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ChemExpo India 2024 – Exhibitor Showcase ments, registration process for various In Japan, regulated chemical sub-
substances, as well as exemptions and
special provisions. Several impor- stances have been listed in the inventory
hemexpo India, India’s largest tory framework, K-REACH, lists three There are various steps for registering tant defi nitions, such as Existing Sub- (CSCL). Pre-marketing notifi cations
exhibition for the broad chemi- types of substances – Existing, New, chemicals in the Indian Chemicals stances, New Substances, KE Number, are required for chemicals with vol-
Ccal industry, attended by nearly and Previously Identifi ed Hazardous Inventory– Registration, Unit Registra- NIER, CICO, etc. were also discussed. umes less than 1-tpa, while simple noti-
25,000 visitors with 530 exhibitors, (PEC) Substances. As in other coun- tion, Report Submission, and Valida- He also enumerated the services fi cation is required for chemicals with
also included several platforms where- tries, K-REACH also has different tion of Date by Unit Operator. offered by REACHLaw for compliance volumes more than 1-tpa. Safety Data
in exhibitors could engage in educative rules for chemicals with different trade with K-REACH. Sheets of regulated chemicals need to
sessions with interested visitors. The volumes. Dr. Nair discussed various Dr. Nair also discussed deadlines be GHS-compliant, with various label
Exhibitor Showcases ran through both deadlines for registration of different for registration in Brazil, Colombia, There are several South Korean Mr. Willi Muenninghoff requirements. In all, 667 substances
days and were well attended. substances, and also the steps forregis- Chile and Peru. In Canada, the regula- authorities having different functions for In Taiwan, the registration process have been added to the inventory list up
tration in South Korea. tion system is transitioning to GHS7 implementation of K-REACH. Various for new chemical substances is not to August 2023. Over 860 substances
In the following pages, Dr. Ajit Joshi system. Regulatory deadlines in Aus- Internet websites offer the necessary listed in the TCSI document. Taiwan’s will have workplace exposure limits
(drjoshi9@gmail.com), who conducted All the deadlines for the EU tralia and New Zealand were also information like chemicals lists and their EIA – Ministry of Environment – was notifi ed by the year 2025.
the proceedings, presents an overview REACH registrations have already discussed. searchable examples. Non-South Korean established on August 22, 2023. Earlier,
of the fi rst session held on April 24. passed. However, substances can still companies are required to appoint an chemical substances were regulated by In conclusion, the regulatory focus
Reports on other sessions will follow. be registered, and Dr. Nair discussed GPC’s website, www.GPCGateway.com ‘Only Representative’ (OR). Their 14 different authorities and are now is now shifting to environmental haz-
the procedures for doing so. offers useful information of chemi- selection and appointment, obtaining consolidated under the ministry. ards and risks. There is inclusion of the
entire lifecycle of chemicals in chemi-
Global Regulatory In the UK REACH, several dead- cal regulations across the globe. The of KECO, i.e., K-REACH Only Re- In Vietnam, regulated chemicals are cals management and regulations.
company offers a fully digital, online
presentative Certifi cate, were discussed.
Outlook 2024-25 lines have been updated – and pushed certifi cate course for learning funda- Mr. Kumar also presented a comparison classifi ed into different categories un- There is a wider acceptance of alter
Dr. Jayachandran Nair, CEO, GPC back by three years. For example, the mentals of regulatory management of of K-REACH and EU REACH with der the Law on Chemicals – Restricted native data, such as, in-vitro, QSAR, etc.
India earlier deadline for chemicals with chemicals. respect to data requirements. Chemicals, Conditional Chemicals, Several gaps in earlier chemical regu-
more than 1,000-tpa volume has been Industrial Precursors, Schedule Chemi- lations, like worker protection (work-
Dr. Nair reviewed several upcom- changed from October 27, 2023 to K-REACH 2024 Regis- Process of co-registration, joint cals (listed under the Chemical Weapons place exposure limits), regulatory cohe-
ing regulatory changes in Turkey, South October 27, 2026. For chemicals with submission, contents and preparation Convention), and Other Hazardous sion and supply chain communication,
Korea, European Union (EU), UK, etc. more than 100-tpa volume, the dead- tration Deadline of co-registration dossiers, chemical Chemicals. The fi nal revised draft of have been closed or are in the process
line has been changed from October Gagan Kumar, Managing Director, exposure scenarios, and Chemical Safety the Law on Chemicals was prepared in of closing.
Turkey has given a new timeline 27, 2025 to October 27, 2028. The date REACHLaw India Pvt. Ltd. Reports, were also discussed. March 2024. It will be submitted to the
for their chemical regulations, KKDIK. for chemicals with more than 1-tpa government in June 2024 and expected ICT-NICE: Seedling
Dr. Nair gave details of various dead- TPA volume has been extended from Mr. Kumar presented an overview Compare and contrast to be passed by the National Assembly
lines for submitting information about October 27, 2027 to October 27, 2030. of K-REACH regulations of South chemical registration by the end of 2025. to banyan tree
different chemicals with different Korea – various types of substances Prof. Padma Devarajan, Professor
volumes of trade. Dr. Nair also presented an over- and their volumes, registration require- systems in the Asia- Thailand’s chemicals regulation and Dean – Research and Innova-
view of regulations in China and document B.E. 2565 (2022) has been
South Korea’s chemicals regula- Taiwan;guidance documents for cos- Pacifi c published. The hazardous substances
metics in both countries;standard and Willi Muenninghoff, APAC Director – list for regulation No. 7 was published
Phase 1 registration; and steps for Health Science, Ramboll India Pvt. Ltd. in December 2022. The 4th draft of
registration in various inventory lists the Chemical Substances Act was
through Third Party Representatives In China, the regulators have sim- published on January 7, 2021.
(TPRs). There is no compulsion to plifi ed the registrations processes for
register chemicals jointly, hence regis- chemicals. The MEE Order # 12 deals South Korea regulates chemicals
trants may not be able to share costs. with registration and requirements for through K-REACH. Mr. Willi high-
Information requirements for registration new substances, new uses of existing lighted several amendments for the
and summary of important deadlines in substances, and re-registration (change steps involved in the registration of
2024 were also discussed. of registered activities), etc. The data chemical substances. The threshold for
requirements focus on environmental new substances notifi cation has been
In India, chemicals require compli- end points, new concept of highly hazar- changed to greater than 1-tpa. Inter-
ance with the standards published by dous new chemical substances, analysis mediates and chemicals for full exports
Dr. Jayachandran Nair the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Mr. Gagan Kumar of social and economic bene-fi ts, etc. have been exempted from registration. Prof. Padma Devarajan

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