Philippines
On November 27, 2023, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released two drafts of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) to add new substances …
South Korea
On November 3, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued two public notices proposing to amend the Enforcement Order and the Enforcement Rules of the Act on …
China
On October 12, 2023, the National Development and Reform Commission and other three central government agencies of China launched the “Three-year action plan for promoting bamboo as an eco-friendly substitute …
Singapore
On October 25, 2023, the Health Products (Cosmetic Products — ASEAN Cosmetic Directive) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023 (hereinafter the “Amendment”) were promulgated in Singapore and came into effect on …
South Korea
On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea promulgated the latest revision of the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). The …
Global
According to a press release dated October 16, 2023, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention), considered a draft proposal …
South Korea
On October 4, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) functioning under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced, in relation to the proposed amendment to the Notice …
South Korea
On October 4, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) functioning under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced that it would newly stipulate 56 highly hazardous substances, …
*Taiwan
On October 9, 2023, the Chemicals Administration of the Ministry of Environment released an article on strengthening the management of chemicals of concern on its website. According to the article, …
South Korea
On September 26, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea disclosed the names, hazards, risks, and related precautions for workers of 55 new chemical substances that were …
China
On November 2, 2023, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China published the “Reference list of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released an amendment draft for the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and is inviting public comment for 60 days. The …
Australia
Since September 25, 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has been soliciting public comments on a draft decision to add four bromine-based flame retardants …
Thailand
On 1st November 2023, the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry of Thailand released a draft notification to revise the hazardous substance list under Hazardous Substance Act B.E. …
*Taiwan
In October 2023, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan published four documents, namely “Principles on grouping of chemicals”, “Overview of the validation method of (Quantitative) structure-activity relationship [(Q)SAR] model”, “Read-across …
*Hong Kong
On October 18, 2023, the Hong Kong government announced that the Legislative Council had passed the Product Eco-responsibility (Amendment) Bill 2023 (Amendment Bill). Once the Chief Executive promulgates the Amendment …
Australia
On August 25, 2023, the State of Queensland promulgated the “Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023” (the “Regulation”). Parts 5 and 6 of the Regulation came into force on September …
China
On October 10, 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released a list of 4 chemicals that will be added into the List of Existing Chemical Substances on …
India
On 29 September 2023, the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare promulgated the Insecticides (Prohibition) Order, 2023, which comes into effect immediately. The Order bans the sale, distribution and …
China
On September 21, 2023, the Macao Environmental Protection Bureau and the Economic and Technical Development Bureau notified the WTO of a notice regarding a ban on the import and transshipment …
South Korea
On September 6, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a notice of proposed amendment to the Designation of, and Safety and Labeling Standards for, Consumer Chemical …
Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health has issued a notification, enacted under Cosmetics Act B.E. 2558 (2015), Notification if the Ministry of Public Health, Re: Prescribe Types of Cosmetics, Criteria, Methods …
Malaysia
On September 5, 2023, the revamped Environmentally Hazardous Substance (EHS) registration system, named MyEHS, was launched in Malaysia. The website has been redesigned, where companies create an account, log in, …
*Taiwan
Based on the guidance of the Resource Recycling Bureau, Ministry of the Environment of Taiwan, on August 29, September 5 and September 6, 2023, the Eco Technology & Consultants Co., …
India
On September 13, 2023, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers notified WTO/TBT of draft quality control orders on eight chemicals: anhydrous ammonia, ethylene oxide, captafol, industrial urea, monocrotophos, sodium cyanide, …
India
India’s Goa state cabinet has passed the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2023 on August 1, 2023. The bill seeks to amend the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996, …
China
On September 4, 2023, the Macao Special Administrative Region of China announced that by amending Article 5(1) of the Trade Law, the import of disposable non-degradable plastic plates and cups …
*Taiwan
On August 21, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan released the amendment to the notice “Subsidies for collecting/removing/processing regulated waste containers”. According to the Article 18 of the “Waste …
China
On August 28, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a WTO notification on a draft amendment to a mandatory national standard (GB) “Safety and technical standards …
China
On Aug. 28, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation submitted a WTO/TBT notification of a draft revised national standard, “Rules for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals — Part 1: …
India
India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has promulgated a circular regarding additional qualifiers in import and export declarations of certain products on September 30, 2023. After consultations …
China
On August 31, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China published Q&As on the mandatory national standard “Requirements for overpackaging—Foods and cosmetics” (GB 23350-2021), which will be effective …
Malaysia
On September 6, 2023, Malaysia published proposed amendments to Parts 2 and 3 of the Industry Code of Practice on Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication, and began soliciting opinions. The …
Philippines
On September 8, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines published a draft FDA circular entitled “Guidelines on the Filing and Submission of Applications for the Licensing …
India
On June 30, 2023, India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has promulgated a circular regarding additional qualifiers in import and export declarations of certain products. Another circular …
China
On June 15, 2023, the government of Shanghai, China, published on its website revised municipal regulations on the safety management of hazardous chemicals, which came into effect immediately. The revised …
Vietnam
On August 8, 2023, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) functioning under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) released on its official website a questionnaire survey on implementation of the …
South Korea
On July 10, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published an proposed amendment to the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances …
China
On Sept. 5, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on its website a draft 2023 installment of the national implementation plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic …
Indonesia
On August 2, 2023, the Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan in Indonesian) promulgated BPOM Regulation No. 17 of 2023 on Guidance for Cosmetic …
South Korea
On July 11, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) operating under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a public notice that proposes to amend the …
Vietnam
On July 15, 2023, the Department of Trade and Industry (DOIT) of Hanoi City, Vietnam held a Seminar on the Regulations for Control of Administrative Violations in the Field of …
South Korea
On July 21, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it would make it mandatory for those who apply for permits for importing or selling any …
China
On Aug. 1, 2023, the China Chemical Safety Association published two draft association standards called the Technical Specification for Coding and Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals and the Technical Specification for …
Australia
On July 21, 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water began a call for comments on a draft decision to add three types of perfluoroalkyl …
Pakistan
Pakistan government are strengthening regulations on plastic products an packaging.
Vietnam
On June 11, 2023, the Vietnamese government released a draft amendment to Decree 42/2020/ND-CP on Transportation of Dangerous Goods on Roads or Inland Waterways (hereinafter referred to as “the Draft”) …
South Korea
On June 30, 2023, the South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that it will reassess the safety of allethrin (Cas No. 231937-89-6), a biocidal substance, and will take action …
China
On June 28, 2023, the Solid Waste Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, which is in charge of the application and registration of new chemical substances …
Pakistan
Plastics regulations are being significantly tightened in Punjab province in Pakistan.
South Korea
On June 30, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea announced that it would publish names, hazards, risks, and related precautions for workers of 71 new chemical …
India
On July 21, 2023, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has amended the quality control orders of 10 different chemicals to postpone its effective date. Chemicals including acetic acid, methanol, …
Vietnam
On June 26, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam promulgated Decision 1701/QD-BTNMT on Guidance for Implementation of Administrative Procedures in the Environmental Sector, which came into …
South Korea
On June 19, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) functioning under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the South Korea revised the Notice on the Calculation Method of …
South Korea
On June 20, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), an agency belonging to the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced that it planned to designate three highly …
China
On July 20, 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China issues a notice to start collecting information on the production, uses, import/export, alternative substances and alternative technologies of …
South Korea
On June 9, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that the latest revised version of the Regulations on Types of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Specific Exemptions …
*Taiwan
On June 27, 2023, the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau of Taiwan EPA held an online briefing on “Code of chemical substance registration and system operation”. The material of the …
*Taiwan
On June 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) announced the amendments to the Notice “Parties subject to and implementation methods of disposable tableware use …
South Korea
On June 1, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) functioning under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea promulgated revisions of the Notice on Designation of Toxic …
*Hong Kong
On July 9, 2023, in order to fulfill its obligations under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region released the proposal to …
*Taiwan
On July 11, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) announced the draft amendment to the “Regulated Toxic Chemical Substances and Handling Management Matters”. The deadline …
Philippines
On June 20, 2023, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and the Chemical Management Section (CMS) of the Philippines published the “The Recommendation …
Thailand
Thailand announced “Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Prescribing the Name of any Substance Prohibited for Use as an Ingredient in Cosmetic Production B.E. 2566 (2023)” in the Royal …
China
On June 6, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Commerce, and General Administration of Customs published the eighth installment of the list of goods prohibited for import …
China
In May 2023, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management announced a program where inspections of companies will be conducted regarding the registration, assessment and classification-based management of chemicals. Inspection items, the …
Vietnam
On May 22, 2023, the Vietnamese government promulgated Prime Minister’s Decision No. 13/2023/QD-TTg on the List of Scraps Importable as Production Raw Materials (hereinafter “the Decision”). The Decision defines iron/steel/cast …
India
On June 20, 2023, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has promulgated the n-Butyl Acrylate (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 and the Toluene (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023. These amendments …
South Korea
On June 8, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) functioning under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced the results of a hazard review conducted on …
China
On June 16, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China released the following two draft standards to implement the GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling …
Singapore
The Resource Sustainability (Disposable Carrier Bag Charge) Regulations 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) were promulgated in Singapore on May 25, 2023. Under the Resource Sustainability (Amendment) Act 2023 …
China
On June 16, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment publishes on its website a draft 2023 List of Toxic Chemicals Strictly Restricted in China1. The ministry accepted comments on …
South Korea
On May 26, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of South Korea announced that it would add four biocidal substances to and eliminate three ones from the list …
*Taiwan
In May 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan (Taiwan EPA) released the draft documents of “Principles on grouping of chemicals” and “Overview of the validation method of …
India
India ‘s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has promulgated four notices on the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for plastic packaging, each on April 19, May 9, May 19, …
China
On June 12, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a list of recommended replacements for ozone-depleting substances.
Global
From May 29 to June 2, 2023, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) for …
Vietnam
On May 5, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) published the second version of the second draft amendment to the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP on the Management …
*Taiwan
On May 19, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan released the amended notice “The range of articles, their packaging/containers, and operators responsible for recycling, clearance and treatment …
India
On May 23, 2023, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has enacted both the Vinyl Acetate Monomer (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023, and the Methyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate (Quality Control) …
India
On May 26, 2023, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers amended the Quality Control Order for Polyester Staple Fibres, which entered into force on April 3, 2023.
Global
On May 3, 2023, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a technical report, “Chemicals in Plastics.” Based on compelling scientific evidence, the report calls on countries around the world …
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 …
India
India partially relaxed plastic waste regulations.
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 …
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 …
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. …
Philippines
On 11 April 2023, Chemical Management Section (CMS) of Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines, released a report on the review of …
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 …
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 …
Malaysia
In Malaysia, the following two orders on customs clearance were promulgated in April 2023: Both orders came into effect on April 15, 2023,
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, …
Philippines
On March 30, 2023, Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued “FDA Circular No. 2023-006 Updated Guidelines on the Filing and Submission of Applications for the Licensing and Registration of …
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