IMDS: Release 15.1 of the portal published
IMDS: Release 15.1 has been published, introducing updates on EUDR regulatory compliance and new operational features within the portal
19 Nov 2025On September 22, 2025, Release 15.1 of the IMDS (International Material Data System) portal was published, introducing significant updates on chemical regulatory topics and new operational functionalities.
Below is an overview of the main changes:
- EUDR section in the Chemistry Manager
A new substance group related to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR – EU Deforestation Regulation) has been introduced. When these substances are present, users will be asked whether the substance is 100% synthetic or natural. These fields will become mandatory starting from Release 16.0, while they are currently only recommended.
Additionally, the option to indicate a contact person for this regulation has been added. - Immediate disclosure of confidential substances after GADSL/SVHC updates
Confidential substances added to the GADSL list or the Candidate List will be made public the night following the update of the respective lists. Therefore, the previous 14-day delay before disclosure is no longer applicable. - Improved “tree expansion” functionality
To make searches more efficient, new options have been introduced to expand the MDS tree structure: multi-level expansion, expansion based on search criteria, display of only components and/or only semi-components, or applying specific filters to search for certain substances (e.g., GADSL).
A new “Expand tree nodes” button has also been added to the Tree Search dialog box: selecting this option will expand the tree to show all occurrences of the entered search criteria, hiding all other nodes.
These updates bring significant changes aimed at improving and simplifying regulatory compliance management and overall usability of the IMDS portal.