Act on Chemical Substances and Preparations amended to detail REACH Regulation and PIC Regulation
On 18 September 2008, Act No. 405/2008 Coll. Amending act No. 163/2001 Coll. on Chemical Substances
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Ukraine

Ukraine ratifies 1999 Protocol to the Basel Convention on Liability and Compensation
On 22 October 2009 Law No. 1672-VI ratified the Protocol to the Basel Convention on Liability and Co
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Hungary

Decree amending different pieces of environmental legislation concerning activities that can be carried out after notification proposed
On 10 November 2009, the Ministry of Environment and Water Management issued a proposal for a Govern
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Asia-Pacific

China

GUANGDONG: Report on air monitoring results on the Pearl River Delta for the first half of of 2009 issued
On 23 October 2009, the Report of Monitoring Results for the Period between January and June 2009 o
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Australia

VICTORIA: WorkSafe guidance documents released in November
In November 2009, WorkSafe Victoria released a number of guidance documents on health and safety iss
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Malaysia

Malaysia to launch the National Green Technology Policy
On 24 July 2009, the Prime Minister of Malaysia launched the National Green Technology Policy. The i
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Americas

United States

NORTH CAROLINA: Proposed revisions to building codes
On 2 November 2009 the North Carolina Building Code Council published proposed revisions to the Nort
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Canada

New online training tool released regarding the notification requirements in the New Substances Notification Regulations
On 30 November 2009, the New Substances Program announced the launch of the New Substances Online tr
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Brazil

São Paulo: Fees for the use of water resources of the hydrographic basins of the rivers Sorocaba and Médio Tietê adopted
On 10 November 2009, Decree 55.008 establishing criteria to calculate the amount of the fee for the
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