*Taiwan Taiwan Updates GHS National Standards to Align with UN’s Purple Book, Eighth Edition

Taiwan Updates GHS National Standards to Align with UN’s Purple Book, Eighth Edition

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 of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The updated standards, part of the CNS 15030 series, now align with the eighth edition of the United Nations’ Purple Book.

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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