China to deliberate on draft of Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals in 2024

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27 May 2024

LIU Yake (EnviX, Ltd.)

China to deliberate on draft of Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals in 2024

On May 9,2024, the Chinese State Council announced the “2024 Legislative Work Plan”. According to the plan, the draft of the Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals will be deliberated in the 2024. The draft of the Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals was released in October 2020, which is an upgrade of the Regulation on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals. The draft emphasizes stricter safety management in the production, storage, sale, transportation, and research and development of hazardous chemicals, as well as strengthening safety management in the use of hazardous chemicals.

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Category	Theme
Overall	Overview, Environmental Standards China, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations China further strengthens environmental monitoring system Improving China's Pollutant Discharge Permit System: New Policy Movements Green Development and Harmony between Humanity and Nature
Chemical	Chemical Substances Regulation and Management China to Improve VOC-Related Standard System, Strengthening Monitoring and Measurement The Countermeasure Strategy against VOCs Regulations on VOC content in products such as paints and inks RoHS2 New chemical substances cf. PFOA regulations in Asian countries
Waste	Waste management WEEE China accelerates plastic regulations since revision of Solid Waste Pollution Control Law in 2020 China strengthens the management system of hazardous waste and cracks down on the related illegal activities China strongly promotes recycling of waste vehicle China, Waste Home Appliance Recovery: Enhancement of EPR Regulations Comprehensive Utilization of Bulk Solid Waste in China 2024 Trends of Circular Economy Policy in China New Energy Vehicle Recycling Dynamic Report
Energy	Energy Conservation China energy saving label China, Policy Developments Related to Hydrogen Energy
Water	Water Pollution Prevention Water Pollution Control Act Accelerating the Control of River and Marine Sewage Outlets China, Ecological and Environmental Protection Policies for Major River Basins
Air	Air Pollution Control Air Pollution Control Act China, Update on Emergency Policies of Heavy Pollution Weather
Soil	Soil Contamination Prevention
Other Pollution	Noise, Vibration, Offensive Odor
OSH	Occupational Safety and Health The Status and Progress of Nuclear Energy in the ASEAN Region
Others	Law on the Protection of the Yangtze River (Whitelist of hazardous goods) Environmental Informatization Builds in China Developing Big Data for the Ecology and Environment Pollution and Carbon Reduction Collaborative Action Plans and their Implementation Environmental Health Policy Shifts and Developments in China China, New Energy Vehicle Policy Report Establishing Carbon Neutrality and Peak Carbon Emissions Standards Systems in China: Current and Future Trends

China to deliberate on draft of Law on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals in 2024

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