EU narrows REACH microplastics solid-matrix derogation and widens medicinal and research exemptions
EU restricts microplastics solid-matrix exemption to end uses lasting a year or longer from 22 June 2028
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EU sets 7 July 2026 type-approval deadlines for driver-distraction warning and EV electric-safety on small-series and special-purpose vehicles
Small-series and special-purpose vehicle makers face fixed EU type-approval and registration deadlines from 7 July 2026
CAQM revokes Stage-I GRAP restrictions across NCR with immediate effect
Stage-I GRAP restrictions across the NCR are lifted with immediate effect — industries, construction sites, and diesel generator operators subject to Stage-I curbs must update operational status now.
Environment Agency penalises recycler for illegal contaminated-waste exports
Waste exporters must classify contaminated plastics as Amber List before shipment
European Commission does not renew cypermethrin approval for wood preservatives
EU operators must stop placing cypermethrin-treated wood articles on market from 22 Dec 2026
CAQM invokes Stage-I GRAP across Delhi-NCR
Delhi-NCR operators must apply Stage-I GRAP controls immediately
EU publishes UN brake-emission measurement rule for light-duty vehicle approvals
Vehicle manufacturers must use UN R179 brake-emission evidence for approvals
CAQM orders Noida road-dust mitigation after inspection drive
Noida road and waste teams must intensify sweeping, sprinkling, and construction-waste disposal after CAQM findings
National Green Tribunal orders southern Indian governments to implement NCAP State Action Plans
State environment and urban-implementation teams in India’s southern States and Puducherry face environmental-compensation exposure unless NCAP State Action Plan measures move to time-bound execution
Turkey bans disposal of used cooking oil into drains
Mandatory collection and recycling requirements imposed
Valero halts Port Arthur refinery after explosion
Refinery shutdown disrupts fuel supply
Chile suspends 43 environmental protection decrees
Regulatory rollback pauses enforcement of environmental rules