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South Korea’s chemical hazard communication requirements are changing. For companies supplying chemicals to the Korean market, understanding the latest K-REACH, GHS, SDS, and labeling requirements is essential for maintaining compliance. Join CIRS and EPY for a practical 60-minute webinar covering the key regulatory changes affecting chemical companies in South Korea in 2026.

We are delighted to announce that CIRS USA are to be attending CHEMTREC International Hazmat Summit, taking place at the Nashville, TN, September 21-23, 2026. Whether you're navigating UK REACH, EU CLP, China’s MEE Order 12 (China REACH), GHS compliance, or need support with supply chain transparency or product compliance and testing, our regulatory specialists will be on hand to help.

Ukraine has extended the transition periods for its two core chemical regulations. The dates changed; the obligations did not. Here is what the revised schedule means for anyone placing chemicals on the Ukrainian market — and why the first gate is closer than the headlines suggest.

CIRS Group Korea took part as a speaker at the event. Seowon Kim, Team Leader of the Bio-Consumer team at CIRS Group Korea, delivered two presentations on regulatory trends and compliance strategies for food contact materials in the EU and in Japan.

Japan's MHLW, METI, and MOE set a 2027 CSCL notification schedule: 10 rounds, first deadline Oct 6, 2026, via the NITE system.

The regulation will officially enter into force on September 30, 2026.

MIIT's draft GB 15258 cuts safety code, restores 8 labels, raises threshold to 500 mL, replaces GB 15258-2009 after 12 months.

In early 2026, ECHA launched two compliance-check actions on REACH registration dossier update obligations.

On September 4, 2026, U.S. EPA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the draft TSCA risk assessment for 1,2-dichloropropane.