DR-SoftWare, Inc.

Dear ChemGes users and interested parties,

2025 has brought significant global regulatory changes in chemical management and hazard communication. At DR-Software, we are committed to ensuring that ChemGes not only keeps pace with these requirements but also helps you anticipate and prepare effectively.

New Legislation:

• The U.S. OSHA has finalized revisions to the HCS, aligning more closely with UN GHS Revision 7.
• China has adopted GB 30000.1, transitioning from UN GHS Revision 4 directly to UN GHS Revision 8.
• Canada has amended the HPR, to transition to UN GHS Revision 7.
• Singapore and Brazil have also transitioned to UN GHS Revision 7.
• The EU published the 22nd ATP (EU) 2024/2564 to the CLP.

How ChemGes supports you: 

All requirements of the new legislation have been implemented in ChemGes.  For any country for which the transition period has passed, the legislation is automatically activated.  For those with an ongoing transition period, ChemGes allows the user to select when the new legislation should be activated. 

EU Microplastics Restrictions (Annex XVII, REACH)

Amendment 2023/2055 introduces new disclosure obligations for synthetic polymer microparticles (“microplastics”).

How ChemGes supports you:

• Ability to manage nanoform and microplastic information for substances and automate their output.
• Automatic output on the SDS

See our guidance video for details:

Label requirements via EU Regulation 2024/2865

New requirements for labels have been output for the EU.  These manage various aspects, such as fonts and spacing.

How ChemGes supports you:

• Automatically update all your EU label templates to the new format
• Apply the format to new templates

See our guidance video for details: 

As always, our hotline team is available to assist with any questions.