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.

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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
  
  

Moderator

• 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.

• 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”.

• interface between TSCA risk evaluation and TSCA risk management;
• issues in worker regulation and overlap with OSHA;
• OEVs or not OEVs…that is the question;
• cost-benefit review and alternatives assessment; and
• whatever happened to instructions?

• 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

• framework on chemical management;
• key approaches to the GHS implementation process;
• notification processes;
• deadlines and compliance schedules; and
• current advances and limitations.

• 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.

• 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. 

• understanding the global framework on chemicals and waste (GFC);
• IOMC: Powering the GFC’s implementation for strengthening national chemicals legislation and industrial sectors initiatives; and
• implications for the private sector.