On September 17, 2026, EU published Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, amending the list of "relevant commodities and products" in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115.

On September 21, 2026, China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) issued a draft revision of the Measures for the Administration of Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit for public comment. Aligned with the Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law, it updates operation modes, establishes two-level municipal/county licensing, and adopts electronic permits. Significantly, the draft strictly enforces compliance by imposing substantial fines ranging up to RMB 500,000 for unlicensed operations, illegal procurement, and safety violations.

On September 18, 2026, the European Commission published a draft delegated regulation proposing to add more than 20 non-OECD countries to an authorized list.

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.

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.

On September 2, 2026, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) of South Korea, affiliated with the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), issued the Notice on the Partial Revision of the Hazard Review Results of Chemical Substances (Notice No. 2026-15), adding the hazard review results of 78 existing chemical substances and newly establishing the attached table of hazard assessment results. The revision takes effect from the date of issue.