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Recently, China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) proposed adding five chemicals to the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals. The names, CAS numbers, and hazard classifications of these five chemicals were published, and the proposal is currently in the public consultation phase.

On November 9, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce officially released Announcement No. 72 of 2025, announcing the suspension of the provisions of Article 2 of Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 46 of 2024 (Announcement on Strengthening Export Controls on Certain Dual-Use Items to the United States) effective immediately until November 27, 2026.

On November 4, 2025, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) proposed adding three reproductive toxic substances to the Authorization List (Annex 14) of the UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (UK REACH) regulation and initiated a public consultation. This marks the first time the UK has proposed adding substances to the authorization list since its departure from the EU ("Brexit").

The Chemical Substance Management Agency of the Environmental Department in China's Taiwan region recently announced that it will launch the second phase of the existing chemical substance registration plan and provided relevant explanations regarding the priority substances for data collection and evaluation.

On November 7, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued Announcement No. 70 of 2025, announcing the suspension of multiple previous announcements effective immediately until November 10, 2026. The suspended announcements include Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Announcements No. 55, 56, 57, and 58 of 2025, as well as Ministry of Commerce Announcements No. 61 and 62 of 2025.

On November 5, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published mapping of PFAS uses, serving as an industry support document for the upcoming public consultation on PFAS restrictions. The mapping systematically outlines PFAS applications across 14 major industrial, professional, and consumer sectors, including battery manufacturing, textiles, electronics, and PFAS production.

On November 3, 2025, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a notice seeking public comments on two draft documents – the Catalog for Compliance Management of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2025 Edition) and the draft List of Applications Exempted from Restricted Substances in the Compliance Management Catalog (2025 Edition). The updated drafts consolidate the first batch of 12 products into ten categories, and add 23 new product types. The public consultation period will remain open until December 2, 2025.

China's National Standardization Administration Committee (SAC) has completed a review of 163 national standards, covering key areas such as the General Technical Requirements for Lithium-ion Battery Production Equipment. The review conclusions have been made public. According to the notice issued on October 27, 2025, all reviewed standards remain effective. The SAC is accepting public comments on the results via its official website until November 26, 2025.

November 5, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) officially announced the 35th batch of 1 substance of very concern, bringing the total number of substances on the SVHC list (also known as the Candidate List) to 251. Earlier in October, the Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed during its October meeting to classify this substance as a SVHC.