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These amendments tighten market access standards for electrical and electronic products.

Japan to ban LC-PFCA under CSCL from Nov 22, 2026, prohibiting manufacture, import, use in principle, including paints.

Japan plans a new pathway to list pre-positive-list-system food contact substances missed in consultations, with no safety review required once listed.

This draft aims to standardize the entire legal framework for biocidal products.

South Korea revised chemical classification and labeling rules, adding 38 substances hazardous to humans and updating 9, with compliance due by July 1, 2027.

China added two piperidine chemicals to its precursor export list, bringing it to 18 items licensed for export to the US, Mexico and Canada.

AICIS issued 11 new chemical assessments on 21 Sept 2026; exporters to Australia should note.

New Zealand amended the HSNO Act to restrict three POPs listed under the Stockholm Convention in May 2025.

The update clarifies that non-animal methods may be used for safety testing of drugs and biological products intended for human use prior to entering human trials, where appropriate.

On September 21, 2026, the California OEHHA issued a pre-regulatory draft under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65).