What's New

The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2021 are to be revoked before they come into effect.

The UK has signed the Multilateral Agreement M347 under s.1.5.1 of ADR on the carriage of monkeypox virus.

Germany, France and Sweden have all signed Multilateral Agreement M346 concerning the carriage of paint residues. The UK have not yet signed this agreement.

Commission implementing decision (EU) 2022/1095 amending Directive 08/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods to authorise certain national derogations has been published.

The Health and Safety Executive along with the Scottish and Welsh Governments have set out their rationale for identifying priorities for regulatory action under the UK REACH Work Programme 2022/23 financial year.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has issued a consultation on extending the current REACH submission deadlines for transitional registrations.

The Carlsberg Supply Company UK Ltd has been fined £3 million after a contractor died and another was seriously injured following an ammonia gas leak at one of its breweries.

Guidance on the registration, disposal and labelling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been updated.

A food manufacturer has been fined over £1.5m after it was found to fall short of the standards expected by the Environment Agency when it comes to the company’s management of liquid waste, odour and environmental reporting.

The Government has announced a range of changes to make it simpler for businesses to apply new product conformity markings for most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales.