KTR Chemical Regulatory Compliance Center

Brazil (Brazil REACH)

50. Main law: Law No. 15.022/2024 (enacted Nov 2024, modeled after EU REACH)
50. Implementing regulation: Draft published in May 2025; public consultation open until June 13
50. Key points:
50. Registration required for substances manufactured/imported ≥1 ton/year
50. Includes risk assessment, priority setting, CBI protection, definition of exempted products, and new committee establishment
50. Registration platform to be launched within 3 years; a 3-year transition period allowed afterward
50. Non-Brazilian manufacturers can appoint a Brazilian Only Representative (OR) – the first such case in Latin America
50. New GHS standard (NBR 14725:2023) mandatory from July 4, 2025

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Chile

50. Main regulation: Decree 57/2021
50. First national list of hazardous industrial substances: To be published by Dec 2024
50. Key timelines:
50. From Jan 1, 2025: Import of industrial hazardous substances not on the list prohibited without pre-registration
50. Feb 9 – Aug 30, 2025: Registration period for non-industrial (consumer/professional) hazardous substances
50. Risk prioritization rules to be announced soon
50. Technical issues: Due to online platform issues, submission via Excel and email is also accepted

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Colombia

50. Deadline: May 30, 2025
50. Target substances: Hazardous industrial substances and those in mixtures manufactured/imported ≥100 kg/year (2021–2023)
50. System: INSQUI (launched in 2022; allows REE for foreign manufacturers)
50. Caution: Frequent system errors; no formal extension mentioned, but keeping proof of submission failures is recommended

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Peru

50. Main law: REACH-like law enacted in 2023
50. Implementing regulation: Over 1,000 comments collected on draft; final expected in 2025
50. Issue: System considered complex and unclear

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El Salvador

50. GHS adoption: 6th revised edition (Decree 1/2025)
50. Labeling & SDS: SDS must be in Spanish, valid for 5 years
50. Compliance timelines:
50. Companies: within 3 years
50. Government agencies: within 2 years

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Costa Rica

50. OECD compliance: Major overhaul of existing Decree 40457-S planned
50. Expected reform: Major policy changes anticipated in 2025

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Mexico

50. Import restrictions:
50. Temporary ban on 68 chemicals to prevent illicit fuel production
50. Import requires proof of legal use and pre-authorization

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PFAS Trends in Latin America

50. Growing interest in PFAS regulation across Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Puerto Rico
50. Brazil is the only country with a draft regulation on PFAS at the national level
50. Most countries rely on Stockholm Convention coverage (PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS)