China
On July 31, 2026, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued an official announcement repealing 176 normative regulatory documents, including the Announcement on the Promulgation of the Administrative Measures …
China
On June 5, 2026, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and other relevant authorities promulgated the Implementation Measures for Minimum Share Targets for Renewable Energy Consumption and the Renewable …
Ecological Environment Code of the People’s Republic of China: Corporate Compliance and Development Opportunities
China
On March 12, 2026, the Ecological Environment Code of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Ecological Environment Code”) was reviewed and adopted by the Fourth Session …
Transforming Thailand’s Industrial Landscape: From Eco-Towns to the SDGs I.E. Paradigm
Thailand
The Evolution of Sustainable Industry and the ESG Imperative The management of industrial land in Thailand has reached a defining moment, shifting from traditional productivity models to a holistic sustainability …
China
An article recently published on China’s national congress’s website and other platforms reports that a second draft of pollution control provisions and penal provisions in the draft Ecological and Environmental …
The Fate of Critical Environmental and Social Regulations Following Thai Parliamentary Dissolution
Thailand
On December 12th, 2025 (B.E. 2568), the Royal Decree dissolving the Thailand House of Representatives, with Mr. Charnvirakul countersigning, was published on the Royal Gazette website. This dissolution effectively halts …
Thailand, Procedure for Enforcing Environmental Regulations
Thailand
Environmental regulation in Thailand is primarily governed by the Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act B.E. 2535 (NEQA 1992). This comprehensive legal framework aims to control pollution through …
Navigating the Perilous Path: A Case Study in Industrial Compliance and Its Critical Importance in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand, a rapidly developing industrial hub, places strong emphasis on robust regulatory frameworks to ensure both product quality and environmental responsibility within its industrial zones. At the heart of this …
China
On July 29, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress published on its website an article from state-owned newspaper Legal Daily that explains corporate responsibility in the draft Ecological and Environmental Code …
Report on the Compilation of China’s Ecological and Environmental Law Code
China
In April 2025, the “Draft Ecological and Environmental Law Code of the People’s Republic of China” was submitted to the 15th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National …
China
On April 27, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress released a draft of the Ecological and Environmental Protection Code on its official website and began soliciting public feedback. The consultation period …
Vietnam
On February 12, 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) issued Circular No. 02/2025/TT-BTNMT, establishing the technical standard QCVN 01:2025/BTNMT on National technical regulation on environmental safety distance …
China, Green Development and Harmony between Humanity and Nature
China
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China convened on October 16, 2022, and lit the way towards a new era of ecological civilization. The report delivered to …
Improving China’s Pollutant Discharge Permit System: New Policy Movements
China
The Pollutant Discharge Permit System is how the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in China monitors and enforces legal restrictions on polluting entities and polluting behaviors.While it boasts a major …
Vietnam
The Governmental Decree No. 45/2022/ND-CP on Administrative Penalties in the Field of Environmental Protection was enacted on July 7, 2022 in Vietnam. This Decree establishes rules for administrative violations, forms …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) proposes to make amendments to various environmental regulations aiming to decriminalize violations and replacing provisions of imprisonment with financial penalties in …
China further strengthens environmental monitoring system
China
China is currently the world’s largest vehicle consuming market, and the amount of the production and sales and possessing of vehicles have long maintained the top position in the world. …
South Korea
On March 22, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea finalized the Enforcement Decree (Presidential Decree No. 32557) of the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to …
Japan
On October 15, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment noticed that the Cabinet approved “Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Confirmation, etc. …
South Korea, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
South Korea
The following is a list of representative organizations that are in charge of environmental regulations in South Korea. Ministry of Environment National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) National Institute of …
Overview of Japanese legal system
Japan
What are laws, cabinet orders, ministerial orders, public notifications, and circular notices? How they differ and relate? For many people, even for Japanese people, it will probably be difficult to …
Vietnam
NOTE: New penalty rules in the Field of Environmental Protection was enacted on July 7, 2022 in Vietnam. Vietnam enacts governmental decree specifying various penalties in the field of environmental …
Singapore
On August 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection and Management (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Parliament of Singapore. This Amendment Bill mainly amends several sections of the Environmental Protection and Management …
Indonesia, General overview of Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection and Management
Indonesia
Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 on Environmental Protection and Management: General overview Overview of Environmental Approval Mechanism Summary of Chapter 7 of the Govenrmental Regulation No. 22 of 2021: …
Overview of Environmental Approval Mechanism under the Govenrmental Regulation No. 22 of 2021
Indonesia
The most significant change made by the enactment of the Law No. 11 of 2020 is the simplification of the process to give permits to business entities. The Law has …
Indonesia, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
Indonesia
Ministry of Environment and Forest Ministry of Industry Ministry of Trade Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Manpower Ministry of Environment and Forest The Ministry of Environment and …
Thailand, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
Thailand
Ministry of Industry, MoI Department of Industrial Works, DIW Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, IEAT Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, MNRE Pollution Control Department, PCD Office of Natural Resources …
China, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
China
The following is a list of representative organizations that are in charge of environmental regulations in China. Ministry of Ecology and Environment: MEE Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center: SCC …
Vietnam, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
Vietnam
The following is a list of representative organizations that are in charge of environmental regulations in India. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Ministry of Industry and Trade Ministry of …
India, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
India
The following is a list of representative organizations that are in charge of environmental regulations in India. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, MoEFCC Central Pollution Control Board, CPCB …
Japan, Organizations with Governing Environmental Regulations
Japan
The following is a list of representative organizations that are in charge of environmental regulations in Japan. Cabinet Ministry of the Environment, MOE Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI …
Japan, EHS laws & regulations framework
Japan
Japan
On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society, and Biodiversity for 2021, with the theme of redesigning …
Japan
On May 26, 2021, a partial amendment to the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures was enacted and promulgated on June 2, 2021. The amendment places 2050 carbon neutrality, …
China
On April 19,2021, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released “Regulations on classification of ecological environmental penalty and management of publicity period in Beijing (2021 Edition)” (hereinafter referred as …
Vietnam
On March 12, 2021, the Prime Minister of Vietnam promulgated the Prime Minister’s Decision 343/QD-TTg on the Implementation Plan of Law No. 72/2020/QH14 on Environmental Protection. This plan mainly indicates …
China
The Department of Commerce of Jiangxi Province, China on February 1, 2021 issued the Measures of Jiangxi Province on the Qualification of Scrap Vehicle Recycling and Dismantling Companies (the “Measures”) …
China
On January 29, 2021, the State Council of China released “Regulations on the Administration of Pollutant Discharge Permits”, and the regulation will come into force on March 1, 2021. “Regulations …
Indonesia, EHS laws & regulations framework
Indonesia
The Republic of Indonesia is a country in the south part of the Southeast Asia comprising over 17,000 islands and stretching over 5,000 km from the East to West. With …
Vietnam
On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). This law thoroughly amends the Law on Environmental Protection 2014 and sets out …
Vietnam
On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). This law thoroughly amends the Law on Environmental Protection 2014 and sets out …
Vietnam
On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). This law thoroughly amends the Law on Environmental Protection 2014 and sets out …
China
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress on December 26, 2020 approved the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of the Yangtze River (the “Law”) …
Vietnam
On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). Article 54, 55 and 73 of the law stipulate requirements for the collection, …
Vietnam
On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). Article 69 of the law stipulates requirements for environmental protection in the management …
Taiwan, EHS laws & regulations framework
*Taiwan
Overview, Environmental Standards To build a “with blue sky and green space, green hills and clean water, all the people protect environment, healthy and sustainable” living environment. Protecting environmental …
Thailand
The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced “Ministerial Regulation regarding Management of Toxic and Hazardous Waste from Communities B.E. 2563 (2020)” in the Royal Gazette on 22 October 2020 …
Indonesia
On November 2, 2020, the “Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation” was promulgated in Indonesia and came into effect on the same day. This law is a massive …
Draft to replace Law on Environmental Protection of 2014 (55/2014/QH13) in Vietnam
Vietnam
*On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). The law consists of many regulations, including climate change, ozone depleting substances, POPs, …
Vietnam
On December 13, 2019, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam published a new bill to fully amend the Environmental Protection Law of 2014 and opened the call …
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