The Executive Director modified the Inventory listings for the following chemicals due to the revocation of approval for the proper names of industrial chemicals to be regarded as confidential business information (CBI).
Oceania
DCCEEW enforces the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and is the authorised national body for Australia.
Benzene, 1-(2-methylpropyl)-4-(propoxymethyl)-(CAS no. 1631962-93-0) was added to the inventory after an assessment document was issued.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are extremely toxic chemicals that are persistent in the environment and accumulate in people and animals.
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants recently introduced a new substance. The substance is Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), as well as its salts and compounds that are linked to it.
AICIS work plan for selecting the assessment of chemicals, which are chosen based on the findings of our Evaluation Selection Analysis (ESA) method, is known as the Rolling Action Plan.
At its tenth meeting in June 2022, the parties to the Stockholm Convention decided to add a new chemical, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts, and PFHxS-related compounds to the list of chemicals subject to restrictions under the…
New Zealand issued a proposed new EPA notice on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on February 20, 2023.
The following industrial chemical has been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals in accordance with Section 83 of the 2019 Industrial Chemicals Act.
In accordance with the Australian Industrial Chemicals Industrial Scheme, the following industrial chemicals have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals in accordance with Section 82 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019…