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China
June 23rd, 2021 China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on May 26 published a draft circular on stricter safety control of ammonium nitrate to solicit comments. Public comments will be accepted until June 27, …
China
June 23rd, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on June 4 issued a circular on operations to implement a ban on the production and use of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) under the Stockholm Convention …
China
June 23rd, 2021 On April 29, 2021, State Administration for Market Regulation of China released drafts of 2 recommended national standards GB/T, “Biodegradable drinking straws” and “Degradability and identification requirements of biodegradable materials …
Malaysia
June 23rd, 2021 On May 18, 2021, the Department of Standards of Malaysia released a Malaysian Standard “Energy efficient vehicle (EEV)－Requirements” (MS 2722:2021) that specifies the fuel consumption requirements for energy efficient vehicle …
Bangladesh
June 22nd, 2021 On June 10, 2021, Bangladesh’s Department of Environment (DOE) published the Hazardous Waste (e-waste) Management Rules, 2021 under the Bangladesh Environmental Protection Act, 1995. The E-waste rule covers the products …
China
June 21st, 2021 On May 11, 2021, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued the “Notice on the Reform Implementation Plan for Hazardous Waste Management Supervision and Utilization Capacity” …
China
June 21st, 2021 On June 11, 2021, the 2021 amendment of “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Work Safety” (hereinafter abbreviated as “2021 amendment”) was promulgated. And the amendment will come …
Thailand
June 18th, 2021 The Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand released a questionnaire document to request comments and information about perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts, and …
Thailand
June 18th, 2021 The Ministry of Industry of Thailand published the following two regulations in the Royal Gazette on 16 June 2021. Ministerial Regulation regarding designation of Nipples For Feeding Bottles as an …
China
June 18th, 2021 China National Institute of Standardization on June 4 published recommended national standards called the Workpiece Machining Energy Consumption Limit Setting Method (draft for comments) (the “Standards”; 机械加工制造过程工件能耗限额制定方法 (征求意见稿)). This draft …
China
June 18th, 2021 China’s National Medical Products Administration on May 28 issued the List of Banned Cosmetic Ingredients (化妆品禁用组分) and the List of Banned Botanical (Animal-derived) Cosmetic Ingredients (化妆品禁用植 (动) 物组分), both of …
Singapore
June 17th, 2021 On April 1, 2021, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore implemented the “Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2021” and the “Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) …
India
June 16th, 2021 On June 15, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the quality control order for ortho phosphoric acid (Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021). The order is applicable to …
Japan
June 16th, 2021 On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society, and Biodiversity for 2021, with the theme of redesigning …
Japan
June 16th, 2021 On May 26, 2021, a partial amendment to the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures was enacted and promulgated on June 2, 2021. The amendment places 2050 carbon neutrality, …
Philippines
June 15th, 2021 On June 3, 2021, Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines published the implementing guidelines of the “Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP)” for air conditioners, refrigerators, television sets, and lights …
South Korea
June 15th, 2021 In early March 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a draft amendment of the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Check and Relevant Safety …
China
June 15th, 2021 On June 2, 2021, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management released the “Measures for grading construction of occupational safety and health management system ” (draft for soliciting opinions) and began soliciting …
South Korea
June 11th, 2021 On May 4 of 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea promulgated NIER Notification No. 2021-89 on Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals Business Licenses. In South Korea, the Chemicals …
Thailand
June 10th, 2021 Ministry of Industry published “Ministerial Regulation on Stretch Cling Film For Food” in the Royal Gazette on 28 May 2021. The regulation mandates stretch wrapping film for food to conform …
Singapore
June 9th, 2021 On June 4, 2021, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that it has installed e-waste collection points together with ALBA, an accredited operator of the e-waste collection scheme. The collection …
Japan
June 9th, 2021 On March 9, 2021, the “Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics” was passed by the Cabinet. The bill was then submitted to the 204th ordinary session of the …
Singapore
June 7th, 2021 The “Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2021” was promulgated in Singapore on June 3, 2021. This amendment strengthens the limit of lead content in paint …
China
June 7th, 2021 The Civil Aviation Administration of China in May announced the Plan for Civil Aviation Plastic Pollution Control Measures 2021–2025 (民航行业塑料污染治理工作计划 (2021–2025年)). The total number of passengers in China’s civil aviation …
Taiwan
June 7th, 2021 On May 27, 2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration announced the amendment of “Regulation for information registration of new chemical substances and existing chemical substances”, and released the draft to …
China
June 5th, 2021 China’s National Development and Reform Commission and State Administration for Market Regulation on May 17 published five sets of revised Energy Efficiency Labeling Implementation Rules (the “Rules”; 能源效率标识实施规则) for small …
Japan
June 2nd, 2021 The Cabinet of Japan approved the Bill for the Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics on March 9, 2021. The bill was submitted to the 204th ordinary Diet …
Philippines
June 1st, 2021 On April 12, 2021, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) of Philippines promulgated “Customs Memorandum Circular No. 78-2021: Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System pursuant to DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. …
Philippines
May 31st, 2021 In the Philippines, Memorandum Circular No. 2021-08 was promulgated on May 24, 2021, adding 52 new substances to the PICCS (Philippine Inventory of Chemical and Chemical Substances), the country’s existing …
China
May 31st, 2021 In April. 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China added a total of 319 chemical substances into the “List of existing chemical substances” in two times. The reasons …
China
May 31st, 2021 On April 22, 2021, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province released the “Provisions on inquiry work of Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province” (hereafter referred …
China
May 31st, 2021 On January 4, 2021, the China Standardization administration released a collective standard “Specification for information disclosure for extended producer responsibility of electric and electronic producers”. The standard will take effect …
Malaysia
May 28th, 2021 The draft of “Guidelines on Monitoring of Airborne Chemical Hazardous to Health, 202x” were released in Malaysia on March 15, 2021. The draft guidelines provide methods for monitoring and analyzing …
Malaysia
May 28th, 2021 The “Water Services Industry (Desludging Services) Regulations 2021” came into operation in Malaysia on March 30, 2021 (promulgated on March 29, 2021). The regulations require owners, management corporations, and occupiers …
Malaysia
May 28th, 2021 In April 2021, the Department of Environment (DOE) of the Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia announced the close of its existing Environmental Hazardous Substance Notification and Registration (EHSNR) system …
China
May 26th, 2021 On April 19,2021, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released “Regulations on classification of ecological environmental penalty and management of publicity period in Beijing (2021 Edition)” (hereinafter referred as …
China
May 26th, 2021 On April 9, 2021, Department of Ecological Environment of Shandong Province issued the “Implementation opinions (trial) on the ‘Regulations on the administration of pollutant discharge permits’ ” (hereinafter referred as …
China
May 26th, 2021 On May 7, 2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Guidelines for screening of priority assessment chemical substances ” (Draft for comments) and began soliciting comments from …
China
May 26th, 2021 On February 22, 2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China exposed an illegal sewage discharge by a company in Henan Province on its official website, which was found by …
China
May 26th, 2021 On April 25, 2021, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center MEE released the answers to the frequently asked questions(FAQ) related to the “Environmental management registration of new chemical substances” …
Vietnam
May 25th, 2021 On March 24, 2021, Vietnam government issued the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 12/2021/QD-TTg on Oil Spill Responses. This Decision, which took effect on May 10, stipulates rules on organizational preparation …
Vietnam
May 24th, 2021 On March 12, 2021, the Prime Minister of Vietnam promulgated the Prime Minister’s Decision 343/QD-TTg on the Implementation Plan of Law No. 72/2020/QH14 on Environmental Protection. This plan mainly indicates …
China
May 24th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on May 8 published an article that describes the details and penalties of seven cases of automated monitoring regulation violations, including fabrication of data, …
Taiwan
May 24th, 2021 Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration on May 4 reported the results of the recent crackdown on illegal VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions on its official website. According to the administration, it …
Vietnam
May 24th, 2021 On April 12, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued a notice regarding a questionnaire survey on implementation of Law on Chemicals …
India
May 24th, 2021 On April 22, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Bureau of Indian Standards notified the draft quality control orders for Polycarbonate, Polyurethanes, etc. to WTO-TBT for comments. …
India
May 21st, 2021 On March 18, 2021, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MietY) published ‘Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021’. The products listed in the Schedule …
India
May 18th, 2021 In the middle of April 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the quality control orders for ‘ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers’ and ‘linear alkyl benzene’. These orders will come …
Taiwan
May 17th, 2021 In April 2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration held the “Chemical Registration and Joint Registration Forum” and released the materials of the forum later on its website. At the forum, …
Taiwan
May 17th, 2021 On April 19, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor issued a notice regarding the partial revision of the “Hazard Prevention Standards for Specific Chemical Substances”. In order to protect workers, the …
China
May 17th, 2021 On April 28, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the “Announcement on emission factors and material balance methods for calculating the taxable pollutants of environmental protection tax”. The …
Malaysia
May 16th, 2021 In January 2021, “Checklist for conducting self-assessment against ‘Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000’” was released in Malaysia. This checklist …
Malaysia
May 12th, 2021 A self-assessment checklist on the various requirements of the “Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013” (commonly referred to as the CLASS …
Taiwan
May 12th, 2021 Taiwan’s Office of the President on April 30, 2021 officially announced the Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act (勞工職業災害保險及保護法), which has been developed by integrating the Labor Insurance Act …
China
May 12th, 2021 The Fujian Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment on April 23, 2021 published an article on some enforcement cases of the Regulations on Pollutant Discharge Permit Management (排污许可管理条例; the “Regulations”). …
Vietnam
May 10th, 2021 In the middle of-April 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam publicized the second version of the draft circular on pilot implementation of direct electricity trading between …
Thailand
May 7th, 2021 The Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand released a draft of the Disposal and Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act of B.E. …
Thailand
May 6th, 2021 Recently in May 2021, the Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry of Thailand opened a draft notification to revise the hazardous substance list under Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 …
China
April 30th, 2021 State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a WTO/TBT notification on April 8, 2021 on the proposed revision to the mandatory national standard “Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency …
China
April 30th, 2021 On March 26, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of P.R. China released the “Guidelines for verification of corporate greenhouse gas emission report” (Trial). In order to standardize the …
China
April 30th, 2021 On April 1, 2021, the Ministry of Transport of P.R. China released the “Regulations on the administration of road transportation of dangerous goods (Revised draft for comments)” on its homepage. …
China
April 30th, 2021 On January 18, 2021, China National Resource Recycling Association(CRRA) released the group standard ” General guidelines for the evaluation of plastic products’ easy-to-collect & easy-to-recycle design” (T/CRRA 0302-2020). The standard …
China
April 30th, 2021 On March 30, 2021, one of China’s state-run think tanks, the Xinhua Outlook Research Institute, released its “2021 Annual Survey Report on Trade-in of Home Appliances”. In this report, it …
Japan
April 28th, 2021 On April 16, 2021, “Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances.” was approved by …
Japan
April 28th, 2021 On February 15, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) held a meeting of the Risk Assessment Working Group of the Study Group on the Management of Chemical …
Japan
April 28th, 2021 On February 26, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) deliberated on the revision of the environmental standard values for hexavalent chromium and the position of Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid (PFHxS) in the …
Laos
April 27th, 2021 The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR published the “Decision on the list of industrial chemicals No. 0220/ MOIC.DOIC” in the Gazette on 23 March 2021. The Decision issued …
Cambodia
April 26th, 2021 The government of Cambodia established the “Sub-Decree No. 19 ANKr/BK regarding revision of article 7, 12, 13, 14, Annex 2, Annex 3 and, Annex 4 of the Sub-Decree No. 180 …
Taiwan
April 26th, 2021 Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration on March 18, 2021 announced amendments to the Regulations of Fine Determination for Violations of Waste Disposal Act. Here are the main changes: Fine increase for …
China
April 26th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on March 17, 2021 published a proposed third addition to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC), which contains 204 substances, including …
China
April 23rd, 2021 On March 25, 2021, State Administration for Market Regulation of China released the “2021 National Supervision and Sampling Inspection Plan for Product Quality”. The inspection will focus on consumer products …
China
April 23rd, 2021 On April 7, 2021, State Administration for Market Regulation of China made a WTO/TBT notification on the proposed revision to the mandatory national standard “Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency …
Japan
April 23rd, 2021 On February 26, 2021, the “Ministerial Ordinance Partially Amending the Ministerial Ordinance Specifying the Technical Standards for Thermal Power Generation Facilities” was promulgated and came into effect immediately. As a …
China
April 21st, 2021 On March 3,2021, the Safety Committee Office of State Council of P.R. China released the “Assessment measures for the production safety accident prevention and implementation of rectification measures” (hereafter refereed …
China
April 21st, 2021 Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation released a local standard “Technical specification for grid monitored ambient air particulate matter assessment” (DB11/T 1819-2021) On March 29, 2021. The standard will take …
China
April 21st, 2021 On March 31,2021, four administrative agencies, including Ministry of Industry and Information, Ministry of Commerce and etc. of P.R. China jointly released “Notice on implementing new energy vehicles going to …
Taiwan
April 21st, 2021 On April 7, 2021, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration released the revised “Toxic and concerned chemical substances control act fee collection standard”. The revised law will take effect on April 7, …
China
April 19th, 2021 The Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jilin Province, China on April 7, 2021 published the “Main Points of Plastic Pollution Control Measures for …
Thailand
April 16th, 2021 Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry notified “Draft Ministerial Regulation on Paper for food contact (TIS 2948-2562(2019))” to the WTO on 31 March 2021 by G/TBT/N/THA/604. The draft …
China
April 16th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on March 30, 2021 published the “Provisional Regulations on Carbon Trading Management (revised draft)”. This draft is open for public comments until April 30, …
China
April 14th, 2021 On March 19, 2021, the Ministry of Emergency Management and Work Safety Committee of China jointly released two typical crackdown cases of the connection between administrative enforcement of law and …
Taiwan
April 14th, 2021 On April 1, 2021，Environmental Protection Agency of Taiwan announced a notice of adding ammonium nitrate and hydrogen fluoride to “chemicals of concern” and started soliciting comments. The deadline for submitting …
Japan
April 12th, 2021 On January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) released the interim report in the title. The following section focuses on the contents that are likely to …
Japan
April 12th, 2021 On January 28, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of Japan held the 8th joint meeting about plastic resource recycling. As a result of this joint meeting, a report titled …
China
April 3rd, 2021 The Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province, China on March 18, 2021 published information on 10 notable cases of environmental regulation breaches subject to law enforcement and punishment …
India
April 2nd, 2021 Around early March 2021, India’s Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) issued the guideline for bulk water suppliers who withdraw groundwater. This guideline provides details for bulk water suppliers to obtain …
India
April 2nd, 2021 On March 11, 2021, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change announced the draft “Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021” to amend “Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016” and is conducting …
India
April 2nd, 2021 On March 17, 2021, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the quality control order for sewing machines. The order will come into force on September 1, 2021. The provisions …
Thailand
April 1st, 2021 The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced “Ministerial Regulation on Infectious Waste Disposal (No.2) B.E.2564 (2021)” in the Royal Gazette on 1 March 2021 by virtue of Public Health …
China
March 31st, 2021 Based on the “Measures on new chemical substance environmental management registration” (Ecology and Environment Order No.12, hereafter as Order No.12), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will reissue new chemical …
Thailand
March 30th, 2021 The National Environmental Board of Thailand announced “Notification of the National Environmental Board: Soil Quality Standard” in the Royal Gazette on 11 March 2021. The notification issued under the Enhancement …
China
March 30th, 2021 On February 4, 2021, Shanghai Municipal Government Office announced the “Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Development of New Energy Vehicle Industry in Shanghai (2021-2025) “. The plan clearly outlines the …
India
March 29th, 2021 On January 27, 2021, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published “Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2021”. In this amendment, the import of polyethylene …
India
March 29th, 2021 On January 11, 2021, India’s Ministry of Power and others added UHD televisions and air compressors to the voluntary products covered by the Standards & Labeling Programme (energy-saving labeling scheme) …
China
March 29th, 2021 “Pollutant Discharge Permit Management Ordinance” (State Council Decree No. 736) was officially released on January 24, 2021 and came into effect on March 1, 2021.Pollutant discharge unit must apply for …
China
March 28th, 2021 On March 12, 2021, Fujian Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the Department of Public Security and the People’s Procuratorate jointly released the “Guidelines for Handling Environmental Pollution Crime Cases …
China
March 27th, 2021 Many customs offices across China reported that they detected paint products exceeding VOC content limits of reviewed national standards (GBs) during inspections from January through March 2021. Here are some …
Sri Lanka
March 26th, 2021 On January 21, 2021, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment published the “National Environmental (Plastic Material Identification Standards) Regulations No. 01 of 2021” which requires the marking to manufactured plastic products …
Sri Lanka
March 26th, 2021 On January 27, 2021, Sri Lank’s Ministry of Environment published the notification under Section 23W(1)(a) of the National Environmental Act (No. 47 of 1980) to prohibit the use of Polyethylene …
China
March 25th, 2021 Four Chinese government bodies, including the Ministry of Finance on March 22, 2021 published the Circular on Adjustments to the Subsidies for the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. …
