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Thailand
Overview Thailand, one of the leading industrialized countries in Southeast Asia, has been tackling with various environmental pollution issues emerging along with economic growth. Emissions from industrial facilities and …
India
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. …
Indonesia
The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 18 of 2020 on the utilization of hazardous waste was enacted in Indonesia on August 28, 2020. It came into …
Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines unanimously passed a Bill on green public procurement (House Bill No. 6954, or the Green Public Procurement Act, hereinafter referred to as the …
China
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
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
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 …
Vietnam
Vietnam enacted the “Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP on the penalties for administrative violations in trading and production of counterfeit and banned goods, and protection of consumer rights” on August 20, 2020. …
Philippines
On August 19, 2020, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circular No. 2020-025: Implementing Guidelines for Administrative Order No. 2019-0019, “Reinstatement of Requirements of Licensing as Importers, Exporters, Manufacturers, Toll Manufacturers, …
Thailand
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 …
Myanmar
On August 18, 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of Myanmar announced on the website of the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) under the ministry that National Waste …
Vietnam
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
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. …
Indonesia
The Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 13 of 2020 on Battery-based Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure (the Regulation) was enacted in Indonesia on August 7, 2020. …
Indonesia
The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 16 of 2020 on its Strategic Plan 2020-2024 was established in Indonesia on August 14, 2020. The regulation specifies the …
China
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
NOTE: On December 21, 2020, The Circular 45/2020/TT-BCT stipulating National Technical Regulations (QCVN 02:2020/BCT) on mercury content in fluorescent lamps were officially published. Fluorescent lamps subject to the QCVN and maximum permissible …
India
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
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
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
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
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, …
China
On July 2, 2020, the Ministry of Emergency Management of China announced at its website “Safety Maintenance and Abolition List for Hazardous Chemicals Companies (call for opinions)” and “Old Technical …
India
On June 30, 2020, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) announced the extension of the deadline for energy efficiency standards for Self-ballasted LED Lamps to the end of 2020 due …
India
On June 30, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the quality control order for plain copier paper. This order will come into force after six months from the …
China
Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau announced a new local standard called the “Technical Standards for the Control of Laboratory-generated Volatile Organic Compound Pollution” (DB11/T 1736-2020) on June 30, 2020. …
China
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced 18 group standards for the electronics industry on its website on June 19, 2020. These standards cover a wide range of electronic …
Bhutan
In June 2020, the National Environment Commission of Bhutan released the Environmental Standards, 2020. The standards establish standard values for the following 11 criteria. Ambient water quality criteria Industrial effluent …
China
On 23 June, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) announced “2020 Plan for against Volatile Organic Compounds” to achieve the targets proposed at the 13th Five-Year …
China
On June 22, 2020, The Ministry of Ecology and Environment(MEE) of China announced the “Circular on strengthening operations for monitoring volatile organic compounds (VOC)”. It stipulates the details of VOC …
China
On June 30, 2020, 16 government ministries, including State Administration for Market Regulation of China announced the list of joint random inspection issues in market regulation (1st edition), in order …
China
According to the announcement from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China On June 30, 2020, it released earlier in the month a booklet called the On-site VOC Inspection …
China
On June 17, 2020, the Local Government of Jiangsu Province announced the Water Protection Regulation of Jiangsu, which came into force on August 1, 2020. Definition of water The …
Thailand
Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry, Thailand announced a notice on its website in early June 2020, which calls for industries to contact DIW in case they wish …
Thailand
On May 19, 2020, the Thai Ministry of Industry announced “Notification of Ministry of Industry: List of Hazardous Substances (No.6) B.E. 2563 (2020) in the Royal Gazette. In this revision …
Thailand
On May 28, 2020, the Thai Ministry of Industry promulgated “Ministry of Industry Notification: Types of Raw Materials Used at Factories and their Sources B.E. 2563 (2020)” in the Royal …
India
On February 18, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the amendment regulation “Indian Boiler (Amendment) Regulations, 2019” to expand the scope of application to all of India in …
India
In India, on February 7, 2020, a bill “National Council for Waste Management Act, 2019” (Bill No. LXIV of 2019) for the creation of national commission for its management was …
India
On February 11, 2020, India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare published the “Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020” for partial amendments to “Medical Devices Rules, 2017”. The draft was announced …
India
On February 18, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the “Flat Transparent Sheet Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2020”. This order will come into force with effect from August …
India
On March 5, 2020, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) announced the addition of deep freezers to the voluntary list of products covered by the Standards & Labeling Programme. The …
India
On December 2019, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) announced the addition of solar water heaters to the voluntary list of products covered by the Standards & Labeling Programme. The …
India
On March 2, 2020, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) announced the addition of light commercial air conditioners to the voluntary list of products covered by the Standards & Labeling …
India
On March 14, 2020, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published the “Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2020”. The order will take effect on September 16, 2020. Goods or articles …
India
On March 12, 2020, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced a draft notification “Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2020”. This draft will replace the “Environmental Impact Assessment …
China
According to the announcement from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China On June 30, 2020, it released earlier in the month a booklet called the On-site VOC Inspection …
Japan
In Japan, a decree partially amending the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Designation Order was promulgated in the Official Gazette on June 24, 2020, and came into force on July 1, …
India
NOTE: On August 24, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published and enforced the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 India published comprehensive battery waste management rules …
India
On April 13, 2020, India’s Ministry of Power published a notification (S.O. 1254(E)) to prescribe the list of “designated consumers” subject to mandatory energy conservation certification scheme “PAT (Perform, Achieve …
India
On April 1, 2020, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published a notification (S.O. 1236(E).) to add the following 12 product categories (No. 45 to 56) to the …
Vietnam
The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 889/QD-TTg on approval of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Production and Consumption for the period 2021-2030 was enacted in Vietnam on June 24, 2020. …
India
In India, on March 23, 2020, the proposed Pesticide Management Act, 2020 (Bill No. XXII of 2020) has been introduced in the House of Representatives. This bill will regulate the …
Vietnam
On June 19, 2020, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam enacted the “Circular No. 11/2020/TT-BYT on the lists of prohibited or restricted active substances used for household or medical insecticides …
India
On April 27, 2020, India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issued the instruction which stated that energy efficiency standards for LED lamps subject to “Standards & Labeling Programme” would be …
India
On May 18, 2020, India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced a draft “Banning of Insecticides Order, 2020” (S.O. 1512(E)) and conducted a 45 days comment period. The importation, …
India
On May 13, 2020, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published a notification (S.O. 1459(E).) to add the following chemicals to the list (Schedule 1) of toxic chemicals regulated …
India
On June 8, 2020, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published its Annual Report for 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”). This report covers a …
India
On June 18, 2020, India published the notification including the amendment of “IS 15495：Printing Ink for Food packaging”. 2004 version was repealed on July 3 and the provisions of IS …
India
On June 16, 2020, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published Quality Control Order (S.O. 1890(E). ~ S.O. 1903(E).) on 14 chemicals, including pyridine and gamma-picoline. These Orders will be …
India
In India, as of the end of May, 2020, there are 34 Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) registered under the E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and the list of them is available …
Bangladesh
The Department of Environment under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Bangladesh issued a Public Notice on June 18, 2020, proposing that manufacturers, users and sellers of …
China
On June 16, 2020, the National Standardization Management Committee of China announced a plan to newly establish or revise the national standards. In the plan, 11 national standards are listed. …
Philippines
On June 15, 2020, Department Circular No. DC 2020-06-0016: Prescribing the Minimum Energy Performance for Products (MEPP) Covered by the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for Compliance of Importers, Manufacturers, …
India
On June 12, 2020, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted the proposal to National Green Tribunal (NGT) to make fines stricter for noise pollution prescribed in Noise Pollution (Regulation …
Indonesia
On June 9, 2020, Indonesia enacted the “Governmental Regulation No. 27 of 2020 on Specific Wastes Management” (hereinafter referred to as the “governmental regulation”), which took effect on the same …
Indonesia
The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 12 of 2020 on the storage of hazardous waste (B3 waste) (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) was enacted in …
Malaysia
In June 2020, “Asbestos removal application” was released in Malaysia. This document is an explanatory material for making an application to Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia (DOSH) on …
China
On June 17, 2020, The Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China announced the “Guideline on available techniques of pollution prevention and control for automotive industry (Call for Opinions)” and …
Malaysia
On May 29, 2020, the following two orders on import and export of chemicals were promulgated in Malaysia. Both will come into effect on June 2, 2020. Customs (Prohibition of …
Myanmar
The Industrial Zone Law was enacted by the Assembly of the Union of Myanmar on May 26, 2020. The law, consisting of 75 articles divided into 20 chapters, was enacted …
Malaysia
Drafts of two Regulations below that are subordinate legislation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act were released in Malaysia. Both are draft regulations based on the Occupational Safety and …
Philippines
On May 12, 2020, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of Philippines announced the promulgation of the “Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) MC 2020-005, Data Requirements For Pre-Manufacture and …
Philippines
In the Philippines, Memorandum Circular No. 2020-007 was promulgated on May 12, 2020, adding 31 new substances to the PICCS (Philippine Inventory of Chemical and Chemical Substances), the country’s existing …
Philippines
On May 12, 2020, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines announced the issuance of EMB Memorandum Circular No. 010 …
Thailand
On 6 May 2020, Department of Industrial Works (DIW) of the Ministry of Industry, Thailand, announced an exemption of annual factory license fee for one year. This policy, which would …
Thailand
In April 2020, Department of Industrial Works (DIW) of the Ministry of Industry, Thailand, opened a draft notification for public comment. The draft proposed to extend a list of target …
Singapore
On May 6, 2020, Singapore Customs announced the addition of substances to be regulated under Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act. There are four substances to be added, including certain carbamates. The …
Vietnam
The “Governmental Decree No. 53/2020/ND-CP on Environmental Protection Fee for Wastewater” was enacted in Vietnam on May 5, 2020. This decree detailing environmental protection fee is applied to organizations and …
Indonesia
The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 10 of 2020 (P.10/MENLHK/SETJEN/PLB.3/4/2020) on Methods of Characterization Testing and Status Determination of Hazardous Waste was enacted in Indonesia on …
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