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C&L Inventory goes public ECHA has launched the Public Classification & Labelling Inventory, containing information on more than 90,000 chemical substances. |
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Corrections for ADR Two corrigenda to the 2011 text of ADR have been issued. |
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Partners in action AIR CARGO IATA’s annual cargo get-together pitches its tent in Kuala Lumpur next month.With so much going on right now across the cargo sector, there is every incentive to attend |
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RID derogation for cylinders Germany has initiated a multilateral special agreement under RID, 1/2012, concerning the marking and labelling of cylinders for Class 2 gases. |
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IMO to look at stability verification The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels’ Safety (SLF) last month determined that there should be a mandatory requirement for tankers to be equipped with onboard stability instruments. |
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IBC Code up for review? The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards (ESPH) agreed at its October 2011 session to propose to the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) that a systematic review of the International Bulk Chemical (IBC) Code be carried out. |
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Russia toughens liability regime Federal Law No 225-FZ came into force in the Russian Federation on January 1 and penalties for violation will apply as from April 1. The law establishes stringent new requirements for liability insurance |
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TFE by rail Italy has initiated a multilateral special agreement under RID, 13/2011, concerning the carriage of UN 1081 tetrafluoroethylene, stabilised, in battery wagons and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs). |
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DGOffice in Chinese DGM Software Development Group has introduced a Chinese language version of its DGOffice suite of software products, designed to support organisations in all aspects of the management of dangerous goods. |
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DGIS back in Chicago Labelmaster’s 2012 Dangerous Goods Instructors’ Symposium (DGIS VII) will take place in the company’s home town of Chicago this coming September 5 to 7. |
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ECHA's Classification & Labelling (C&L) Inventory nearing completion ECHA says it is close to finalising the public Classification & Labelling (C&L) Inventory on notified and registered substances that have, so far, been received from manufacturers and importers. |
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ISS offers SPRO help in China Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has launched an intermediary service for ships calling at ports in China. The new service responds to changes in the pollution prevention and control regulations |
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US House Committee queries CDR Rule The chairman and sub-committee chair of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce have written to Lisa Jackson, US EPA Administrator, querying implementation of the Chemical Data Reporting Rule |
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2013 starts here MULTIMODAL Anyone who sees the role of Europe’s regulators as being to transpose the UN Recommendations into the region’s rulebooks will have been disappointed to see the huge number of topics to be discussed at the last joint meeting. |
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Join the gang CHINA New hazardous chemicals regulations now in force should provide more harmonisation for the industry operating in China, both in terms of international regulations and internal requirements. |
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