News Briefs:
 

Oct 26, 2010: Michael Wurzman presents on California Green Chemistry at the AIAG IMDS/REACH Summit

New EU adds eight new substances to the REACH candidate list June 2010

California updates Prop 65 chemical list April 2010

JIG-101 edition 3.0 released March 2010

IPC issues new 175X family of declaration standards February 2010

EU amends list of ELV exemptions February 2010

CPSIA issues new timeline for testing of children's products December 2009

EU expands scope of its Ecodesign Directives to energy-related products October 2009

China proposes 'the catalog' for RoHS Phase 2 October 2009

China plans expansion of PEANCS (new chemical substances) June 2009

EU recommends first list of substances requiring authorization under REACH April 2009

California approves the Green Chemistry Initiative September 2008

NGO ChemSec releases 'SIN' list (Substitute It Now) September 2008

US adopts CPSIA for lead & phthalates in children's products and for lead paint August 2008

EU Court of Justice ends decaBDE exemption for RoHS April 2008

EU releases draft of proposed RoHS changes (known as RoHS2) 2008

EU considers adding medical devices and monitoring & control instruments to RoHS

EU considers adding new prohibited substances to RoHS

RoHS2 would rely upon standards developed by European standards organizations

EU releases its study on the 'simplification' of RoHS

EU releases its study of the costs and benefits of RoHS

Eight EU Member States are cited for RoHS & WEEE transposition failures

California governor vetoes bill to expand RoHS October 2007

Northeastern US states propose Model Electronic Recycling Act 

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