On November 27, 2025, the European Commission issued notification G/TBT/N/EU/1172 to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade Committee, announcing a planned technical update to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP, EC 1272/2008). The update involves addition of 38 new entries and revision to 10 existing entries in Annex VI.

Ukraine has officially extended the compliance deadlines for UA-REACH and UA-CLP, giving businesses more time to prepare. Learn what the new transition periods mean and how to stay ahead of regulatory requirements.

On September 12, 2025, the 11th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was published on the UNECE website.

The harmonized classification has now been removed from the C&L Inventory, and the related Registration Intentions have been updated accordingly.

This revision aligns with the EU's latest chemical classification and labeling standards and the list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), and has been fully effective since September 1, 2025.

On August 6, 2025, the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) announced the revision of the Standards for Classification, Labeling, and Material Safety Data Sheets of Chemical Substances (MoEL Notice No. 2025-50). The revision took effect from August 7, 2025.

The MIIT completed the compilation of the mandatory national standard General Rules for Preparation of Chemical Safety Label (Draft for Comments).

Japan published the FY2024 GHS Recommended Classification List on the NITE website.

Recently, the National Public Service Platform for Standard Information officially published the full text of GB 30000.30-2025 Specification for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals - Part 30: Desensitized Explosives. This standard will come into effect on July 1, 2026, marking a significant step in China's deep alignment with international standards in the field of chemical hazard classification.

Japan’s current GHS regulations are the 'Chemical Classification' (JIS Z7252: 2019) and the 'Hazard Communication of Chemicals—Labels and Safety Data Sheets' (JIS Z7253: 2019), which are based on the United Nations UN GHS Revision 6. These regulations are expected to be revised in 2025.