China (966)
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*Taiwan (203)
Japan (71)
South Korea (261)
China
On December 21, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Measures on the Management of Environmental Information Disclosure for Companies.” The regulation will come into force …
China
On Dec. 24, China’s six government bodies, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Ecology and Environment, jointly announced a plan …
China
On Dec. 22, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the 2021 list of advanced technologies for air pollution, noise and vibration control. It is part of a larger national …
China
On December 30, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced violations such as false reporting of automated monitoring data by major emitters of pollutants. In 2021, local ecology and …
China
On December 22, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on its website a list of 11 chemicals it will add to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in …
China
On Dec. 31, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued preliminary guidelines for record keeping of general industrial solid waste by waste generating companies, which became effective immediately. The …
China
On Dec. 21, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a circular on the implementation of the pollutant discharge permit system for industrial solid waste. Here is an overview …
China
On December 31, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs released the 2022 edition “Inventory for Import Permit Management Goods” (Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of …
China
On December 14, 2021, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) released a draft on the “Regulations on the Management of Safety Information Codes for Hazardous Chemicals (Trial)” and began soliciting …
China
On December 27, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published 10 major cases on ecological and environmental damage compensation on its official website. According to “Ecological and Environmental Damage …
China
NOTE: On Oct. 30, 2022, China officially issued the Yellow River Protection Law, which will come into effect April 1, 2023. See more details below: China issues Yellow River Protection …
China
On December 2, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China announced the “Plan to Revise Industry Standards for Special Projects to Achieve Peak …
China
On December 1, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China promulgated the revised GB 34914-2021 “Minimum allowable value of water efficiency and water efficiency …
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment plans to revise the Regulations for Evaluation of Electric Vehicles to be Promoted (Ministry of Environment Notification No. 2021-744) in order to determine which electric …
China
On Dec. 20, 2021, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released standards for waste paper processing companies, along with the application form and other relevant forms and documents, which …
China
On Dec. 22, 2021, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management released a draft of preliminary guidelines for safety risk management in hazardous chemical production facility construction projects to solicit public comments, …
South Korea
On November 19, 2021, South Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) published and enforced an amended Presidential Decree of Chemicals Control Act (CCA) by (No. 32128), which outlines information sharing among …
China
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds involved in atmospheric photochemical reactions, including non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC, such as alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, etc.), oxygenated organic compounds (aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, …
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment plans to enforce the public notice regarding the partial amendment of the Guidelines for Allocation and Cancellation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Credits (administrative notice period: …
South Korea
On November 19, 2021, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced the proposed amendment to the Enforcement Regulations of Energy Use Rationalization Act to partially revise …
China
On December 24, 2021, the NPC Standing Committee promulgated the revised Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Environmental Noise Pollution. The revised law will …
*Taiwan
On December 7, 2021, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs promulgated the four revised national standards for EV (Electric Vehicle) charging equipment …
China
On December 13, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Water Resources and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released the “List of Products Regulated under Water Efficiency …
China
On November 13, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released six “Self-Monitoring Technical Guidelines for Pollution Sources” below . These guidelines will come into force on January 1,2022. …
China
On November 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced a green industrial development program for the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The program sets targets for 2025 in carbon …
China
On November 26, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation released recommended national standards called the “Biodegradable drinking straws” (GB/T 41008-2021). These standards will come into effect on June 1, 2022. …
China
On November 26, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation released recommended national standards called the “Degradability and identification requirements of biodegradable plastics and products” (GB/T 41010-2021). These standards will come …
China
November 22, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released draft “opinions” on tighter measures against heavy metal pollution. The ministry solicited public comments about them through December 3. The main …
China
On December 2, to properly enforce the Solid Waste Environmental Pollution Control Law, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a list of six solid waste types that are excluded …
China
On December 2, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on its website a list of 11 chemicals it plans to add to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in …
China
Hazardous waste is defined as waste that has one or more risks, such as toxicity, corrosiveness, flammability, reactivity, and infectivity, and can have harmful impacts on ecological environment and human …
China
On November 15, 2021, the China Electronics Standardization Institute released the draft of industry standard “Guide for setting the types and threshold of volatile organic compounds with restriction emission from …
*Taiwan
On December 2, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued a public notice “Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Rating Labeling and Inspection for Rotodynamic Water Pump” …
China
On November 22, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly announced a plan to improve the energy efficiency of electric motors during the …
China
On November 8, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and other five government bodies of China’s Zhejiang Province announced a plan to develop the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle industry in …
South Korea
On November 3, 2021, Yoon Joon Byeong, a member of the Environment and Labor Committee, made a representative motion to amend the Motor Vehicle Management Act in order to promote …
South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced that it has deliberated and finalized 2050 carbon neutral scenario and nationally determined contribution (NDC) target for 2030 at the State Council on October …
South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced that it will reorganize the existing Integrated Website for Low Emission Vehicles into the Integrated Website for Non-polluting Vehicles and build an integrated management …
China
On October 11, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a revised version of mandatory national standards (GB standards) called the “Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy …
China
On October 11, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a revised version of mandatory national standards (GB standards) called the “Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on November 23 released a draft list of recommended HCFC alternative chemicals to solicit comments, which will be accepted until December 31. The list …
*Taiwan
On November 16, 2021, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, Ministry of Economic affairs of Taiwan released an announcement on the revision of “Inspection regulations on the air purifier …
*Taiwan
Taiwan’s environmental protection administration noticed a period of public comments for drafting “Restriction on the Production, Importation and Sales of Plate Packaging Material Containing Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Designated Recyclable Containers …
South Korea
On November 4, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea released a draft amendment to the Eco-label Target Products and Certification Criteria (hereinafter “the draft amendment”). The draft …
South Korea
On October 14, 2021, South Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE) published a revised Enforcement Decree on the K-REACH which stipulates that when designating any substance subject to authorization, the government …
China
On October 25, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a new list of ozone depleting substances regulated in China for import and export. This list has …
China
On October 28, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and other four government departments jointly released a plan to promote a water conservation society during the 14th Five-Year Plan period …
China
China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on October 13 issued national standards for energy conservation and renewable energy use in buildings, with the aim of improving energy efficiency, promoting …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on October 13, 2021, released a list of 23 substances that have been added to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China. The …
*Taiwan
On November 27, 2021, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration promulgated the revised “Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration”. The main amendments are as follows. Addition of exempted items The …
China
At an executive meeting on September 15, China’s State Council passed regulations to manage the country’s groundwater, which were published on October 21 and will come into effect on December …
China
The government of China’s Shanghai Municipality on October 29 issued its revised regulations on production safety, which will come into effect on December 1. The regulations went through a major …
China
On October 22, the Beijing Alliance of Technological Innovation in Compulsory Resources Recycling Industry released a set of standards called Recycling Label for Beverage Carton Package, which was effective immediately. …
China
On November 4, China’s National Carbon Emissions Management Standardization Technical Committee released draft national recommended standards called the Guidelines for Information Disclosure of Organization Carbon Emission Management to solicit public …
China
On November 2, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Environmental protection comprehensive list (2021 version)”. The list is used as the basis for the government …
China
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on October 27 released a list of old production methods and equipment that should be eliminated within a designated period due to solid …
China
On October 24, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and China’s State Council released Opinions on the Implementation of Carbon Emissions Peaking and Carbon Neutrality through the …
*Taiwan
On November 5, 2021, Ministry of Labor of Taiwan revised “Regulations Governing Designating and Handling of Priority Management Chemicals”. Except for the provisions of Articles 6 to 9, the revised …
China
On September 30, 2021, Department of Ecology and Environment of Hainan Province, China issued a notice on strengthening the management of electronic code of whole biodegradable plastic products. The purpose …
China
On September 27, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released the revised draft of the compulsory local standard- “Limit standards of volatile organic compounds of architectural coatings and …
*Taiwan
On October 21, 2021, Climate Change Office, Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan, Taiwan, issued a notice of amendments to “Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act” and published the proposed amendments. …
China
The Zhejiang Provincial Administration for Market Regulation on August 9 issued local standards for the classification of green warehouses by energy consumption and carbon emissions, which came into effect on …
China
To implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments, on October 8th, several departments of China’s central government, including the Ministry of Ecology and …
China
China’s State Council on October 10 released a general plan for standards development across all economic sectors. It defines policies, targets and main challenges of standards development for the next …
China
China’s Tianjin Municipality on September 27 passed regulations to help peak carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality, and put them into effect on November 1. These are China’s first provincial …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on September 24 released two sets of draft rules — the Measures on the Management of Mandatory Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure and the Standards …
Japan
On October 22, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry（METI） released the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan. This Plan is the basic guideline for the government’s medium- to long-term policy …
South Korea
On September 30, 2021, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea published a revised Enforcement Rules of the Chemicals Control Act, which came into effect on the same day. The …
South Korea
On September 24, 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a legislative notice of partial amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Ac to …
South Korea
The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on September 8, 2021, that it will revise the operational guidelines for …
South Korea
On September 28, 2021, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the proposed revision of the Guidelines for Improvement of Materials and Structure of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, explaining that it …
Japan
On October 15, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment noticed that the Cabinet approved “Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Confirmation, etc. …
Japan
On October 7, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a public notice on the revision of environmental standards pertaining to water pollution in public water bodies and groundwater …
*Hong Kong
On October 8, 2021, Hong Kong Government released the Climate Action Plan 2050. The Plan sets out the following long-term and medium-term objectives Long-term goal: Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. …
China
On September 24, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released the revised local standard “General principles for cleaner production audit for industrial enterprises” (DB11/T 1156-2021). The standard stipulates …
China
China’s National Medical Products Administration released “Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children’s Cosmetics” on September 30, 2021. The regulations will take effect on January 1, 2022 (except for …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on October 11 released a draft of the New Pollutant Management Action Plan (新污染物治理行动方案 (征求意见稿)) to solicit comments, which were accepted until October 22. …
China
On September 20, 2021, the National Medical Products Administration of China notified the WTO with the “Good manufacture practice for cosmetics (Draft)”. The final date for comments is 60 days …
*Taiwan
On September 16, 2021, the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan officially released the revised “Standard for hazard prevention of specific chemical substances”. In order to protect workers, the standard classified …
*Taiwan
On September 16, 2021, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan issued a notice of amendments to “Regulations Governing the Use of Commodity Inspection Mark” and published a draft of the …
China
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration on August 20 issued two sets of recommended national standards (GB/T) for the recycling of automotive traction batteries. Their names are …
China
On August 27, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Commerce and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly …
China
On September 8, 2021, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published “Interim Measures for General Export Permit Management for Monitoring Chemicals (Draft for Comments) ” and started soliciting opinions. …
China
China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on September 6 announced urgent implementation of measures to improve the production safety responsibility insurance system. To standardize and ensure the implementation of this system, …
China
China’s National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Ecology and Environment on September 16 jointly released the Plastic Pollution Control Action Plan (the “Plan”) that will be implemented during …
China
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on August 24 published a response to Proposal No. 1259 of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on September 10 released the Guidelines on Environmental Management and Pollution Control for the Disposal of Nine Types of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, …
China
On August 10, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China released a compulsory national standard – “Requirements of restricting excessive package -Foods and cosmetics” (GB 23350-2021). The standard, …
China
On June 9, 2021, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) responded to questions regarding “Energy label implementation rules for small and medium-sized three-phase asynchronous motor”. The questions and answers …
China
On August 13, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published “Ozone Depleting Substances List Subject to Import and Export Control in China (Draft for Comment) on its website. The …
Japan
On September 24, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan promulgated the above ministerial ordinance. The ordinance will be enforced from October 1, 2021. This revision is to establish …
Japan
On September 24, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan promulgated a ministerial ordinance to revise effluent standard. The ordinance will be enforced from December 11, 2021. This revision …
China
On August 21,2021, the Department of Safety Supervision and Administration of Hazardous Chemicals, Ministry of Emergency Management of China released the draft of industry standard “Guidelines for chemical process safety …
China
On August 31, 2021, China National Institute of Standardization published “Report on the 15th Anniversary of China Energy Label System” (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”). The report consists of …
South Korea
In August 2021, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of South Korea issued draft amendments to the “Operational Regulation on Equipment for Efficiency Management” to strengthen energy conservation …
South Korea
On July 19, 2021, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of South Korea published the revised Common Safety Standards for Children’s Products (hereinafter referred to as the Common …
South Korea
On August 23, 2021, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced a legislative notice of a partial amendment to the Regulations on the Statistical Survey Results on Chemical Substances …
South Korea
On September 1, 2021, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea issued a legislative notice of a partial amendment to the Designation of Restricted Substances and Prohibited Substances (MOE Notification …
China
According to an announcement of China’s National Medical Products Administration on August 25, the following six substances were added on September 20 to the Catalog of Classification and Types of …
China
China’s Hainan Province on August 16 released the second version of the List of Non-biodegradable, Single-use Plastic Products Banned for Production, Sale and Use in Hainan Province (the “List”) to …
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