The Draft Law on Hazardous Chemicals Safety of was formally included in the NPC Standing Committee’s 2025 Legislative Work Plan.

Measures revolve around three guiding principles: enhancing scientific research, fulfilling legal obligations with improved communication, and building collaborative partnerships.

The reporting system is expected to be operational by December 2025.

ECHA added six new substance testing proposals and opened a public consultation period, inviting stakeholders to submit comments by June 2.

The Vietnamese National Assembly unveiled the second draft of the revised Law on Chemicals.

On April 3, 2025, during a meeting of the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL), the European Commission proposed the latest amendments to the REACH Regulation, sparking strong objections from the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), the European Federation of Construction Chemicals (EFCC), and the International Fragrance Association (IFRA). The three industry associations directly criticized the revision draft for contradicting the EU's policy objectives of enhancing industrial competitiveness, warning that it could severely impact small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

In April 2025, ECHA released its 2024 annual work report, showcasing its significant achievements and challenges in chemical regulation over the past year.

In April 2025, New Mexico passed the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act to strengthen regulation of PFAS chemicals, safeguarding human health and the environment. Below are the key provisions of the legislation.

ECHA announced the addition of 14 new substance testing proposals and invited public comments by May 2.

March 28, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly released the updated national standards GB 12268-2025 List of Dangerous Goods and GB 6944-2025 Classification and Code of Dangerous Goods, marking a new phase in China’s hazardous materials safety management. These two standards will fully replace the current GB 12268-2012 and GB 6944-2012, with official implementation set for October 1, 2025.