Global Chemical Regulatory Updates 2025

China mainland：

• chemical classification and labeling;
• draft law on the safety of hazardous chemicals; and
• chemicals substance environmental risk assessment and control.

Taiwan:

• chemical classification and labeling; and
• hazard and exposure assessment for 106 PECs.

Hui Wang-Hauenstein

Project Manager Chemicals & Product Safety, knoell Germany GmbH

• 2024 100-1000T registrations;
• K-REACH updates; and
• disseminations of registration information.

Junho Lee

Director, CIRS Group Korea, South Korea

• regulation of POPs and NPE;
• implementation of NAMs in the risk assessment; and
• council discussion on the revision of CSCL.

Yuki Sakuratani

Director, Chemical Risk Analysis Division, Chemicals Management Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Japan

• expansion of BIS certification across sectors;
• ChemIndia- chemicals inventory of India; and
• future outlook.

Gagan Kumar

Managing Director, REACHLaw India Private Limited, India

• current deadlines and compliance timelines;
• key approaches to registration process;
• Chemical Registration System (KKS): Current limitations;
• recent updates and insights from the Ministry;
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS) obligations; and
• latest updates on SIEFs and data sharing practices.

Serra Gundogdu

Consultant, REACH Global Services

• overview of Saudi Arabia’s 2025 draft technical regulation on packaging and labeling, including scope, obligations for economic operators, and conformity requirements;
• summary of the draft Saudi RoHS regulation: covered EEE categories, hazardous substance restrictions, and emerging compliance expectations; and
• key considerations and implementation timelines for economic operators seeking market access in the Kingdom.

Yasmin Ali

Regulatory Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence

• the latest insights into chemical regulatory developments across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC);
  •  including the adoption and implementation of GHS 7 and other harmonized standards; and
• covering key compliance requirements, national adaptations, and timelines, as well as their impact on industry stakeholders operating in the region.
  
  

Sorosh Ziarati

Regulatory Coordinator, Global Product Compliance

Moderator

Mary Liddane

Regulatory Compliance and Service Manager, Enhesa

• overview of the current status of Ukraine REACH implementation and related legislation;
• update on the pre-registration phase: lessons learnt and industry observations;
• rules on joint submission and lead nomination: what has been published and what is expected next; and
• practical implications for companies: what to prepare now, and how to navigate the next steps toward registration under UA REACH.

Olesia Vinterberg

Global Accounts Lead & Legal Advisor, REACHLaw, Finland

• current UK chemicals policy landscape – industry priorities;
• UK REACH – latest developments and industry priorities; and 
• implications of closer UK/EU relations – from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement commitments to “Dynamic Alignment”.

Steve Elliott

Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association

• introduction and background
  • Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act
  • implementation framework
• what has changed
  • chemical updates
  • environmental updates (as they relate to chemicals management)
• what’s coming next and what’s anticipated
  • planned public consultation opportunities
  • future implementation dates of the implementation framework

Lauren Day

Subject Matter Expert in Products Compliance, Enhesa

• overview of Peru’s new law on the comprehensive management of chemical substances;
• key regulatory changes and compliance requirements for industry; and
• environmental implications and implementation challenges of the new legislation.

Nathalie Málaga

Senior Associate, DLA Piper Perú

• overview on the national inventory of chemical substances to support risk assessment and control, protecting human health and the environment; 
• update on mandatory registration requirements and the broader impact of the new regulation on industries that use or import chemical substances; and
• hear about the three-year compliance period for companies to register substances once the system becomes available, impacting multiple industries. 

Luiz Gustavo Bezerra

Partner, Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown

Daniel Gunzburger

Partner, Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown