China China notifies WTO of draft revised mandatory national standard for classification, coding of dangerous goods

China notifies WTO of draft revised mandatory national standard for classification, coding of dangerous goods

On June 26, 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration submitted to the WTO a TBT notification of a draft revised mandatory national standard titled “Classification and Code of Dangerous Goods” (GB 6944). Comments on the draft will be accepted for 60 days after the notification. A publication date of the standard has not been set, but according to a related government document, it will come into effect after a 12-month transition period from the publication.

Author / Responsibility

LIU Yake

Researcher, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

Business Performance

worked as a research assistant at Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, Tsinghua University for 4 years, and then joint in Envix in April, 2022, currently is mainly responsible for consulting on EHS regulation compliance in East Asia.

Background

MA, Environmental Econimics, Hiroshima University

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