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Japan
September 20th, 2021 On August 25, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the interim report for the “study group on ideal economic and other approaches for achieving worldwide carbon …
China
September 20th, 2021 On August 24, 2021, China Electronic Standardization Institute published drafts for soliciting opinions on “Technical specification for green-design product assessment” for projection display products and metallized film capacitor. The deadline …
China
September 20th, 2021 On August 16, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission of China released the “Circular on promoting industrial projects to move into industrial park and tightening regulations and supervision of …
Taiwan
September 20th, 2021 On August 26, 2021, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan issued a public notice regarding the amendment of the “Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Method for Energy Label …
China
September 17th, 2021 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation On August 31 submitted a TBT notification to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to inform it of a draft regulation called the Regulation on …
China
September 17th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on August 9 issued the Technical Specification of Pollution Control for Treatment of Waste Power Lithium-ion Battery (Trial) (HJ 1186—2021; the “Specification”) as national …
Saudi Arabia
September 15th, 2021 Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has published on July 9th 2021 a regulation that restricts the levels of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and …
Indonesia
September 15th, 2021 On June 22, 2021, the government of Indonesia promulgated and enacted the Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 14/2021 on Application of Minimum Energy Performance Standards …
Vietnam
September 14th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released the Draft Circular on Guidelines for a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection …
Laos
September 13th, 2021 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR established “Decision on the Control of Lead Element in Paints or Coating Products No. 4566/MONRE” on 23 August 2021 and announced …
China
September 10th, 2021 The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress published a draft revision of the Noise Pollution Control Law (噪声污染防治法) to solicit comments after deliberating on the revision. Comments will be …
China
September 10th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Commerce on July 16 published a draft of the Measures on the Use and Reporting of Single-use Plastic Products (一次性塑料制品使用、报告管理办法) to solicit comments (it was open for …
India
September 9th, 2021 On August 18, 2021, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) issued a public notice regarding installation of digital water flow meters to measure groundwater withdrawal from multiple bore/tube wells. This …
Philippines
September 9th, 2021 On May 27, 2021, the Philippines enacted the “EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-09: Guidelines in the implementation of Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Classification and Labeling Requirements for chemical mixtures”. All …
Thailand
September 7th, 2021 Ministry of Industry of Thailand set out a minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) for household washing machines by publishing “Ministerial Regulation regarding designation of washing machines for household use as …
China
September 7th, 2021 On August 20, 2021, the China Consumer Goods Safety Standardization Technical Committee released the draft of a recommended national standard (GB/T) – “Guideline for setting limits of chemical substances in …
Taiwan
September 7th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs published revised “Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Methods” (note, standard for Taiwan’s energy label system) for desktop and …
Vietnam
September 5th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment publicized a draft of new National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on industrial dust and emissions (hereafter “the draft regulation”) and …
China
September 5th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on July 25 issued the Regulations on Dust Explosion Safety for Industrial and Trading Companies (工贸企业粉尘防爆安全规定; the “Regulations”), which came into effect on September 1. …
China
September 5th, 2021 China’s Fujian Province on July 29 issued the Regulations of Fujian Province on Water Pollution Control (福建省水污染防治条例; the “Regulations”). The Regulations will come into effect on November 1, replacing the …
Singapore
September 2nd, 2021 On August 30, 2021, the National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA) released a proposal of national legislations for five chemicals that are being reviewed as new controlled substances in the …
Vietnam
September 1st, 2021 On July 16, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released the Draft Circular Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter …
South Korea
August 30th, 2021 On July 29, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a legislative notice for a partial amendment to the Enforcement Rules for the Soil Environment Conservation Act …
India
August 30th, 2021 The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, which is responsible for comprehensive and systematic management of water resources and supply in India, had released a …
South Korea
August 30th, 2021 On July 21, 2021, the Ministry of Environment of Korea (MOE) announced a legislative notice of partial amendment to the Presidential Decree on the Act on the Promotion of Saving …
Japan
August 27th, 2021 On August 23, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) published a report of “energy conservation measures in housing and buildings for a decarbonized society”. The main …
India
August 27th, 2021 On August 2, 2021, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) announced a draft standard specifying requirements, sampling and test methods for toluene diisocyanate (TDI-80), and is inviting comments until September …
India
August 27th, 2021 On August 12, 2021, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change published the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021. This rule, for which amendments were proposed in March 2021, …
China
August 26th, 2021 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on August 16 submitted to the WTO a TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) notification of mandatory national standards (GB) called the “Limit of Harmful …
Taiwan
August 26th, 2021 On August 20,2021, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan officially announced addition of ammonium nitrate and hydrogen fluoride into “chemicals of concern” list. The above 2 types of substances are …
India
August 25th, 2021 On August 6, 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change of India published the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2021 in the Official Gazette. The rules amended the …
Laos
August 25th, 2021 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR established “Decision on the Pollution Control No. 1687/MONRE” on 7 April 2021 and announced in the official gazette on 12 July …
Japan
August 24th, 2021 On August 23, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan held a meeting of the Subcommittee on Plastic Resource Circulation (a committee established under the Working Group for …
Laos
August 24th, 2021 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR established “Decision on the Management of Substances under Montreal Protocol No. 1686/MONRE” on 7 April 2021 and announced in the official …
China
August 24th, 2021 On August 10, 2021, Tianjin Ecology and Environment Bureau of China published the draft on “Waste electrical and electronic equipment treatment development plan” and started to solicit opinions from the …
China
August 24th, 2021 China on August 16 submitted a draft of its national standards for limits on musical instrument hazardous substances to the WTO. The draft standards are a revision of China’s only …
China
August 24th, 2021 The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment on July 19 released the Plan for Mandatory Clean Production Audit in Shanghai for 2021–2023 so that this audit can play a …
Vietnam
August 20th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam released a draft National Technical Standard (QCVN) on industrial wastewater. The draft QCVN is an amendment to …
China
August 20th, 2021 On June 21, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Market Regulation released a local standard- “Implementation guidelines for carbon neutrality of enterprises and institutions” (DB 11/T 1861-2021) (hereafter referred as …
South Korea
August 19th, 2021 On July 12, 2021, the South Korean National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee proposed an amendment to the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (hereinafter “K-BPR”) that stipulates a …
China
August 19th, 2021 The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation on June 21 issued local standards called the “Norm of water intake—Part 15: Vehicle manufacturing” (DB11/T 1764.15—2021). These standards are put into effect …
China
August 19th, 2021 The Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, a branch of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, released on July 23 the 2021 Annual Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization and Storage …
China
August 19th, 2021 On June 21, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau in China released the local standard DB11/T 1860-2021 “Guidelines for electronic information products carbon footprint accounting” (hereinafter referred …
China
August 19th, 2021 On July 28, 2021, the “Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for fluorescent lamps for general lighting service” (draft for comments), which was integrated and revised …
China
August 19th, 2021 On July 22, 2021, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published drafts on 5 compulsory national standards, including “Household and similar electrical appliances general requirements-Product safety” and launched …
Taiwan
August 19th, 2021 On August 4, 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced an expansion of products subjected to energy label for “office and business area luminaire”. According to the ministry, …
Indonesia
August 18th, 2021 On May 24, 2021, the Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation No. 13 of 2021 on Continuous Emission Monitoring System for Industrial Emissions was enacted in Indonesia and came into …
China
August 18th, 2021 The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment on August 5 issued the List of Key Industries in Shanghai for Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessments 2021 (上海市建设项目环境影响评价重点行业名录 (2021年版); the “List”), …
China
August 18th, 2021 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on July 22 issued the Regulations on the Responsibilities for the Repair, Replacement and Return of Private Vehicles (家用汽车产品修理更换退货责任规定; the “Regulations”) to clarify the …
South Korea
August 18th, 2021 On July 22, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea publicized a draft amendment of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules for the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides …
South Korea
August 17th, 2021 On July 9, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of South Korea promulgated a notice amending the Guidelines on Separate Discharge Mark (MOE Notification No. 2021-140) to revise the …
Japan
August 14th, 2021 On July 21, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) released the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan (Draft). This plan is the basic guideline for the government’s medium- to …
Thailand
August 14th, 2021 On July 19, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) of Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment published on its website a draft action plan for integrated management of waste electrical …
Thailand
August 13th, 2021 The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand bans sunscreen agents which is harmful to coral reef. The Notification of the …
Thailand
August 13th, 2021 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced two notifications regarding the effluent standard for housing estates in the Royal Gazette on 19 July 2021 by virtue of the Enhancement and …
Vietnam
August 13th, 2021 On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam issued the Decision No.1500/QD-BKHCN on the promulgation of National Standard TCVN 13334:2021. This standard, which the Department of …
Taiwan
August 12th, 2021 On May 28, 2021, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs released the revision of “Energy label energy efficiency criteria and labeling methods” for washing machine which is selected as energy label …
China
August 12th, 2021 On July 20, 2021, Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, China, released “Guangdong Province VOC-related Key Industry Measures Guidelines. The guideline, which covers 12 industries including petrochemical, printing, …
China
August 12th, 2021 On June 28, the Great Wall Motor(GWM) of China announced that it has succeeded in developing the “Dayu Battery”, which is a highly safe power system for electric vehicles. The …
Vietnam
August 11th, 2021 The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a webinar on July 1, 2021 on collecting opinions on …
China
August 11th, 2021 On August 4, 2021, China National Development and Reform Commission and 3 other government agencies released the “Notice on encouraging home appliance manufacturers to participate the recycling target responsibility system …
China
August 11th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on July 27 announced a pilot program in which designated pilot districts will perform environmental impact assessments (EIAs) focusing on carbon emissions from construction …
China
August 11th, 2021 On May 14, the Department of Ecology and Environment and the Administration for Market Regulation of Jiangsu Province, China issued a local standard called the Integrated Emission Standard of Air …
China
August 11th, 2021 From late July to early August, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published articles on cases of hazardous waste-related illegal activities on its website in order to provide reference cases …
India
August 10th, 2021 On July 22, 2021, the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 (Bill No. 99 of 2021) was introduced in the Lok Sabha (the House of the People) in India. The bill sets …
Vietnam
August 7th, 2021 On May 21, 2021, the Vietnamese government promulgated the Decree No. 55/2021/ND-CP on the Amendments and Supplements to the Decree No. 155/2016/ND-CP on Administrative Penalties for Violations in the Field …
Indonesia
August 7th, 2021 On July 13, 2021, the “Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 13 of 2021 on the Recommendation of the Importation of Hazardous substances” was enacted in Indonesia and came …
Singapore
August 6th, 2021 On August 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection and Management (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Parliament of Singapore. This Amendment Bill mainly amends several sections of the Environmental Protection and Management …
Thailand
August 4th, 2021 The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) published two notifications regarding PSM, process safety management, in the Royal Gazette on 12 July 2021 by virtue of the Industrial Estate Authority …
Malaysia
August 3rd, 2021 On July 13, 2021, the Malaysian Low Carbon Cities Conference (MyL3C) with the theme “Empowering Cities Towards a Low Carbon Pathway” was held in Malaysia and attended by 500 people …
China
August 2nd, 2021 On July 7, 2021, China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced the “14th Five-Year Plan for Circular Economy Development”. The Plan aims to greatly improve the overall resource utilization capacity, …
China
August 2nd, 2021 In 2018, State Administration for Market Regulations and other 7 departments of China jointly announced a corporate standard “forerunner” system based on corporate self-declared disclosure will be established and implemented. …
China
August 2nd, 2021 In April 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other 7 departments jointly released the “Interim measures for standardization management of remanufacturing of auto parts”. On May 31, …
China
August 2nd, 2021 In order to implement the “Network security law of the People’s Republic of China” and other legal and regulatory requirements, and to strengthen the top-level design of the standardization of …
India
August 2nd, 2021 On July 15, 2021, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published an amendment to the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021” to add …
Thailand
July 30th, 2021 The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand published three notifications regarding cosmetics in the Royal Gazette on 21 June 2021. The notifications restrict chemical ingredients used for the production of …
South Korea
July 30th, 2021 On June 21, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea publicized a draft amendment of the Enforcement Rules for the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (K-BPR). …
Bangladesh
July 29th, 2021 On June 20, 2021, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a notification providing draft guidelines for E-waste management recycling system. In the context of the large amount of E-waste generated …
South Korea
July 29th, 2021 On July 6, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published and enforced a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree on the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical …
Taiwan
July 28th, 2021 The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, issued a notice regarding the revision of “Regulations governing disposition of commodities failing inspection”(the Regulations) and published …
China
July 28th, 2021 On July 6, 2021, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province, China released the following 2 mandatory local standards for comments and started to solicit opinions. The deadline …
South Korea
July 27th, 2021 On June 15, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published a draft amendment “Eco-Label Target Products and Certification Criteria” and invited comments on the draft by July …
India
July 26th, 2021 On July 5, 2021, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India issued a draft regulation, “Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Electric …
India
July 26th, 2021 At the end of June 2021, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India issued instructions on the extension of label validity and new energy consumption standards for household LPG …
Philippines
July 26th, 2021 On July 14, 2021, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines published a draft circular entitled “Banning of all Mercury-Containing Thermometers, Sphygmomanometers, Dental Amalgam Capsules and Liquid Mercury for …
Indonesia
July 26th, 2021 The Ministry of Finance of Indonesia is currently considering amending Law No. 6 of 1983 on the General Provisions and Taxation Procedures (RUU KRP) and introducing a carbon tax in …
Thailand
July 23rd, 2021 The Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand established a “Notification of Pollution Control Department regarding the Definitions of Plastic Wastes and Plastic Scraps B.E. …
China
July 23rd, 2021 On June 17, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published on its website a list of 255 substances that have been added to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances …
China
July 23rd, 2021 On June 15, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a list of eight substances planned to be added to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in …
Taiwan
July 23rd, 2021 On July 7, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor released the revised “Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Rules”. Article 32 of “Occupational Safety and Health Act” requires employers to …
China
July 23rd, 2021 On June 28,2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Manual of accounting method and coefficient of generation and emission in emission source statistical investigation” (hereafter referred as …
Philippines
July 20th, 2021 On June 30, 2021, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of Philippines published the Administrative Order (AO) No. 2021-19 “Updated Water Quality Guidelines (WQG) and General Effluent Standards …
Japan
July 20th, 2021 On July 7, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) began soliciting public comments on the new addition of PFOA used in specific products to the scope of regulation under …
Vietnam
July 16th, 2021 On June 30, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a conference on the achievements of the Law on Chemicals to date, jointly …
Vietnam
July 16th, 2021 On June 24, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam promulgated the official letter No. 2850/BCT-HC on the Stricter Control of Production, …
Pakistan
July 16th, 2021 As of July 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Punjab, Pakistan has announced the draft Hazardous Substances Rules 2020 and it is in discussion. The proposed rules cover hazardous …
Indonesia
July 15th, 2021 On June 28, 2021, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) announced the implementation status of the “Regulations of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 75 of 2019 …
Vietnam
July 15th, 2021 On June 16, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released a draft decree that stipulates implementation rules for the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14) (hereinafter …
Malaysia
July 14th, 2021 On July 6, 2021, Shell Malaysia, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, held an online forum on a booklet entitled “The Tree, The Sky, The Sun: A Pathway towards Malaysia’s …
China
July 13th, 2021 The General Office of China’s State Council on May 27 announced its legislative plan for 2021. The plan contains 18 draft laws to be submitted to the congress as well …
