China
According to information released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China on May 6, 2025, the Ministry announced three lists as of April 30, 2025: the “Existing Chemical …
Vietnam
On April 10, 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and General Department of Customs issued Notification No. 1546/CHQ-GSQL on the export-import management of products containing industrial precursors (hereafter referred to as …
Japan
On April 18, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held a joint meeting, and …
*Taiwan
On April 25, 2025, Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection under the Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced revisions to three national standards related to the Globally Harmonized System …
Vietnam
NOTE: On the morning of June 14, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the new Law on Chemicals. EnviX, in cooperation with its Hanoi subsidiary Enviapac, will provide analysis of …
Japan
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has developed and published a new implementation manual for the comprehensive biodegradability assessment method known as Weight of Evidence under the Chemical …
China
On May 18, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced the conclusion of its anti-dumping investigation on polyoxymethylene copolymer imported from the U.S., the EU, Taiwan and Japan (Ministry of Commerce …
China
On Aril 24, 2025, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published on its website the 2025 edition of the Market Access Negative List. It lists things and activities for which …
Malaysia
On May 2, 2025, EnviX visited Malaysia’s Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) and conducted an interview on occupational safety and health (OSH) and factories’ chemical management related regulations. …
Malaysia
The Department of Environment (DOE) of Malaysia announced a proposal to amend the 1974 Environmental Quality Act on May 6, 2025. The public consultation will be open until May 30, …
China
On October 21, 2024, the Chief Executive of Macau issued Executive Order No. 168/2024, prohibiting the import, export, and transshipment of substances regulated under the Stockholm Convention (POPs Convention), as …
Australia
The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water (DCCEEW) initiated a public consultation on April 4, 2025, regarding a proposal to add six chemical groups to the …
*Taiwan
On February 24, 2025, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI) under Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs announced the revised CNS 15030 series of national standards related to the …
Japan
On February 19, 2025, Japan promulgated a cabinet order, a ministerial order, and a public notification that partially amend the Order for Enforcement of the Industrial Safety and Health Act …
Vietnam
On March 14, 2025, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the National Assembly’s Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment, held a consultation meeting on the …
Vietnam
On December 25, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued “Circular No. 29/2024/TT-BCT on Energy Consumption Standards for the Plastics Manufacturing Sector”. The circular outlines methods for …
New Zealand
On March 13, 2025, the New Zealand government published the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2025 in the official Gazette. The order, which came into …
New Zealand
On March 15, 2025, the New Zealand government announced in the official Gazette the enactment of the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No. 2) 2004 Amendment Order 2025, which …
Vietnam
On April 1, 2025, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) published a notice regarding the additional submission of paper documents for applications related to …
South Korea
On February 26, 2005, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published the draft revision of the Enforcement Rules of the Chemical Substances Control Act. The purpose of the …
Vietnam
On March 5, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam released the second draft of the amended Law on Chemicals (hereafter referred to as “the draft”) and invited broad corporate feedback …
Vietnam
On March 5, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam released the second draft of the amended Law on Chemicals (hereafter referred to as “the draft”) and invited broad corporate feedback …
*Taiwan
On March 7, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor published draft amendments to the Regulations on New Chemical Substances Registration. The ministry seeks comments on the draft for 60 days from …
Japan
On February 18, 2025, Japan unveiled a draft of the Domestic Implementation Plan for the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC), aiming for a world free from the harmful effects of …
South Korea
On January 24, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced a draft Enforcement Order and draft Enforcement Rules of the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals …
China
On February 5, 2025, the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) of China published a draft of the “Safety Management Code for Dangerous Goods Road Transport Enterprises” on its website and began …
China
On Feb. 8, 2025, China’s Shenzhen city issued a mandatory local standard called the “Limit of Volatile Organic Compounds and Certain Harmful Substances of Cleaning Agents in Microelectronic and Electronic …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on March 6th, 2025, a call for opinions was announced regarding substances proposed for addition to the Rotterdam Convention and the Stockholm Conventions.
Singapore
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has proposed on February 27, 2025 to regulate Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat, and Paraquat salts as hazardous substances under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA). A …
Malaysia
An announcement regarding regulations of Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 under the Stockholm Convention was published on the Malaysian Registration System “MyEHS” website on February 28, 2025. The announcement explained the …
*Taiwan
On Dec. 26, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor published draft revisions to the Regulations on Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning. The ministry is seeking comments on the draft through Feb. …
South Korea
On February 5, 2025, the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly of South Korea announced a new draft of the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals (hereinafter …
China
On November 11, 2024, the Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation issued a voluntary local standard “Application specification for safety information code of hazardous chemical” (DB44/T 2564-2024). The standard will …
*Hong Kong
On Jan. 17, 2025, the Hong Kong government published in its gazette an order to amend Schedule 1 of the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations. The amendments would update …
Vietnam
On December 18, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 161/2024/ND-CP on the List of Dangerous Goods for Road Transport and Procedures for Issuing Transportation Permits and Safety Training …
*Taiwan
On Feb. 13, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor issued a list of 20 Priority Management Chemicals that require safety data sheets (SDSs) from business entities handling them. “Priority Management Chemicals” …
Vietnam
On November 7, 2024, Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) promulgated Circular No. 23/2024/TT-BCT on Management of Industrial Explosives and Explosives Precursors Under the Control of the Ministry of …
Singapore
In Singapore, the “Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2025” and the “Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2025” were published on January …
Japan
On December 12, 2024, Circular Notice No. 1212-2 issued by the Director of the Labor Standards Office announced that a total of 17 chemical substances, as listed in its Annex, …
Vietnam
On December 17, 2024, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) functioning under the Ministry of Industry and Trade released the summary of inspection activities conducted in 2024. Although the total numbers …
Japan
On November 15, 2024, the Japanese Cabinet promulgated the Ministerial Order Specifying Chemical Substances Pursuant to Article 1, Paragraph 1, Item 35 (c) of the Order for Enforcement of the …
South Korea
On November 20, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea, announced that it plans to designate 26 …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on January 22, 2025, “DENR Administrative Order No. 2025-09: Philippines Inventory of Chemical and Chemical Substances (PICCS)” was promulgated, adding 161 new substances to the existing chemical …
China
On Nov. 25, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment made on its website an announcement seeking information from the public on the production, use, import and export of chemicals …
Japan
The Cabinet of Japan decided the Cabinet Order on Designation of UV-328, methoxychlor, and decolane plus as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical …
China
On November 25, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China announced the addition of 36 chemical substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances on its website. Among …
China
On Dec. 26, 2024, China’s national people’s congress published on its website a draft Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals. It is seeking comments on the draft through Jan. …
South Korea
On November 12, 2024, the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly of South Korea announced new proposed amendments to the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals (hereinafter …
Singapore
In Singapore, on December 2, 2024, the following two workplace safety and health laws (regulations and orders) were promulgated. Both will come into effect on January 1, 2025. These regulations …
China
According to an announcement on its website, China’s State Council deliberated the draft Law on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals, and approved it as a whole at an executive meeting …
India
India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has promulgated Quality Control Orders (QCO) for three chemicals, namely Vinyl Sulphone, H Acid and K Acid on November 11, 2024.
Singapore
In Singapore, on November 12, 2024, the circular “Updates on Exemptions for Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 in Singapore” was published. This circular sets out the exemptions for the prohibition of …
Japan
On Nov. 7, 2024, the Japanese government published a draft cabinet order amending the enforcement order for the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) to designate UV-328, methoxychlor and Dechlorane Plus …
Vietnam
On October 16, 2024, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia), functioning under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), published Decision 01/KL-HC on chemical regulatory inspection result of Tan Thanh Produce …
*Taiwan
On October 21, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan issued an amendment draft to the “Controlled toxic chemical substances and their handling management matters”.
China
On Sept. 30, 2024, China’s State Council published regulations on the export control of dual-use goods. These regulations unify existing rules for dual-use things and technologies stipulated in different sets …
Thailand
On December 2, 2024, the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) of the Ministry of Industry published a draft amendment to List 5 of hazardous substances under the Hazardous Substances Act, …
China
On October 14,2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Framework of technical standards system for environmental risk assessment and control of chemical substances”. The document clearly …
*Taiwan
On October 24, Taiwan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Ministry of Labor (OSHA) released ten revised standards of the CNS 15030 series, a set of standards for chemical …
South Korea
On September 26, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published a draft amendment to the Designation of Restricted Substances and Prohibited Substances adding lead compounds and methylene …
Thailand
On August 23, 2024, Thailand’s government promulgated Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Industry Order Stipulating Diagrams, Symbols, or Wording of Containers or Packages Containing Volatile Substances of B.E. …
Japan
On Sept. 20, 2024, committees from Japan’s Pharmaceutical Affairs Council, Chemical Substances Council and Central Environment Council held a joint meeting to deliberate the results of risk assessments on N,N-dimethylformamide …
Vietnam
On October 10, 2024, Vietnamese government promulgated Circular 19/2024/TT-BCT stipulating Amendment 1:2024 to the National Technical Regulation QCVN 05A:2020/BCT on the Manufacturing, Trade, Use, Storage, and Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals. …
Indonesia
On October 10, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 25/2024 Revising the Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 7/2022 Concerning Distribution and Control of Hazardous Substances …
Japan
On Sept. 20, 2024, Japan’s Central Environment Council, an advisory body to the government, submitted to the Environment Minister its third and fourth reports on how to regulate perfluorohexanesulfonic acid …
China
On Aug. 26, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft mandatory industry standard called the “Specification for Safety Management of Fine Chemical Enterprises.” The ministry is seeking comments …
Vietnam
On July 26, 2024, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) operating under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Notice No. 882/HC-CNHC on Strengthening of the Control of Restricted Chemicals …
Indonesia
On August 29, 2024, Indonesian government promulgated “Regulation of the Minister of Commerce No. 20/2024 Providing for the Second Amendment to Regulation of the Minister of Commerce No. 22/2023 on …
Japan
On Sept. 24, 2024, the Japanese Cabinet adopted a cabinet order amending the enforcement order for the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) to designate poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as a …
China
On Aug. 27, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a WTO/TBT notification of a draft mandatory national standard titled “Indoor Decorating and Refurbishing Materials—Limit of Harmful Substances of …
Vietnam
On July 17, 2024, the Vietnamese government promulgated Decree 90/2024/ND-CP Amending and Supplementing Decree 57/2022/ND-CP Stipulating Lists of Narcotic Substances and Precursors, which entered into force on the same day. …
Vietnam
On August 29, 2024, Vietnamese Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security, in collaboration with Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) functioning under the Ministry of Industry and …
Japan
On Sept. 9, 2024, the Japanese government published a draft ministerial order that specifies controlled chemicals in accordance with Article 1, paragraph (1), item (xxxv), (c) of the Order for …
China
On Sept. 5, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a 2024 list of standards for the ecological and environmental monitoring of contaminants of emerging concern (“new pollutants”). It …
China
On July 24, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a mandatory national standard, “Specification for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals—Part 1: General Rules” (GB 30000.1-2024). This standard is …
India
India’s Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council (Chemexcil), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has surveyed companies on the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and …
India
India has notified WTO for the three Quality Control Orders (QCO) drafts of Vinyl Sulphone, H Acid and K acid on July 26 and 31, 2024, respectively, and is seeking …
China
On July 22, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft emergency management industry standard titled “Major Hazard Sources for Hazardous Chemicals Storage Perception Data Access Standardization”. The ministry …
China
On July 8, 2024, China’s Ministry of Transport issued criteria for major accident risks in dangerous goods handling at ports. These criteria are based on the country’s Work Safety Law1, …
China
On Aug. 2, 2024, China’s Ministry of Public Security and other central government departments announced that they would add seven substances to the list of controlled precursor chemicals, which had …
China
On July 23, 2024, the Emergency Management Bureau of Shanghai, China, published Guidelines Listing Work Safety Rules for Hazardous Chemical Companies in different industries. The guidelines consist of eight parts …
Vietnam
On June 29, 2024, the National Assembly of Vietnam promulgated Law No. 42/2024/QH15 on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instrument (hereinafter referred to as “the new …
China
On July 22, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft emergency management industry standard titled “Major Hazard Sources for Hazardous Chemicals Storage Perception Data Access Standardization”. The ministry …
South Korea
On June 17, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an institution operating under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea, announced a proposed amendment to the Notice on …
China
On July 8, 2024, China’s General Administration of Customs announced a nationwide experimental program for the lot-based custom inspection of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods packaging exported from China. Under …
South Korea
On May 30, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an institution operating under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea, announced that it will newly designate 11 chemical …
China
On June 19, 2024, the Department of Emergency Management of Zhejiang Province, China, published a 2024 edition of work safety compliance guidelines for hazardous chemical companies. The guidelines apply to …
South Korea
On May 28, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it plans to introduce a computer-based chemical toxicity prediction software called from 2027 in order to …
China
On May 18, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China announced the addition of seven new chemical substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances on its website. …
China
On May 20, 2024, the China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the addition of 34 substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances. Those 34 substances were included in …
China
On April 29, 2024, the Chinese government published a mandatory national standard called the Norm of Energy Consumption per Unit Production of Toluene Diisocyanate and Diphenyl Methane Diisocyanate. The standard …
India
India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified regarding the application of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on imported goods on June 6, 2024. DGFT has previously exempted certain companies …
China
On April 29, 2024, the Chinese government published a mandatory national standard called the Safety Technical Specification for Ammonium Nitrate, which will come into effect Nov. 1, 2024. This standard …
*Taiwan
In May 2024, the Chemicals Administration, Ministry of Environment issues four guidance to assist the registrants to complete chemical substances registration. The four guidance include Guidance on Existing Chemical Substances …
Vietnam
On March 31, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree 34/2024/ND-CP on the List of Dangerous Goods and Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Road and Inland Waterways (hereinafter referred to …
South Korea
On April 21, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that from April 22 to June 21, 2024, it will inspect about 400 business establishments nationwide that …
Indonesia
On May 16, 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry promulgated Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 7/2024 on Procedures for Issuing Recommendations for Import Permits …
China
On April 23, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Emergency Management and 3 other ministries jointly announced the amendments to the Catalog of precursor chemicals for export to …
China
On May 7, 2024, China’s Ministry of Transport published a series of six revised industry standards for the road transportation of dangerous goods (JT/T 617.1–6), which came into effect immediately. …
China
In May 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other central government departments published a white paper on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the country …
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