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China
December 2nd, 2020 On November 25, 2020, five Chinese government agencies and departments, including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, jointly published the National Hazardous Waste List 2021. This revised list takes effect …
China
November 30th, 2020 On 16 November, 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a revision of the Guidance on New Chemical Substance Environmental Management Registration (Announcement No. 51 of 2020) and relevant …
China
November 27th, 2020 China Standardization Administration released “Guidelines for enterprises to develop emergency response plan for work place accidents” GB/T 29639-2020 on September 29, 2020. This standard is a revision of the 2013 …
China
November 27th, 2020 On 30, Dec 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, and other departments of the …
China
November 27th, 2020 On November 6, 2020, State Administration for Market Regulation of China submitted a notification, which is about an enforceable national standard –”Content limitation of mercury, cadmium and lead for zinc …
Thailand
November 26th, 2020 Ministry of Energy, Thailand announced “Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Type or Size of Building and Standard, Criteria and Procedure in Designing Building for Energy Conservation B.E. 2563 (2020)” in the Royal …
China
November 24th, 2020 China’s State Administration of Market Supervision submitted WTO/TBT notifications on November 6, 2020 on 3 compulsory national standards, including the “Lithium ion cells and batteries used in stationary electronic equipments–Safety …
India
November 20th, 2020 On November 11, 2020, India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises published ‘Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020’. The electrical equipment covered by the order and the Indian standards …
India
November 20th, 2020 On November 16, 2020, India notified the draft on quality control orders for methylene chloride, red phosphorus and 3(N, N di-ethyl) aminophenol to WTO-TBT and 60 days-comment has been conducted. …
China
November 20th, 2020 On November 2, 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the Management Measures on National Carbon Trading (trial implementation; draft for comments) and Management Measures on Registration, Transactions and …
China
November 19th, 2020 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China released the List of Fifth Batch of Green Manufacturing on October 16, 2020. The list includes 719 green …
China
November 19th, 2020 As the only province that implements the pilot project- “Promotion the Consumption of Renewal of Household Appliances by Improving the Waste Household Appliances Recycling and Treatment System”, the government of …
China
November 19th, 2020 In October 2020, the Department of Marine Strategic Planning and Economics of the Ministry of Natural Resources released the “2019 National Seawater Report”. The report provides information on seawater utilization …
China
November 16th, 2020 On October 27, 2020, “Technology Roadmap 2.0 for Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles” was launched at the annual meeting and exhibition of the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE) in …
China
November 16th, 2020 On October 26, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China released an announcement on matters related to the transition of registration of environmental management …
China
November 16th, 2020 The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted the CPC Central Committee’s Proposals for the Formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social …
Vietnam
November 12th, 2020 On September 29, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam enacted the “Circular No. 25/2020/TT-BCT on planning for economical and efficient use of energy and its implementation”. …
China
November 10th, 2020 On November 2, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China published the second List of Priority Chemicals for Regulation. The 18 listed chemical substances are as follows. Number …
Thailand
November 10th, 2020 Thailand announced “Notification of Director-General of Revenue Department (No. 388) regarding Categories, Criteria, Procedures, and Conditions on Exemption of Corporate Income Tax for Expenses against Biodegradable Plastic Products” in the …
India
November 9th, 2020 On November 4, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the draft of Refrigerating Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2020 to WTO-TBT and 30 days-comment has been conducted. The provisions …
China
November 9th, 2020 The Ecology and Environment department and Market Supervision and Management Commission of Tianjin, China released a revised regional standard- “Emission Control Standard for Industrial Enterprises Volatile Organic Compounds” (DB12/524-2020) on …
China
November 9th, 2020 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the “Measures on Environmental Management of Hazardous Waste Transfer (revised draft)” on October 23, 2020. The deadline for collecting comments is November 22, …
Thailand
November 7th, 2020 The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced “Ministerial Regulation regarding Management of Toxic and Hazardous Waste from Communities B.E. 2563 (2020)” in the Royal Gazette on 22 October 2020 …
China
October 31st, 2020 On September 18, 2020, Guangdong Province, China released “Guangdong Provincial Measures on Compensation for Ecological and Environmental Damage(Trial)”. The Measures stipulate the work process of the compensation parties, case …
China
October 31st, 2020 On October 13, 2020, Ministry of Emergency Management of the Peoples’ Republic of China published “Measures on Hazardous Chemical Enterprises’ Responsibility System for the Safety of Major Hazard Sources (Trial)” …
China
October 31st, 2020 On September 28, 2020, in order to implement effective sanctions against discrediting acts in the field of safe production and to improve the current management system for the list of …
China
October 30th, 2020 On September 13, 2020, the China National Light Industry Council released the “Guideline for Classification and Label Standard of Biodegradable Plastic Products”, which make a further explanation of the concept …
Thailand
October 29th, 2020 The Department of Energy Business, the Ministry of Energy of Thailand, announced “Notification of Department of Energy Business: Fire protection and extinguishing system with fire sprinkler for the gas cylinders …
Thailand
October 28th, 2020 Thailand Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) recently announced a requirement that manufacturers and/or importer of TISI certified products shall affix electronic information by QR Code together with the TISI mark. Ministry …
China
October 28th, 2020 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published six representative cases of illegal activities related to hazardous waste on its official website on 18 September, 2020. In 2020, from July to …
China
October 27th, 2020 On September 22, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China submitted a WTO/TBT notification of a proposed revision to the compulsory National Standard of P.R.C. (GB) called Fuel …
China
October 26th, 2020 China’s National Development and Reform Commission released “Product list for Water Efficiency Labeling (the 2nd batch)” and three related Implementation Rules on October 15, 2020. The three Implementation Rules are …
China
October 26th, 2020 On September 29, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China released three draft for comments of technical guidelines, and began to collect opinions. …
China
October 26th, 2020 On September 24, 2020, the government of Zhejiang Province, China issued the Regulation of Zhejiang Province on Water Resources. It will come into force on January 1, 2021. The new …
Thailand
October 26th, 2020 Natural gas pipeline owned by PTT Public Company Limited, the energy state enterprise of Thailand, has exploded in the Bang Bo District, Samut Prakan province on 22 October 2020. Three …
China
October 22nd, 2020 Ministry of Ecology and Environment of People’s Republic of China released 5 national environmental protection standards (draft for comments), including “Ambient air and waste gas – Determination of acrylic esters …
China
October 22nd, 2020 On September 23, 2020, State Administration for Market Regulation of China submitted a notification, the proposed compulsory “National Standard of P.R.C., Specification for the Limitation of Harmful Substances Found …
China
October 22nd, 2020 On September 27, 2020, the Ministry of Emergency Management of China released the first Catalogue of Abolished Outdated Processes and Equipment for Safe Production of Hazardous Chemicals. The public notice …
Vietnam
October 20th, 2020 On October 16, 2020, the Vietnam Chemical Agency (Vinachemia) of Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) promulgated an official document No. 897/HC-ATHC to announce the reopen of substance nomination to …
India
October 17th, 2020 On October 17, 2020, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the “Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2020” to amend the state government’s …
India
October 15th, 2020 On September 29, 2020, the government of India published ‘Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020’. The implementation date of the code will be set forth in a separate …
China
October 15th, 2020 On September 22, 2020, State Administration for Market Regulation of China submitted a notification， the “National Standard of the P.R.C., Limits of Certain Heavy Metal in Printing Ink” to WTO/TBT. …
China
October 13th, 2020 On September 21, 2020, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong released the “Catalogue of Plastic Products Restricted and Prohibited …
China
October 13th, 2020 On September 11, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China announced the Guidance on Optimization and Improvement of Environmental Protection Enforcement (draft for comments) to collect opinions. …
China
October 12th, 2020 On October 2, 2020, Ministry of Emergency Management of China released the “Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China” (Draft for Comments) and opened a call for …
Vietnam
October 8th, 2020 The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam notified WTO/TBT of drafts of National Technical Regulation (QCVN) regarding the quality of the following chemicals on October 8, 2020. These drafts …
India
October 7th, 2020 On October 7, 2020, the Press Information Bureau of India reported that the Union Cabinet has approved the ratification of seven persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on the Stockholm Convention list. …
India
October 5th, 2020 On October 5, 2020, India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published the “Central Motor Vehicles (Thirteenth Amendment) Rules, 2020” to amend the emission standards for agricultural tractor, power tiller …
India
October 3rd, 2020 On October 3, 2020, India’s Ministry of Power published the notification to amend the scope of Electricity Distribution Companies as a designated consumer under Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The amendment …
India
October 3rd, 2020 On October 3, 2020, India’s Ministry of Power published “Energy Conservation (Minimum Qualification for Energy Auditors, Energy Auditors (Building) and Energy Managers) Rules, 2020” with the repeal of the 2006 …
Thailand
September 30th, 2020 On 9 September, the Department of Primary Industries and Mines (DPIM), Ministry of Industry announced the invention of the first modern recycling technology to tackle E-waste issue in Thailand. Recycling Technology …
Thailand
September 30th, 2020 Electrical and Electronics Institute (EEI) ally with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), governmental and private sectors, and institution to launch the project “simulation of waste electrical and electronic …
Vietnam
September 30th, 2020 In late September 2020, Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) publicized the Draft Circular on Declaration of Environmental Information on and Management and Use of the Environmental Database in …
Vietnam
September 30th, 2020 In late September 2020, Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) publicized the Draft Circular on Mandated Packaging of Dangerous Goods During Transportation on Roads, Railways, or Inland Waterways. This …
Thailand
September 27th, 2020 The Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) released a Draft Climate Change Act of B.E. XXXX for public consultation on 24 August 2020. The bill, which …
China
September 26th, 2020 On August 4, 2020, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, released the Third List of the Companies in Key Industries That Should Thoroughly …
China
September 26th, 2020 On August 15, 2020, the Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, China announced the Guidelines for Companies and Public institutions in Guangdong Province on Development of Emergency …
China
September 26th, 2020 On July 23, 2020, the Standardization Administration and the State Administration for Market Regulation of China announced a revision of the mandatory national standard, the “General Safety Requirements for …
India
September 24th, 2020 On September 24, 2020, Central Ground Water Authority under the Ministry of Jal Shakti published the notification laying down guidelines for the regulation and management of groundwater extraction. This guideline …
Vietnam
September 24th, 2020 On September 24 of 2020, the Prime Minister’s Decision on Promulgation of the List of Waste Permitted for Import as Production Materials was issued in Vietnam. This decision stipulates wastes …
Thailand
September 21st, 2020 On 14 September 2020, the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand announced “Notification of Ministry of Commerce: Designation of electric and electronic wastes as goods prohibited from import to the Kingdom of …
Thailand
September 18th, 2020 On 1 September 2020, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) announced “Regulations of the Board of Directors of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand: Governing Rules, Procedures and Conditions …
Vietnam
September 17th, 2020 On September 17, 2020, at the Movenpick Hanoi Hotel, the Vietnam Chemical Agency (Vinachemia) of Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the U.S. Export Control and Related Border …
India
September 16th, 2020 On September 16, 2020, India’s Ministry of Power published a notification amending the equation for calculating fuel consumption targets for vehicles in the N3 category. As per the notification, from …
China
September 14th, 2020 The Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai announced a notice about “the revision of the list on emergency emission reductions for severe air pollution days in 2020”, in order …
India
August 31st, 2020 In Late August, 2020, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issued the instructions to all manufacturers and permittees registered under Standards and Labeling Program for Washing Machine, Microwave Oven and Chillers. …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 4, 2020, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, released the Third List of the Companies in Key Industries That Should Thoroughly Improve …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 26, 2020, China’s Standardization Administration released a proposed revision (a draft for opinion gathering) of the national standard, Minimum Energy Performance Standard and Energy Efficiency Grades for Electric …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 31, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a WTO/TBT notification of a proposed revision of the compulsory national standard (GB), “Gas Storage Water Heater” …
China
August 31st, 2020 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China reported on August 17, 2020 on the use status of the public service platform for the Restriction of the Use of Certain …
China
August 31st, 2020 On August 15, 2020, the Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, China announced the Guidelines for Companies and Public institutions in Guangdong Province on Development of Emergency Response …
Thailand
August 28th, 2020 Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry, Thailand announced “Notification of Department of Industrial Works (B.E. 2563 (2020)): Standard of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR-DIW)” dated on 2 June 2020. …
China
August 21st, 2020 On August 17, 2020, the Ministry of Ecological Environment of China published the “Guideline for Environmental Management and Registration of New Chemical Substances (Draft calling opinions)” and started soliciting opinions. …
China
August 20th, 2020 In order to normalize the collection and dismantling activities of discarded vehicles and strengthen the control of related industries, on July 18, 2020, seven administrative agencies such as the Ministry …
Vietnam
August 20th, 2020 On August 20th, 2020, Vietnam legislated the “Directive 33/CT-TTg on strengthening reuse, recycle, treatment and reduction of plastic waste”, setting the policy for promulgating various new regulations or amending existing …
Thailand
August 19th, 2020 On the last month article, we discussed the details of Pollution Control Department’s 3-year action plan (2020 – 2022) which will be used as an instrument to drive the national …
Vietnam
August 13th, 2020 On August 13, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam published the “Directive No. 12/CT-BCT on strengthening the management of hazardous chemicals, explosive precursors and industrial explosive …
India
August 11th, 2020 On August 11, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the notification on amending import policy of 2015-2020 Foreign Trade Policy including the ban on the import of HCFC-141b. …
China
July 31st, 2020 China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the “Plan for Coordinated Transformation and Upgrading of the Industry of Comprehensive Utilization of Industrial Resources in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Surrounding Regions …
China
July 31st, 2020 On July 21, 2020, the local government of Guangdong province announced “Notice on measures to implement foreign capital investment” in order to respond the requirements of “the Opinions on further …
China
July 31st, 2020 The Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai announced a notice about “the revision of the list on emergency emission reductions for severe air pollution days in 2020”, in order …
China
July 31st, 2020 In July 2020, the China Electronics and Information Industry Development Research Institute released “China Consumer Electronics Market Report for the first half of 2020”. The report provides analysis and reporting on the …
China
July 31st, 2020 On July 7, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) announced “Notice on Strengthening Management of the Soil pollution Prevention Project (collection for opinions)”, in order to …
China
July 31st, 2020 In order to build an open, transparent, fair and impartial supervision and management environment by further standardizing the work of state supervision on sampling test for product quality, the Directorate …
China
July 31st, 2020 On July 23, 2020, the Standardization Administration and the State Administration for Market Regulation of China announced a revision of the mandatory national standard, the “General Safety Requirements for School …
China
July 31st, 2020 On July 19, 2020, the Development and Reform Commission, with the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hebei Province announced a plan to further strengthen measures against plastic pollution. The …
India
July 30th, 2020 On July 2, 2020, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the following quality control orders. These orders will come into force on the expiry of one hundred and eighty …
Japan
July 28th, 2020 With the introduction of the mandatory charge for single-use plastic shopping bags on July 1, 2020, the plastic waste problem seems to have become more familiar to consumers. In my …
Thailand
July 21st, 2020 Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry, Thailand officially announced its existing chemicals inventory for the first time by the notification dated on 22 June 2020. The inventory, which …
Thailand
July 21st, 2020 Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) opened a draft industrial standard “TIS 2368–25XX Electrical And Electronic Equipment That May Contain Hazadous Substances : Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Hazardous Substances” …
Vietnam
July 21st, 2020 On July 21, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam consulted the draft “National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on the limits of total lead in paints”. The draft …
Vietnam
July 21st, 2020 On July 21, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam released a draft “National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on safety management in the manufacture, storage, transport and use …
Vietnam
July 20th, 2020 On July 20, 2020, the Prime Minister Decision “No. 1055/QD-TTg on the national plan for climate change adaptation for the period of 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050” were enacted, …
Thailand
July 17th, 2020 In Thailand, Royal Decree on Good Governance and Administrative Procedures (No. 2) B.E. 2562, required all government agencies to prepare its own action plan. By establishing a five-year plan which …
Vietnam
July 15th, 2020 On July 15, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam released the draft “National Technical Regulations (QCVN) on mercury content in fluorescent lamps”. The draft stipulates the …
India
July 11th, 2020 On December 18, 2019, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the rule “Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Amendment Rules, 2019” to amend the following provisions. In …
India
July 6th, 2020 On July 6, 2020, High Power Committee of Andhra Pradesh in India submitted the report on the accident of styrene monomer vapour leak at LG Polymers to the state government. …
India
July 3rd, 2020 On July 3, 2020, India’s local media reported that in Hyderabad, Telangana State, chemical manufacturing company Vishnu Chemicals Ltd has been leaving 200,000 tonnes of hazardous waste in a landfill …
China
July 2nd, 2020 On July 2, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Practical Manual about countermeasure of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)” for 14 industries, which include: Paint, ink and …
Vietnam
July 1st, 2020 On July 1, 2020, the Department of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam, in collaboration with Eco-Environmental Institute (EEI) and VNEEC, …