From 1 to 5 June 2026, the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) held its 77th plenary meeting. The harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and its inorganic salts was one of the key topics.

Recently, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released the final regulation to update the Groundwater Protection List (GWPL).

Recently, the European Commission officially published Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1120 in its Official Journal. This Regulation amends Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the core regulation on plant protection products in the EU, by formally adding 12 substances to the list of “unacceptable co-formulants” that are banned from inclusion.

Recently, according to Resolution No. 66.19/2026/NQ-CP issued by the Vietnamese Government, Vietnam will officially abolish the national quality inspection procedure (commonly referred to as "pre-inspection") for imported fertilizers starting July 1, 2026.

Recently, South Korea’s Hazard Management Division issued the “Guidelines on Establishing Biocidal Product Names” (살생물제품명 설정을 위한 안내문), setting out principles for the labeling of biocidal product names, the order of handling applications for identical names, rules for submitting and changing product names, and expressions that must not be used in product names.

On May 26, 2026, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) officially announced the launch of the Unified System of Information, Petition, and Electronic Evaluation (Sistema Unificado de Informação, Petição e Avaliação Eletrônica — Sispa).