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On 22nd of October 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine (MEEA) published a draft resolution introducing extensions to several key deadlines under UA-REACH and UA-CLP. This follows the earlier government decision to reorganize several ministries, under which Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine...

The European Commission has revised the REACH Fee Regulation, introducing mandatory company size validation for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking reduced fees. Effective dates to note: 5 November 2025: Increased fees for large companies take effect 5 February 2027: SME validation becomes mandatory before REACH submissions What SMEs...

The Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Products (Quality Control) Order, 2025 is now in force from 1st October 2025 for all manufacturers except micro and small enterprises (dates below). This means it is now mandatory for both domestic and foreign manufacturers planning to place aluminium and aluminium alloy products on the...

There is now only one month left until the KKDIK pre-registration deadline on 31 October 2025. If your company manufactures, imports, or places substances on the Turkish market that are subject to KKDIK registration requirements, this mandatory pre-registration step is essential to continue doing business without disruption until the applicable...

Under the Ukrainian CLP Regulation (UA-CLP), manufacturers, importers, or groups thereof must submit a C&L Notification for each hazardous substance placed on the market in Ukraine, with no tonnage threshold applying. For substances placed on the market before 15 November 2024 (the date UA-CLP entered into force), the notification deadline...