requirements; key amendments to India’s Plastic Waste Management Rules (2025).
• Cosmetic labeling and compliance: Finalized rules for compounding offences under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act; proposal to mandate INCI names on cosmetic labels.
• Regional developments: Pakistan’s national e-waste framework in progress; Bangladesh ban on 17 types of single-use plastic products and packaging.

Rongrong Ni

Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence

• An ever increasing number of regulations require data, such as Phys/Chem, Human and Ecotox for substance registration.
• Access to use this data need to granted by the data owner to make it available for registration.
• In recent years other data needs have arisen related to sustainability reporting, regulations like CSRD, CBAM to name just a few, product carbon footprint and scope 3 reporting will further increase the need to gather data up and down the supply chain.
• Are we ready?

Willi Muenninghoff

APAC Director Health Science, Ramboll Korea LLC

• How IT devices can drive the circular economy through reuse, refurbishment, and responsible recycling
• Understand the importance of design in embedding circularity and using sustainable materials
• Customer trends in sustainability requirements and queries 

Soo Lin Goh

Sustainable Impact Lead, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, HP

• TSCA updates, including:
  • relevant topics on Section 5 New Substance reporting
  • PBT rules;
  • AI
  • Risk Evaluations- are they getting shorter?
  • Etc.
• Update on relevant topics in the Canadian New Substance Compliance Program.

Rose Passarella

Director - Chemicals Group, Intertek Assuris, USA

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

Steven Van de Broeck

Executive Director Product Stewardship, Cefic

VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

• Key updates on the Global Framework on Chemicals
• Opportunities for funding and engagement under the second call for applications of the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund

Rebecca Chudaska

Associate Expert, United Nations Environment Programme

This panel will examine how Asian countries are adapting their chemical regulatory frameworks to balance industrial growth with environmental and public health priorities, explore the influence of global standards like GHS and the Basel Convention, consider the integration of emerging technologies such as AI in compliance and enforcement, and address the challenges faced by SMEs and foreign companies, while anticipating key reforms and drivers of change leading up to 2030.