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Compliance professional reviewing environmental presentation on unbranded consumer products

7 Aug 2026

Belgium Environmental Claims Law Tightens Green Marketing Rules

Belgium’s environmental claims law enters force on 27 September 2026, tightening rules on sustainability labels, climate marketing, durability and repair information. A narrow six-month enforcement carve-out covers specified infringements involving qualifying pre-existing goods. Manufacturers, importers, brands and retailers should update claims, verification, software-update promises and evidence before commencement across Belgium.

7 Aug 2026

Customs inspector checking chemical drums in a secured warehouse

Brazil·7 Aug 2026

Brazil Controlled Chemicals Instruction Updates Licensing And Reporting

Brazil’s Federal Police has issued a controlled-chemicals instruction covering SIPROQUIM registration, licensing, prior trade authorisations, monthly reports, inspections and penalties. Effective from 3 August 2026, IN 338 works alongside Law 10.357/2001 and Portaria MJSP 204/2022. Affected businesses should review controlled products, activities, sites, authorisations and reporting arrangements.

Brazil·7 Aug 2026

Protected crop worker operating application equipment in a greenhouse

Canada·7 Aug 2026

Canada Potassium Bicarbonate Decision Mandates Label And Worker Controls

Canada has completed its potassium bicarbonate pesticide re-evaluation, allowing four registered products to remain available subject to amended conditions. New labels must address protective equipment, restricted entry, spray drift, disposal and enclosed-area ultra-low-volume applications. Registrants, retailers and users have until 4 August 2028 to complete the transition safely across Canada.

Canada·7 Aug 2026

Safety crew taking part in an industrial emergency-response exercise

China·7 Aug 2026

China Emergency Response Plan Guidance Explains New National Standard

China’s emergency ministry has explained GB/T 46793.1-2025, a recommended standard effective 1 July 2026. The guidance promotes risk-based emergency plans supported by resource surveys, incident analysis, exercises and continual improvement. Manufacturers and logistics operators should review plan governance without treating the standard as a new universal legal mandate.

China·7 Aug 2026

Environmental engineer inspecting emissions-monitoring equipment at an industrial facility

China·7 Aug 2026

China Self-Monitoring Consultation Proposes Stronger Emissions Controls

China’s environment ministry is consulting on self-monitoring guidance for pollution-discharge permit holders until 28 August 2026. The draft strengthens quality systems, records, automatic and manual data disclosure, equipment-failure controls and permit-linked video monitoring. Manufacturers and suppliers should compare procedures with the proposal and prepare evidence or comments before the deadline.

China·7 Aug 2026

Electric-vehicle battery pack with abstract digital data connections

European Union·7 Aug 2026

EU Battery Passport Guidance Maps 71 Data Points

Non-binding EU battery passport guidance maps 71 numbered entries for each EV battery, each LMT battery and each industrial battery above 2 kWh from 18 February 2027. It covers identity, composition, sustainability, performance, safety, dismantling and restricted individual-battery data, helping businesses assign ownership and close evidence gaps before effective implementation.

European Union·7 Aug 2026

Compostable food-service packaging beside an organic-waste sorting station

7 Aug 2026

Italy Compostable Packaging Rules Advance But Await Gazettal

Italy's Cabinet has approved a draft decree-law proposing mandatory certified compostability for packaging used in fresh produce, catering, single portions and hospitality. The measure was not gazetted or enforceable by 7 August 2026. Packaging suppliers and users should assess affected formats while monitoring promulgation, final wording and commencement in Italy.

7 Aug 2026

Technician inspecting a connected industrial machine on a factory test bench

7 Aug 2026

Italy Product Liability Rules Enter Preliminary Cabinet Review

Italy has begun preliminary examination of product liability reforms covering software, digital manufacturing files and connected services. The draft would widen responsible operators, ease evidence access and extend some long-stop periods. Manufacturers and supply-chain businesses should map exposure now, while recognising that no final Italian decree has yet been enacted.

7 Aug 2026

Dangerous-goods tanker undergoing a roadside safety inspection

7 Aug 2026

Latvia Dangerous Goods Checks Tighten Roadside Enforcement

Latvia has strengthened dangerous goods road inspections through Regulation No. 440, effective 6 August 2026. The rules classify infringements by risk, permit vehicle immobilisation for the most serious breaches and broaden follow-up powers. Carriers, consignors and manufacturers should review documentation, controls and operations involving vehicles entering Latvia from third countries.

7 Aug 2026

Dismantled electronics and sorted recycled-plastic pellets on a recovery line

Taiwan·7 Aug 2026

Taiwan Electronics Recycling Fees Reward Higher Recycled-Plastic Content

Taiwan will revise electronics recycling fees from 1 January 2027, strengthening incentives for 13 categories containing at least 25% recycled plastic and approved as compliant by the central authority. Producers and importers should verify classifications, review eligibility evidence and model product-specific fees while suppliers assess new opportunities for recycled materials.

Taiwan·7 Aug 2026

Modern industrial complex with solar panels and material recovery equipment

China·5 Aug 2026

China Industrial Green Plan Sets 2026 To 2030 Manufacturing Direction

China's 2026 to 2030 industrial green plan signals tighter standards, inspections, carbon-footprint systems, hazardous-substance controls and circular investment. It is a programme, not a universal company deadline.

China·5 Aug 2026

Occupational hygienist fitting air-monitoring equipment in a coatings facility

European Union·5 Aug 2026

Toluene OEL Consultation Proposes Lower EU Workplace Limit

ECHA's toluene OEL consultation proposes a 20 ppm eight-hour limit, a 100 ppm short-term limit, urine monitoring at shift end, and Skin and Noise notations. The values are scientific recommendations, not binding law.

European Union·5 Aug 2026

Shredded tyres entering a modern enclosed chemical recycling facility

France·Waste Framework Directive·5 Aug 2026

France Tyre Thermolysis Oil Rules Create End-Of-Waste Pathway

France allows qualifying tyre thermolysis oil to leave waste status for chemical or petrochemical feedstock use. Operators must control tyre inputs, testing, contracts, certificates, quality systems and five-year records.

France·Waste Framework Directive·5 Aug 2026

Food-contact packaging samples prepared for laboratory fluorine analysis

European Union·Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)·5 Aug 2026

PPWR PFAS Limits Take Effect For Food-Contact Packaging

EU PPWR PFAS limits apply to food-contact packaging placed on the market from 12 August 2026. Manufacturers, importers, brands and retailers should confirm concentrations, testing evidence, supplier data and placement dates.

European Union·Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)·5 Aug 2026

Warehouse operator using a rugged tablet beside sealed industrial drums

United States·5 Aug 2026

Electronic Emergency Response Information Allowed Under US Hazmat Rule

PHMSA will allow domestic hazardous-material carriers and facilities to keep emergency response information electronically from 3 September 2026. The option reduces paperwork but leaves the underlying duties intact.

United States·5 Aug 2026

Environmental scientist screening samples in an analytical laboratory

Australia·4 Aug 2026

Australia IChEMS PFAS Standards Expand Chemical Controls

Australia has added 21 IChEMS standards, including seven PFAS standards, and revised UV-328 and PFOS details. Businesses should identify affected chemicals, mixtures, articles, firefighting foams and waste, then confirm entry dates, concentration evidence, transition plans and how each applicable Australian jurisdiction implements and enforces the relevant register entries across Australia.

Australia·4 Aug 2026

Occupational hygienist fitting air-monitoring equipment near diesel machinery

Australia·4 Aug 2026

Australia Workplace Exposure Limits Gain Practical Guidance

Australia’s new exposure-limit guidance gives employers a practical route to the 1 December transition. Businesses should reconcile contaminant inventories, identify changed values, assess diesel particulate risks, appoint competent monitoring support and improve controls. They must also confirm implementation under each applicable Commonwealth, state or territory work health and safety law.

Australia·4 Aug 2026

Cosmetics scientist examining samples in a quality-control laboratory

China·4 Aug 2026

China Cosmetics Registration Reform Cuts Dossier Burdens

China’s Announcement No. 70 immediately simplifies cosmetics and toothpaste registration while keeping safety accountability with businesses. Brands should redesign dossier workflows, strengthen supplier evidence retention, reassess animal-testing exemptions and validate data-reuse conditions. Existing products also need controlled updates when raw material manufacturers or specifications change after the reform takes effect.

China·4 Aug 2026

Chemical manufacturing site with environmental monitoring equipment

China·4 Aug 2026

China Ecological Environment Code Nears 15 August Enforcement

China’s new environmental code starts on 15 August, bringing chemical substance risk control, pollution prevention, standards and enforcement into one framework. Manufacturers and importers should map Chinese operations, permits, substances, waste duties and supplier data now, while tracking implementing measures and identifying legacy requirements that may conflict with the code.

China·4 Aug 2026

Technician testing emissions beside industrial pollution controls

4 Aug 2026

Delhi Industrial PM Limit Moves To 1 October

The Delhi industrial PM limit of 50 mg/Nm³ now applies to all covered industries from 1 October 2026. Operators should finish air-pollution control upgrades, reserve laboratory capacity and verify stack performance.

4 Aug 2026

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Belgium Environmental Claims Law Tightens Green Marketing Rules

Brazil Controlled Chemicals Instruction Updates Licensing And Reporting

Canada Potassium Bicarbonate Decision Mandates Label And Worker Controls

China Emergency Response Plan Guidance Explains New National Standard

China Self-Monitoring Consultation Proposes Stronger Emissions Controls

EU Battery Passport Guidance Maps 71 Data Points

Italy Compostable Packaging Rules Advance But Await Gazettal

Italy Product Liability Rules Enter Preliminary Cabinet Review

Latvia Dangerous Goods Checks Tighten Roadside Enforcement

Taiwan Electronics Recycling Fees Reward Higher Recycled-Plastic Content

China Industrial Green Plan Sets 2026 To 2030 Manufacturing Direction

Toluene OEL Consultation Proposes Lower EU Workplace Limit

France Tyre Thermolysis Oil Rules Create End-Of-Waste Pathway

PPWR PFAS Limits Take Effect For Food-Contact Packaging

Electronic Emergency Response Information Allowed Under US Hazmat Rule

Australia IChEMS PFAS Standards Expand Chemical Controls

Australia Workplace Exposure Limits Gain Practical Guidance

China Cosmetics Registration Reform Cuts Dossier Burdens

China Ecological Environment Code Nears 15 August Enforcement

Delhi Industrial PM Limit Moves To 1 October

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