China (1,093)
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*Taiwan (237)
Japan (91)
South Korea (326)
China
On May 25, 2023, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of China released an outline of the national river network development plan. The …
China, New Energy Vehicle Policy Report
China
The New Energy Vehicle (NEV) industry has been rapidly developing thanks to their significant contributions towards alleviating the energy crisis and environmental governance issues, which are becoming more important as …
China
On June 6, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Emergency Management and eight other government departments issued an announcement of environmental …
China
On May 10, 2023, China’s Ministry of Commerce published measures on the use and reporting of single-use plastic products in commerce1, which will come into effect June 20, 2023, replacing …
China
On April 28, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a draft of a new national ecology and environment standard for the nomenclature of chemicals relevant …
South Korea
On April 4, 2023, the government of South Korea promulgated the revised version of the Presidential Decree of Water Environment Conservation Act, which was enforced on the same date.
China
On May 8, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and four other government departments announced that the country will fully implement Phase 6b of the “CHINA 6” national vehicle …
South Korea
On April 18, 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced the revision and promulgation of the Presidential Decree and enforcement rules on the Act on …
China
On May 19, 2023, the Hazardous Substance Detection Methods Sub-Technical Committee of China’s National Electrical and Electronic Product and System Environment Standardization Technical Committee1 held a meeting in Beijing, China, …
*Taiwan
On May 26, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) published the plan to introduce the Repairability Index scheme on its homepage. The Repairability Index is …
China
In April 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Water Resources and National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced a program …
South Korea
On March 28, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced to add color and weight standards to 1) packaging material and structure standards and 2) evaluation criteria for …
China
On May 10, 2023, China’s Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration published on its website an updated white list of goods that are not prohibited for transportation by ship in the Yangtze …
China
On April 14, 2023, the Zhejiang Province Brand Creation Association1, a Chinese organization based in Zhejiang province, published an association standard called “Household Small Table Fan” (T/ZZB 2979-2022) on the …
South Korea
On April 16, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced its plan to conduct intensive inspections on the compliance with provisions of the Chemicals Control Act and impose …
*Taiwan
Under the amended notice “Recycling levy rate of collection, removal, and disposal of items”, which announced by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on April 27, 2023, “items containing 25% …
South Korea
The Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) conducted a survey on the current situation of recyclability grading of cosmetic containers, which are required to be undergone under the Packaging Recyclability Grading System. …
China
On May 16, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published Measures on Ecological and Environmental Administrative Penalties, which will come into effect July 1, 2023. These measures are a …
China
On April 23, 2023, the Shanghai Chemical Industry Economic and Technological Development Zone Enterprise Association1, a Chinese organization based in Shanghai, published an association standard called the Regulations for the …
China
On May 16, 2023, China’s capital city Beijing announced a program for new pollutant control, which has been developed based on a circular on action plans for new pollutant control …
China
On April 14, 2023, the Zhejiang Province Brand Creation Association1, a Chinese organization based in Zhejiang province, announced an association standard called “Lithium Ion Battery Powered Rotary Hammers” (T/ZZB 2968-2022) …
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment promulgated a revised version of the 2023 Mandatory Recycling Rates by Product and Packaging Material (Ministry of Environment Notification No. 2023-54) and announced that it …
China
On March 30, 2023, the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau of Beijing, China, published a municipal standard, “Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment—Integrated Circuit Manufacturing” (DB11/T 2080-2023), which will come …
China
On April 1, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a circular on the Yellow River Protection Law1 for its dissemination and rigorous enforcement. The law, which came into …
South Korea
On March 10, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea launched the Industrial Safety and Health Laws and Regulations Improvement Promotion Group, comprised of experts from various …
South Korea
On February 27, 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced the Strategy for Securing Key Minerals, explaining that it has selected 33 key minerals such …
China
On April 13, 2023, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, and China Resource Recycling Association jointly published a report on …
China
On March 3, 2023, China’s Hebei province announced a program for carbon emissions peaking in the industry sector. This program includes specific targets for 2025, such as reducing energy consumption …
China
On April 24, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration, nine other government departments and People’s Bank jointly published guidelines on the development of standards for carbon emissions peaking and carbon neutrality. The …
China
Local governments of China are launching programs for new pollutant control one after another, in response to the national new pollutant control program announced by the State Council May 24, …
China
On March 30, 2023, China’s National Registration Center for Chemicals held a public relations conference on chemical regulations in Qingdao city. In the conference, the country’s “One Company, One Product, …
China
On March 16, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation released regulations on toothpaste products, which will come into effect Dec. 1, 2023. Although toothpaste is not considered a cosmetic …
China
On Feb. 15, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a program for 2023–2025 to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions …
*Taiwan
On April 27, 2023, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced amendments to the notice “Recycling levy rate of collection, removal, and disposal of items”.
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment issued a legislative notice for partial amendments to the Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act from March 17 to April 27, 2023.
South Korea
On March 30, 2023, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced proposed amendments to the Enforcement Decree and …
China
On March 16, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the implementation of the compulsory product certification (CCC [China Compulsory Certification]) scheme for lithium-ion batteries and other products.
China
On March 27, 2023, China’s National Medical Products Administration issued an announcement about the submission of safety information on cosmetic ingredients. This announcement requires companies to submit safety information on …
China
On March 17, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published the following four recommended national standards for home appliances:
China
On March 17, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a Circular on Creating, Upgrading, Applying and Enforcing National Standards for Energy Conservation. The circular came into effect immediately.
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment issued an administrative notice on proposed partial revision of the Annual Penetration Target for Low-emission and Zero-emission Vehicles from March 17 to April 5, 2023. …
China
On April 14, 2023, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published the Standard that Sets Criteria for the Risk of Serious Accidents in Industrial and Trading Companies. This is a revision …
China
On April 10, 2023, China’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published an experimental, “Green Data Center” standard that defines requirements …
*Taiwan
On the March 24, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) of Taiwan released the “Guidance for preparation of phase 1 registration materials of new and existing chemical substances”. The guidance …
Environmental Health Policy Shifts and Developments in China
China
China underwent many years of turmoil and rapid societal shifts during the latter half of the 20th Century, and the causes of disease and death have similarly varied wildly over …
South Korea
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea (hereinafter referred to as MOTIE) has issued an administrative notice on proposed notification to partially amend the Regulations on Energy …
China
On March 27, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft revised Measures on Pollutant Discharge Permits1. The ministry is seeking comments on the draft through April 24, 2023. …
China
On April 11, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly notified the WTO of the draft of the mandatory national standard (GB) “Limits …
China
On March 30, 2023, the government of Sichuan province, China, published Regulations on Soil Contamination Control, which will come into effect July 1, 2023.
*Taiwan
On February 15, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan released the “Climate Change Response Act”. The Act took effect on the same day. The Act is the revision of …
China
On Feb. 20, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published “guiding opinions” on the replacement and upgrading of key products for saving energy and reducing carbon emissions in an …
*Taiwan
On March 1, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan released the answers to questions raised at the online briefing on inspections of displaying of the energy efficiency rating …
South Korea
Following the amendment of the Noise and Vibration Control Act on December 30, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment issued a legislative notice from February 9 to March 21, 2023, …
China
On Feb. 21, 2023, the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration published a short report on a violation of the regulations on hazardous chemical transportation by ship in the Yangtze River. …
*Taiwan
On February 14, 2023, the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan announced that twenty “Priority-controlled chemicals” are required to register the SDS as additional handling information.
China
On Feb. 27, 2023, the Development and Reform Bureau of Zhuhai city, Guangdong province, China, announced the Plastic Pollution Control Program for 2023–2025. Although this program is similar to the …
South Korea
On February 27, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment issued draft amendment to the Designation of, and Safety and Labeling Standards for, Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification (Ministry …
*Taiwan
On March 7, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced the amendments to the “Promotion and management measures for the MIT (Made in Taiwan) Smile Mark of products …
China
On Feb. 23, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Anhui province, China, published draft regulations on the prevention of pollution from ships in the Yangtze River.
South Korea
On February 27, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced that five proposed amendments to environmental laws including the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources passed …
China
On March 16, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website the “Technical Guidelines for Discharge Outlet Measurement Site Setting of Stationary Pollution Sources.” The ministry is …
*Taiwan
On March 6, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan released the proposed amendment of the notice “The range of articles, their packaging/containers, and operators responsible for recycling, …
South Korea
On February 21, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy publicly announced a new proposed amendment to the Operational Regulation on Equipment for Efficiency Management and announced that …
China
On Feb. 17, 2023, China’s National Technical Committee for the Standardization of Water Conservation1 published draft national standards for water-saving companies in the paper, fermented food and construction materials industries. …
China
On Feb. 27, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a Program for New Pollutant Control. This program includes environmental assessments in the chemical industry …
South Korea
On February 11, 2023, the South Korean government announced the enforcement of the latest revision (promulgated on February 10, 2022) of the Enforcement Regulations of the Consumer Chemical Products and …
*Hong Kong
Hong Kong plans to tighten EPR rules.
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a new ecology and environment standard called the Technical Specifications for Setting Identification Sings of Hazardous Waste (HJ 1276-2022). …
China, Pollution and Carbon Reduction Collaborative Action Plans and their Implementation
China
The pressures impacting the eco-environment in China are structural, deep-rooted, and ever-changing, and relief is yet to be sighted. However, the effort that is being extended to combat climate change …
China, Accelerating the Control of River and Marine Sewage Outlets
China
‘River and Marine Sewage Outlets’ is the collective term for outlets where sewage is discharged into natural bodies of water directly or indirectly via pipes, ditches, or canals, etc. Their …
South Korea
The Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea issued legislative notices for proposed partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and Enforcement Rules …
China
On Jan. 20, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a revised national standard called the Standard for Pollution Control on Hazardous Waste Storage (GB 18597-2023), for the rigorous …
China
On March 15, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published two sets of draft regulations on chemicals that have been added to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants …
*Taiwan
On February 18, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced the amendment to the “Labelling standards for toy goods”.
China
On Feb. 16, 2023, China’s Standardization Administration published guidelines on national standards development for 2023. For example, the chemical safety of consumer goods as well as the safety of lithium-ion …
China
On Jan. 28, 2023, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Municipal Development & Reform Commission, and six other government departments of Shanghai, China, announces a Program for Synergistic Reduction …
*Taiwan
On February 1, 2023, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced proposed amendments to the notice “Recycling fee rate of collection, removal, and disposal of items”.
China
In January 2023, the government of Hebei province, China, announced a program for carbon emissions peaking. This program has been developed to fully implement national policies for carbon emissions peaking …
*Taiwan
On February 20, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan released a partial amendment to the notice “Toxic chemical substances to be controlled and management requirements for handling of such …
China
On February 16, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published revised evaluation indicator systems for the clean production of electrolytic manganese as well as sodium hydroxide and polyvinyl chloride. …
*Taiwan
On February 16, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan officially announced the notice “Regulated businesses and requirements for restrictions on packaging used in internet shopping”, which will …
China
On Feb. 2, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued two national ecology and environment standards called the “Technical Specifications of Contaminated Soil Remediation — Biopiling” (HJ 1283-2023) and …
China
On Feb. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published draft Guidelines on the Safety Risk Management of Chemical Industrial Parks. The ministry will accept comments on the guidelines through …
China
On December 29, 2022, the National Standardization Administration of China released the mandatory national standard “Limitations on Harmful Substances in Musical Instruments” (GB 28489-2022). Compared to the draft submitted to …
South Korea
On January 31, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the key tasks for 2023 to enhance the implementation of carbon neutrality. It was structured to foster green industries and …
China
On Dec. 29, 2022, China’s Standardization Administration published a mandatory national standard called the Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades of Fluorescent Lamps for General Lighting …
China
On Jan. 19, 2023, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Economy and Information Technology Department, and Science Technology Department of Zhejiang province, China, announced the Program to Promote the New-Energy …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, the Department of Environment and Ecology of Zhejiang province, China, announces the Program for New Pollutant Control.
China
On Feb. 1, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu province, China, announced a program for synergistic reduction of air pollutants and CO2 emissions.
Environmental Informatization Builds in China Developing Big Data for the Ecology and Environment
China
Recent years have seen the continued maturation of IoT, Big Data, 5G, AI and other new-generation IT technologies, and with that has come an accelerated rollout of informatization, Big Data, …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration released a national standard called the General Specification for Remanufacturing of Used Office Consumables and Spare Parts …
China
On Dec. 19, 2022, China’s Standardization Administration issued a mandatory national standard for toilet flush valve water efficiency called Minimum Allowable Values of Water Efficiency and Water Efficiency Grades for …
South Korea
On January 18, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the results of the Fourth (2020) Statistical Survey on Chemicals showing that 31,600 types and 686.8 million tons of chemical …
China
On Dec. 29, 2022, China’s Standardization Administration issued a mandatory national standard for the safety of lithium-ion batteries and battery packs for portable electronic products (GB 31241-2022). This is a …
China
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and General Administration of Customs announced a revised procedure for the identification of solid waste in imported goods (Ministry of …
*Taiwan
On January 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan officially announced the amendment of the notice “List of chemicals of concern subject to control and management requirements …
China
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Shanghai announced an Action Plan on Controlling New Pollutants. The program, which is based on a national program for new pollutant control, includes measures and …
*Taiwan
On January 17, 2023, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced the “Regulations on inspection requirements for water purifier products …
South Korea
On January 31, 2023, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced a key promotion plan in the field of resource recycling for the year 2023. Starting with the promulgation of the …
*Taiwan
On January 9, 2023, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), M.O.E.A of Taiwan officially announced the amendment of “Inspection regulations for power distribution equipment subject to inspection”. The …
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