Around Latin America
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Brazil REACH, Battery EPR, Brazil RoHS, Plastic Tax, Health & Customs, Forced Labor, Life Science Products, E-Commerce & Product Safety
• Brazil REACH isn’t really about registration timelines. That’s the distraction. • Chile: Mandatory EPR for Lithium-Ion and Lead-Acid Batteries Impacts Many Products • Colombia plastic tax: new guidance clarifies what importers need to prove • Brazil RoHS is coming — but the real impact isn’t chemistry • Chile: Draft Product Classification Guidance Raises the Bar Across Regulated Products • Mexico: Health and Customs Agencies Coordinating for Tighter Border Controls • Brazil Expands Corporate Responsibility on Forced Labor Across Supply Chains • Argentina: E-commerce platform becomes compliance gatekeeper
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Brazil REACH, Mexico Exports, BRICS Alignment, Dangerous Goods Transport Rules
• Brazil’s chemical regulatory framework now has a timeline • Exporting to Mexico? It just got more demanding • Brazil & India: BRICS Alignment • Dangerous Goods Transport: Draft Limited Quantity Rules for Mexico
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LatAm “REACH”, Brazil RoHS, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Pesticides, Laboratory Agents, Chemical Precursors, Plastic Packaging Tax, Enforcement Actions
• Guatemala: Game-Changing Regulation for Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Precursors, Pesticides, Cosmetics, Cleaners, Personal Care, and More • Brazil: Enforcement for Consumer Products including Cosmetics • Brazil RoHS: Moving Toward Adoption • LATAM REACH: Where are we now? • Colombia: Tax on Single-Use Plastics Enforceable
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Substances of Concern, Pesticides, Cosmetics & Household Cleaners, Plastic Packaging, Eco-Labels, Market Access
• Substances of Concern in Mexico’s Circular Economy Law • Chile: Proposed Cosmetovigilance Rules • Argentina Eases Market Access for Cosmetics, Personal Care, & Household Cleaners • Brazil: New Plastic Packaging Rules • Brazil: Eco-Label Gets Sustainability Guidelines • Chile: Flexibility for Registration and Use of Pesticides on “Minor Crops”
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DGT, Chemical Precursors, EPR Enforcement, Cosmetics Packaging, Pesticide Exposure, Ban on Animal Testing
• Dangerous Goods Transport: Draft Limited Quantity Rules for Mexico • Brazil’s New Benchmark for Assessment of Pesticide Exposure Risk • Colombia: Ban on Animal Testing in Cosmetics • Brazil: New Rules on Cosmetics Packaging Proposed • EPR Enforcement in Chile • Mexico: Changes to Controlled Chemical Precursor Rules
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EPR, Circular Economy, Crop Protection, Worker Safety, Repairability, Brazil RoHS, Market Access in Mexico
• Mexico Enacts First Circular Economy Law: Deep Dive • Mexico’s 2026 Legal Reforms: Market Entry Is No Longer Business as Usual • Brazil RoHS News • EPR News from Chile • Brazil Steps Up and Out on Control of Agrochemicals • EPR in Brazil: New System to Modernize Reporting • Climate Change & Worker Protection: Heat Exposure
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EU/Mercosur, Plastics & Mandatory Recycled Content, Enforcement, Medical Devices & Toothbrushes, Mandatory Sustainability Reporting
• EU–Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: Moving Forward • Plastics in the News: Single-Use, Containers, and Mandatory Recycled Content • Brazil: Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Now • Toothbrushes as Medical Devices? Yes, in Colombia • Chile Announces Enforcement Plans for 2026
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Tariffs & Trade, GHS Labeling, Paints, Cosmetics, Market Access, Ban on CMR Substances, Medical Devices, Sustainable Chemical Industry, Chile “REACH”
• Happy New Year… New Tariffs • Chile “REACH”: Second National Inventory • Mexico: Limits on Lead and GHS Labeling for Paint Products • Argentina: Market Access Easier for Products from Select Countries • Mexico: Regulatory Guidance on Medical Devices • Brazil’s New Framework for Sustainable Chemical Industry • Ban on CMR Ingredients in Cosmetics in Andean Community • Brazil: CONASQ News
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Water Rights for Industry, Cosmetics Recalls for CMR ingredients, Ecolabeling, EPR Rules Tighten
• Mexico’s New Water Law: Industry Beware • Cosmetics: CMR Ingredients in Nail Polish Leads to More Recalls • Ecolabeling for Cleaning Products • Brazil: Higher EPR Take-Back Targets for Sao Paulo State
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PFAS in Brazil, Fertilizers, Energy Transition, Cosmetics & Personal Care, Ban on Solvents in Pesticides, GHS, Circular Economy Law, Regulating HFCs
• PFAS Controversy in Brazil • Honduras: Major Reforms to Fertilizer Rules • Brazil’s Climate Change Moves • Latin American Regulatory Harmonization on Cosmetics & Personal Care • Hazard Signals from EU and IARC Drive Uruguay Draft Resolution • Circular Economy on FastTrack in Latin America • Brazil: Regulating HFCs through New Rule
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Chemical Precursors, Hazardous Substances, Pesticides, Import/Export, Cosmetics, Personal Care Products
• Mexico Reforms Authorizations for Hazardous Materials, Pesticides, Waste and More • Mexico: Major Reforms for Controlled Substances & Chemical Precursors • New Rules on Cosmetics & Hygiene Products in Ecuador • LATAM “REACH”
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WEEE, Plastics, Waste, International Tort Liability for LatAm Incident, Cosmetics Labeling, Product Classification, New Blog
• “Around Latin America”: Now Available on a Blog • Colombia: New Waste Rules Impact Plastics and WEEE • Cosmetics, Personal Care & Perfumes; New Label Rules • International Tort Liability: Game Changing Decision • A Rose is not a Rose: Product Edition
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Colombia “REACH,” Brazil’s Sustainable Taxonomy, GHS in Argentina, Plant and Crop Protection Products, EPR, Packaging, Enforcement
• Brazil’s Sustainable Taxonomy: What you need to know now • Colombia “REACH”: First National Inventory of Hazardous Industrial Substances • Argentina: Crop and plant protection products get even more reforms • GHS in Argentina • Brazil: Extended Producer Responsibility, Compliance, and Reputational Risk • 📚 You don’t have to do “LATAM REACH” alone.
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Plastics, Chemicals, Cosmetics/Personal Care/Cleaners Regulatory Roundup, Pesticides, Sustainable Standards
• Brazil: New EPR Decree for Plastic Packaging • Mexico: Import/Export of Chemicals • Mexico: Major Overhaul of Registration for Pesticides, Hazardous and Toxic Substances • Cosmetics, Personal Care, & Cleaning Products: Regulatory Roundup • Brazil: Cleaning Products • Chile: Guide for Stability Studies in Disinfectants • Argentina’s Major Liberalization of Cosmetics, Personal Care, & Household Cleaner Requirements • Colombia Moves Paperwork Online • Panama: Product Warnings Cross Borders • Brazil: Latest Country to Ban CMR Substances in Gel Nail Products • Brazil: Cosmetovigilance Guidance • Regional Standards for Sustainable Air Conditioners and Refrigerators • 📚 Capacity Building: Courses &…
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Special Report: Chemical Regulatory Developments in Latin America
Last week, Peru opened its doors to the 6th Annual Meeting of the Latin American Chemical Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF) — a unique gathering that brings together chemical regulators, the regulated community, and international specialists in a spirit of cooperation and knowledge sharing. In just two days, ten different countries — Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Ecuador, and of course Peru — presented updates and challenges related to their move toward modern chemical regulatory frameworks … Read full edition for updates on each country.
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Cosmetics, Personal Care, Household Cleaners: Innovation, Regulation, and GHS for Consumer Products
• 🚨 New 2025 Regulation: A Game Changer for Cosmetic and Hygiene Brands • GHS for Consumer Products: Growing Trend • Brazil’s Regulatory Flexibility: Artisanal Personal Care Products • Brazil’s Regulatory Innovation: Cosmetics and Personal Care
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PFAS in Brazil, LatAm “REACH”, Chemicals, Climate Litigation Gets Teeth, EPR, Sustainable Data Centers, Plastics, EPR for Textiles
• Latin America Chemical Control Law Calendar • Brazil’s PFAS Bill Is Moving Again • Extended Producer Responsibility on Radar for Argentina • Sustainable Data Centers for Brazil • Brazil’s New War on Ocean Plastics • Where are Chemical Regulations Headed in Latin America? • Chile’s Mandatory EPR for Textiles Taking Shape • Brazil: Judge Suspends Coal Plant Operations for Climate Impact • LATAM “REACH”: COURSES AND KEY DOCUMENTS
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GHS in LatAm, CMR Substances, Mexico and Brazil on Pesticides, PCBs, Cosmetics, Used Tires, EPR, Climate Change, Chemical Safety
• 🌎 GHS in Latin America: Where are we now? Where are we headed? • Mexico Bans 35 Pesticides • Geopolitical News: New Alliances • Cosmetics: Concern over CMR Ingredients in Nail Polish Spreads to Latin America • PCB Ban in Peru • New Mercosur Rules on Cosmetics Quantities • EPR for Used Tires in Mexico Gets a Boost • Chemical Safety in the News in Colombia • Brazil’s National Program for Reduction of Pesticides
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Colombia “REACH” Deadline, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Household Cleaners, Carbon Trading, Mexico’s Regulatory Agenda
• 🚨 Colombia REACH – Don’t miss a key deadline: Sept. 30 is coming fast • Carbon is becoming a cost — and an asset – in Brazil. • 🚨 New Regulatory Guidance for Cosmetics & Hygiene Products in Ecuador 🚨 • What to Expect in Environmental Regulations in Mexico