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AICIS confirms no changes to fees and levies for 2025–26; charges applied from 1 September 2025 per CRIS
AICIS published an official notice confirming there are no changes to AICIS fees and levies for the 2025–26 registration year and referenced the 2025–26 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS). The CRIS states the regulatory charges are to be applied from 1 September 2025. This is operationally relevant for compliance budgeting and registration planning for introducers, confirming continuity in the cost recovery settings for the period.
ECHA updates REACH SVHC Candidate List: three substances added (total 250 entries)
On 25 June 2025, ECHA updated the REACH SVHC Candidate List by adding three new SVHC entries, bringing the total to 250 entries. The additions cited in the research data are: 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane (EC 241-867-7; CAS 17928-28-8) identified as vPvB (Article 57(e)); decamethyltetrasiloxane (EC 205-491-7; CAS 141-62-8) identified as vPvB (Article 57(e)); and Reactive Brown 51 (EC 466-490-7) identified as toxic for reproduction (Article 57(c)). Compliance teams should assess whether these SVHCs are present in substances, mixtures, or articles and implement Candidate List-related duties (e.g., communication for SVHCs in articles above 0.1% w/w and related supply-chain disclosures) in line with ECHA’s Candidate List obligations messaging.
Louisiana enacted Act No. 121 (HB 15, 2025) adding N-Desethyl isotonitazene, etonitazepine, and ethylphenidate to Schedule I
Louisiana enacted Act No. 121 (HB 15, 2025), amending the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law (UCDSL) to add new substances to Schedule I (R.S. 40:964). The act adds N-Desethyl isotonitazene and etonitazepine as Schedule I opiates, and ethylphenidate as a Schedule I stimulant, and directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to renumber/alphabetize schedule entries. Compliance teams (e.g., healthcare/pharmacy, law enforcement, forensic labs, institutions with controlled-substance controls) should update controlled substance screening lists, handling/procurement controls, and any internal policies tied to Schedule I status.
European Commission provides RoHS exemptions procedure/timeline details on RoHS implementation page (renewals, continued validity, transition periods)
The European Commission’s RoHS implementation page consolidates operational guidance on the Article 5 exemptions process, including: exemption renewal applications must be submitted no later than 18 months before expiry; exemptions remain valid if a renewal request is timely until the Commission takes a decision; if renewal is rejected, a 12–18 month transition period typically applies; and decisions generally take 18–24 months from application. The page also records recent stakeholder consultation activity (e.g., “Pack 28” consultation window). Compliance teams can use this for planning exemption renewal submissions, managing continued market access during pending decisions, and scheduling redesign/substitution timelines when renewals may be denied.
City of Bellevue Ordinance No. 6844 adds BCC 4.28.165 “Compost procurement” to Chapter 4.28
The City of Bellevue adopted Ordinance No. 6844 establishing a new procurement code section, BCC 4.28.165 (Compost procurement), in Chapter 4.28. The ordinance creates operational compliance obligations for City projects and City contractors where compost products can be utilized, including: (1) a planning requirement to consider compost use in City projects; (2) required use (or requiring contractors to use compost) when feasible, with specified exceptions (e.g., availability/timing, procurement standards, health/quality/safety, or unreasonable/noncompetitive price); (3) purchasing priorities (e.g., local producers and compost meeting recognized quality/certification and applicable Washington standards); (4) a public education/outreach component; and (5) annual reporting to the Washington State Department of Ecology. The ordinance states an effective date of 30 days after passage and legal publication, but the specific calendar date is not provided in the research data and is therefore left blank.
Stockholm Convention COP-12 decisions adopt Annex A listings for chlorpyrifos, MCCPs, and LC‑PFCAs
At the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-12), Parties adopted decisions to amend Annex A (elimination) of the Stockholm Convention to list chlorpyrifos (decision SC-12/9), medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) (SC-12/10), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC‑PFCAs), their salts and related compounds (SC-12/12). For compliance teams, this is the international legal basis that triggers downstream implementation actions by Parties (national/regional bans or severe restrictions, plus any exemptions) and should be tracked for supply chain impacts on substances, mixtures, and articles.
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026–2030 published (sets ASEAN-wide regulatory convergence and good regulatory practice priorities)
ASEAN published the AEC Strategic Plan 2026–2030, an official policy framework for the ASEAN Economic Community covering 2026–2030. The plan includes objectives relevant to regulatory compliance planning, including enhancing transparency and good regulatory practices and advancing harmonisation of standards/technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. While not itself a binding technical regulation, it sets regional priorities that commonly drive subsequent sectoral work programmes and coordinated national reforms affecting market access and product compliance across ASEAN.
EPA publishes implementation materials for PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR)
EPA published implementation support materials for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), including a technical document on requirements and best practices for PFAS drinking water sample collection and analysis. This guidance is relevant for public water systems, laboratories, and state primacy agencies supporting monitoring and compliance activities under the NPDWR, and should be incorporated into sampling plans, chain-of-custody procedures, and laboratory method selection/QA controls.
EPA releases guidance on PFAS NPDWR sampling and analysis best practices
EPA published a technical guidance document for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) describing requirements and best practices for collection and analysis of drinking water samples for regulated PFAS. The document covers approved methods and practical considerations (e.g., sample handling and quality controls) that can affect compliance monitoring results. Drinking water compliance teams and laboratories can use this to align sampling plans and QA/QC procedures with EPA expectations.
EPA published new sampling/analysis best-practices document to support PFAS NPDWR monitoring
EPA published a technical guidance document, “Requirements and Best Practices for the Collection and Analysis of Samples for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation,” to support implementation of the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). Compliance teams at public water systems, labs, and state primacy agencies should review sampling and analytical expectations described in the document to align monitoring programs and quality assurance practices with EPA’s recommended approaches.
Louisiana enacted SB 154 (2025) to schedule kratom alkaloids as Schedule I and create a new kratom offense (R.S. 40:966.1)
Louisiana enacted SB 154 (2025 Regular Session) to amend the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law by adding kratom’s primary alkaloids—7-hydroxymitragynine and mitragynine—to Schedule I (R.S. 40:964, miscellaneous schedule section referenced in the research data). The act also creates a new statutory offense, R.S. 40:966.1, addressing unlawful possession, production, or distribution of kratom, and includes related changes referenced in the enrolled act text. Compliance teams should update controlled-substance and prohibited-ingredient screens, product compliance determinations (especially for kratom-containing products), and Louisiana-specific legal risk assessments for possession/distribution and retail controls.
ECHA opened an ad hoc SVHC consultation plan and published new SVHC identification intentions (incl. DBDPE, BPAF and its salts, 4,4'-methylenediphenol)
ECHA Weekly (28 May 2025) reports new intentions to identify substances as SVHCs under REACH and indicates an upcoming ad hoc SVHC consultation to support potential SVHC identification of 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE). The weekly item also lists intentions for 4,4'-methylenediphenol and for 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol (bisphenol AF) and its salts. Compliance teams should treat this as an early warning for potential future Candidate List additions and prepare to participate in consultation(s) and begin substance-in-articles/supply-chain impact screening.
CDC/NIOSH final rule expands WTC Health Program responder eligibility for Pentagon and Shanksville sites and adds statutory enrollment cap
CDC/NIOSH finalized revisions to 42 CFR Part 88 (WTC Health Program) to align program regulations with statutory changes, expanding eligibility for responders at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania sites by adding additional eligible responder classes (including certain Department of Defense/other federal agency employees, certain federal contractor employees, and members of regular/reserve uniformed services). The final rule also implements a statutory cap of 500 total enrollees under the expanded eligibility criteria at any time and makes conforming/definition updates. Organizations that support potentially eligible populations and program administrators should update eligibility screening, outreach, and enrollment procedures consistent with the revised regulatory text and cap mechanics.
ASEAN Guideline on the Non-Punishment Principle for protection of trafficking victims adopted (ad referendum)
ASEAN adopted the “ASEAN Guideline on the Implementation of the Non-Punishment Principle for Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Persons” (adopted ad referendum on 27 May 2025). The guideline provides implementation-oriented direction for Member States on applying the non-punishment principle, including considerations for legislative frameworks, identification/screening by frontline officers, prosecutorial and judicial application, remedies, and monitoring/reporting mechanisms. Organizations with recruitment, labor, travel, hospitality, logistics, or supply-chain exposure in ASEAN may need to align internal victim-identification, referral, and cooperation protocols with emerging Member State implementation approaches.
EPA announces it will keep PFOA/PFOS MCLs and intends to extend compliance deadline and reconsider other PFAS determinations
EPA announced it will retain the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFOA and PFOS, but intends to extend the compliance timeline (EPA states it plans to propose extending the deadline to 2031, with a final rule targeted for Spring 2026). EPA also announced its intent to rescind and reconsider regulatory determinations/regulations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the Hazard Index mixture approach (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, PFBS). Compliance teams for public water systems and supporting suppliers should monitor for proposed and final rulemaking that may alter implementation timelines and scope for PFAS drinking water compliance obligations.
EPA announces intent to keep PFOA/PFOS MCLs while pursuing rulemaking to extend compliance timeline and reconsider other PFAS determinations in the NPDWR
EPA announced it will keep maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFOA and PFOS under the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), while signaling planned rulemaking actions to modify implementation and scope. EPA states it plans a rulemaking to extend the compliance date for PFOA/PFOS and also intends to rescind and reconsider determinations/regulations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO‑DA (GenX) and the Hazard Index mixture approach (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO‑DA, PFBS). For compliance teams at public water systems and impacted supply chains, this indicates impending changes to compliance planning and potential changes to which PFAS are regulated under the federal drinking water standards; specific new compliance dates are described as intended/planned rather than finalized in the announcement.
EPA announces intent to keep PFOA/PFOS MCLs while extending compliance timeline and reconsidering other PFAS determinations
EPA announced it will keep the existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFOA and PFOS, but plans to pursue rulemaking to extend the compliance date (EPA references moving from 2029 to 2031). EPA also stated its intent to rescind/reconsider regulatory determinations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO‑DA (GenX), and the Hazard Index mixture approach. Compliance teams for public water systems and impacted suppliers should monitor the forthcoming proposal and final rule timing because it may extend implementation schedules for PFOA/PFOS while changing scope for other PFAS components.
EPA PFAS Reporting Requirement (TSCA Section 8(a)(7)) - manufacturers and importers must submit a one-time PFAS report covering activities since 2011, with reporting opening in 2026.
Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires manufacturers (including importers) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to submit one-time retrospective reports covering PFAS manufactured or imported since January 1, 2011. The rule aims to enhance federal oversight by collecting detailed information on PFAS production volumes, uses, exposure pathways, and potential environmental and human health impacts. Reporting opens April 13, 2026; submissions are due by October 13, 2026, with small manufacturers allowed until April 13, 2027
EPA confirms TSCA PFAS §8(a)(7) reporting window and extended submission deadlines (most due Oct 13, 2026; small article importers due Apr 13, 2027)
EPA’s TSCA §8(a)(7) PFAS reporting program page describes the current reporting window and extended submission deadlines established via an interim final rule. Per the research text, submissions are due by Oct 13, 2026 for most manufacturers (including importers), and by Apr 13, 2027 for small manufacturers that only need to report PFAS in imported articles. Companies in scope should align data collection and internal reporting systems to the updated reporting window and submission deadlines and monitor ongoing rulemaking that could further alter scope.
Second Protocol to Amend AANZFTA entered into force (AANZFTA upgrade)
ASEAN announced that the Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) entered into force on 21 April 2025. The Protocol updates/enhances 13 existing chapters (including Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Competition, and Electronic Commerce) and adds new chapters on trade and sustainable development, MSMEs, and government procurement. Compliance teams should review updated preferential trade qualification, customs/trade facilitation processes, and any revised obligations in covered chapters when operating across AANZFTA parties.