The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released the Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria on its official website on November 13, 2024. Unlike the single document versions released from 2009 to 2024, the new guidance is split into five separate document, covering overview, general principles for classification and labeling, physical hazards, health hazards, environmental hazards and other hazards.

Singapore officially announced the "Singapore Standards on Hazard Communication for Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Goods," SS 586-2: 2022 and SS 586-3: 2022 revisions, on February 6, 2023. The regulations have a transition period of two years and will be officially implemented on February 6, 2025. This revision updates the previously adopted 4th Revised Edition of the UN GHS to the 7th Revised Edition. SS 586-2 pertains to the implementation of GHS classification and labeling in Singapore, while SS 586-3 sets out some requirements for the preparation of SDSs.

Chinese authorities have published an update to the regulations for the classification and hazard communication of chemicals. This document is technically consistent with the United Nations "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals" (GHS) Eighth revised edition (GHS 8). The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued the first part of the GB 30000 series, titled "Specifications for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals Part 1: General Rules" (GB 30000.1-2024) on July 24, 2024. This standard is set to replace the General Rules for Classification and Hazard Communication of Chemicals (GB 13690-2009), which generally follows GHS 4 and will come into effect on August 1, 2025.

Recently, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released the latest version of Japan's recommended Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) classification list on the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) website.

On May 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) amended the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the 7th Revised Edition of the UN's Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The amendment includes elements from the 8th Revised Edition of the GHS and retains certain U.S.-specific requirements. The regulation takes effect on July 19, 2024, with compliance required by January 19, 2026, and for mixtures by July 19, 2027.

Japan launched GHS Classification Information Collection Project of 2024 Public-Private Cooperation, which requires companies to provide test reports for chemical substances.

Taiwan's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor (OSHA) has revised the GHS classification standards CNS 15030 based on the 8th version of GHS, involving 22 documents covering chemical classification and labeling-General Principles. If relevant enterprises have any opinions, they should submit them no later than June 16.

Canada declared modifications to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (HMIRA).

On March 12, 2024, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the draft of the GB 30000.1 Rules for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals—Part 1: General Specifications for approval. Comments are welcomed before April 12, 2024.

On February 21, 2024, the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) in Japan updated the classification list under the hazard general knowledge of chemicals based on the GHS - Labelling and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Seven substances are involved in the update. Currently, there are 3,327 substances on the list.