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China repeals Regulations on Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals; oversight now under the Safety Law.

India amended the LAB QCO 2022 (S.O. 5343(E)) to suspend mandatory BIS certification from 1 Apr–31 Dec 2026, resuming 1 Jan 2027.

India‘s DCPC again deferred three woven sacks QCOs: two effective 6 Jan 2027, cement PP sacks 6 Nov 2026; BIS/ISI certification required.

On October 30, 2026, OEHHA issued three notices of intent to list PFHxA, PFDA, and PFBA, along with their related salts, on the Proposition 65 Reproductive Toxicant List.

AICIS: first-time introducers under PLC, low-concern biological polymer, or very low risk categories in 2025–26 must submit a separate PID per introduction by 30 November 2026.

MIIT's Chemical Weapons Convention office seeks comments by Nov 29, 2026 on draft internal compliance guidelines for controlled chemical exports, covering ten requirements, warning behaviors, and an audit checklist.

MOFCOM seeks comments by Nov 29, 2026, on draft dual-use export control enforcement measures, detailing procedures and compliance-based penalty mitigation.

On October 28, 2026, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2026/2412, amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011.

On October 27, 2026, the European Commission published two draft delegated regulations proposing amendments to Table 3 of Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation.

Australian WHS ministers approved lowering the workplace exposure limit for benzene from 1 ppm to 0.2 ppm by June 1, 2027.