Vietnam
In Vietnam, amendments to the Law on Chemicals (06/2007/QH12) are currently under discussion, and local businesses are closely monitoring its progress.
South Korea
On January 3, 2023, the Korean Government published the amended Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances (Act No. 19161) to promote voluntary safety management by personnel involved in …
China
On Dec. 29, 2022, the Standardization Administration of China published a national mandatory standard called the General Rules for the Hazardous Chemicals Warehouse Storage (GB 15603-2022). This standard will come …
China
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website questions it received regarding the 2023 List of Key Controlled New Pollutants and answers to them. …
China
On Oct. 1, 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a production safety industry standard called the Guidelines for Chemical Process Safety Management (AQ/T 3034-2022), which will come into effect …
South Korea
On December 8, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of Korea announced a proposal to amend the designated management system for toxic substances, with different control standards applied depending on the …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) have established a standard for the handling of hazardous chemical substances customized for the semiconductor manufacturing industry (“Notice …
Vietnam
On December 13, 2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) published a result report of the public consultation on the Bill Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of …
China
On Dec. 30, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the 2023 List of Key Controlled New Pollutants. It was issued as part of the Action Plan on Controlling …
South Korea
On November 21, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea issued a draft amendment to the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and …
China
On Nov. 8, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu province, China, released a draft plan for new pollutant control to seek public comments, which were accepted until …
China
On Nov. 13, 2022, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hebei province, China, released an action plan for new pollutant control to seek public comments, which were accepted through …
China
On Nov. 1, 2022, the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shanghai, China, released a draft action plan for new pollutant control to seek public comments, which were accepted …
Malaysia
The Guidelines on Monitoring of Airborne Chemical Hazardous to Health, 2022 (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines) were released in Malaysia on August 29, 2022. The Guidelines provide guidance for …
South Korea
On October 18, 2022, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea published an amended version of the “Regulations on Occupational Safety and Health Standards”. The purpose of this …
China
On October 24, 2022, the China Coating Industry Association announced that it would conduct a survey on the use of 73 chemicals in the Coating industry, including PFCAs, UV-350. The …
China
Vietnam
On Oct. 27, 2022, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a circular (Circular No. 17/2022/TT-BCT) to amend Articles 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10 of Circular No. …
Vietnam
On Oct. 18, 2022, Vietnam’s government issued a governmental decree (Decree No. 82/2022/ND-CP) that revises Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP specifying and providing guidelines for implementation of certain articles of the Law …
Vietnam
On Oct. 12, 2022, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade released a draft revision of the Law on Chemicals (06/2007/QH12). The revision was proposed as the Law on Chemicals, which …
China
On Sept. 30, 2022, The Department of Ecology and Environment of Zhejiang province, China, released a draft plan for new pollutant control to seek public comments, which will be accepted …
Philippines
Republic Act No. 6969, An Act to Control Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes, and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof, and for other Purposes or known as the “Toxic …
Philippines
In the Philippines, on September 22, 2022, a draft of the Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Benzene (hereinafter referred to as the Draft) was published, and comments were solicited. The …
South Korea
On September 13, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the revised version of the Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances (Ministry of Environment Notification No.2022-172). …
Thailand
On September 13th, 2022, Thailand Ministry of Industry opened the latest draft “Notification of Ministry of Industry: Reporting of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) B.E. 25XX” for pubic consultation. …
China
At a press conference held by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China on July 21, 2022, Liu Zhiquan, the director of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Pollution Emission …
China
On June 10, 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management released experimental guidelines on the safety risk management of “hazardous chemical production construction projects”. A “hazardous chemical production construction project” refers …
South Korea
On June 10, 2022, the Ministry of the Environment of South Korea published and enforced the revised “Persistent Organic Pollutants Control Act” (Act No. 18911). In this amendment, the content …
China
On June 6, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released national ecological and environmental standards called “Chemical substances environmental management—Terminology for testing of chemical substances” (HJ 1257-2022), which came …
China
On May 24, the General Office of the State Council of China announced an Action Plan on Controlling New Pollutants. As its objectives, the plan aims by 2025 to screen …
Thailand
NOTE: The notification was partially amended in May, 2023. See more details below: Thailand extended reporting deadline of hazardous chemicals in the factory Thailand Ministry of Industry published “Notification …
South Korea
On April 25, 2022, the Ministry of Employment and Labor of South Korea announced the proposed amendment to the Rules on Occupational Safety and Health Standards, explaining that it will …
Singapore
On April 4, 2022, a Singapore governmental agency, Enterprise Singapore published proposed revisions to Part 2 and Part 3 of Singapore Standard (SS) 586 “Specification for hazard communication for hazardous …
Thailand
Thailand Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry published “Notification of Department of Industrial Works regarding Criteria and Method for Registration and Notification of Specialized Person Responsible for Safety Storage …
China
On March 10, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management released on its website a National Program to Enhance Production Safety of Hazardous Chemicals during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The program …
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter “the Stockholm Convention” or “the Convention”) is a multilateral treaty designed to eliminate or reduce the production, use, and release of persistent …
China
On March 15, 2022, the National Standardization Administration of the P.R.C. released the “Safety specifications of special work in hazardous chemicals enterprises” (GB 30871-2022) (referred as 2022 Version Standard hereafter). …
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty intended to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds. It comprehensively regulates …
Republic Act No. 6969, An Act to Control Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes, and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof, and for other Purposes or known as the “Toxic …
China
On March 16, 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China released the “2022 action plan for key industrial products quality and safety inspection”. According to the plan, manufactures …
Global
On January 28, 2022, the result of the 17th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter “the Stockholm Convention”), …
China
China’s State Council on Dec. 30 announced a national emergency system development program for the 14th Five-Year Plan that will implement stricter regulations on production safety and hazardous chemicals. The …
Brunei
As confirmed on February 21, 2022, the “Workplace Safety and Health (First-Aid) Regulations, 2021” and “Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021” were published in the Official Gazette.
China
On March 11, 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft for soliciting opinions on the “Measures for the Management of Sudden Accident Emergency Response Plans” and began accepting …
China
According to information dated February 22, 2022 from China’s Ministry of Emergency Management, China’s Hebei and Jiangsu provinces announced their hazardous chemical safety management plans in February 2022, clearly outlining …
Vietnam
On January 31, 2022, the Government of Vietnam established the Decree No. 17/2022/17 Amending and Supplementing a Number of Decrees Stipulating Administrative Penalties in the Fields of Chemicals, Industrial Explosives, …
China
On December 22, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the “Guidelines for Screening of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances” (HJ1229-2021). The guidelines came into effect on January 1, 2022. …
Thailand
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) are names of chemicals control schemes, which are quite similar to each other but are given different names depending …
China
On Dec. 22, 2021, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management released a draft of preliminary guidelines for safety risk management in hazardous chemical production facility construction projects to solicit public comments, …
South Korea
On November 19, 2021, South Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) published and enforced an amended Presidential Decree of Chemicals Control Act (CCA) by (No. 32128), which outlines information sharing among …
Vietnam
1. What is a chemical inspection? According to Vietnamese law, chemical inspection in industrial fields is treated as specialized inspection under management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). …
China
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds involved in atmospheric photochemical reactions, including non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC, such as alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, etc.), oxygenated organic compounds (aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, …
Malaysia
The draft Occupational Health and Safety (Prohibition of Use of Substances) Order 202X was released in Malaysia on December 24, 2021 for public comment. This draft amends the current Occupational …
China
November 22, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released draft “opinions” on tighter measures against heavy metal pollution. The ministry solicited public comments about them through December 3. The main …
Vietnam
On November, 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam published the draft National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on Allowable Limits of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Raw Materials, …
Philippines
On October 26, 2021, the Philippines published the Administrative Order on the Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Chromium (VI) Compounds (hereinafter referred to as this Administrative Order). This Administrative Order …
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. …
*Taiwan
On September 16, 2021, the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan officially released the revised “Standard for hazard prevention of specific chemical substances”. In order to protect workers, the standard classified …
Australia
On September 17, 2021, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Induction Scheme (AICIS) released the “Evaluations Roadmap“, which outlines a strategic approach to assessing the risks to human health and the environment …
Thailand
Ministerial Regulation Regarding The Standard For Service, Management, And Proceeding On Occupational Safety, Health And Environment For Works Involving Hazardous Chemicals, B.E.2556 (2013) requires employers who own hazardous chemicals at …
Japan
Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (Japan’s “PRTR Act”) http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?vm=04&re=01&id=101 The Act on Confirmation, …
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a substance used primarily as a fluoropolymer processing aid and surfactant. Its salts are also widely used as coating agents and materials for semiconductor manufacturing. It …
Vietnam
On June 8, 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam issued the Decision No.1500/QD-BKHCN on the promulgation of National Standard TCVN 13334:2021. This standard, which the Department of …
Thailand
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) published two notifications regarding PSM, process safety management, in the Royal Gazette on 12 July 2021 by virtue of the Industrial Estate Authority …
Vietnam
On June 30, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a conference on the achievements of the Law on Chemicals to date, jointly …
Vietnam
On June 16, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released a draft decree that stipulates implementation rules for the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14) (hereinafter …
Vietnam
NOTE: On Oct. 18, 2022, Vietnamese government issued a governmental decree (Decree No. 82/2022/ND-CP) that partially revises Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP. See more details in the following: Vietnam revises detailed regulations …
China
On May 24,2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China gave an answer to the question related to the storage methods of VOC containing materials in coating industry on …
China
China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on May 26 published a draft circular on stricter safety control of ammonium nitrate to solicit comments. Public comments will be accepted until June 27, …
Japan
In 1973, the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (hereinafter “the Act” or “CSCA”) was established in Japan to prevent damages to human health caused …
Japan
Malaysia
The draft of “Guidelines on Monitoring of Airborne Chemical Hazardous to Health, 202X” were released in Malaysia on March 15, 2021. The draft guidelines provide methods for monitoring and analyzing …
Vietnam
The most important point of the future chemical management system in Vietnam is the development of an inventory for existing chemical substances and the regulations for new chemical substances, but …
Vietnam
On April 12, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued a notice regarding a questionnaire survey on implementation of Law on Chemicals …
Singapore
On May 19, 2021, the Singapore Standard, Code of Practice for Handling, Storage and Processing of Combustible Dust (SS 667:2020) was published. This standard specifies comprehensive procedures on the handling, …
*Taiwan
On April 19, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor issued a notice regarding the partial revision of the “Hazard Prevention Standards for Specific Chemical Substances”. In order to protect workers, the …
Malaysia
In January 2021, “Checklist for conducting self-assessment against ‘Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000’” was released in Malaysia. This checklist …
Indonesia
Currently Indonesia regulates chemical substances based on their hazards, rather than their risks. The country designates hazardous and toxic substances to be regulated as “B3,” which is an abbreviation in …
Japan
On February 15, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) held a meeting of the Risk Assessment Working Group of the Study Group on the Management of Chemical …
Philippines
Regulation of chemicals and hazardous and nuclear wastes in the Philippines started in 1990 with the passage of Republic Act 6969 (RA 6969), or the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and …
Japan
On January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) released the interim report in the title. The following section focuses on the contents that are likely to …
Thailand
Ministry of Industry of Thailand announced “Notification of Ministry of Industry B.E. 2563 (2020): Declaration of the hazardous substances under the authorization of Department of Industrial Works by producer, importer, …
Laos
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR published the “Decision on the chemical storage No. 0072 / MOIC.DOIC” in the Gazette on 11 February 2021. The Decision sets out …
China
The Emergency Management Bureau of Nanjing City, China in January 2021 prosecuted a Nanjing-based rubber manufacturer for illegally storing hazardous chemicals and imposed a fine of 3,450,000 yuan (approximately 56 …
*Taiwan
On July 30, 2013, the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs Standards Inspection Bureau released CNS 15663 “Guidance to reduction of the restricted chemical substances in electrical and electronic equipment”, which …
Laos
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR established “Decision on the On the Management and Monitoring, Treatment, Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Transformer No. 5925/MONRE” on …
Indonesia
The Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 29 of 2020 on the management of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (hereinafter referred to as the regulation) was enacted in Indonesia on …
Sri Lanka
On December 24, 2020, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment has released a draft National Policy on Chemicals Management. The draft policy addresses the life cycle management of chemicals, covering toxic …
Thailand
Using of chemicals usually results in public health risk. As nations continuously developed, it is unavoidable to observe increasing in the volume of chemicals usage. For Thailand, the problem of …
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 …
Vietnam
On 14 January 2021, Vinachemia, a Vietnamese chemical agency under Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) held a meeting to report its regulatory performance in 2020 and the targets and …
Vietnam
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade on December 21, 2020 released the Circular No. 48/2020/TT-BCT on Promulgating the National Technical Regulation QCVN 05A:2020/BCT on the Manufacturing, Trade, Use, Storage, and …
China
China’s Ministry of Emergency Management posted several cases of industrial accidents that occurred in chemical industry and hazardous chemical production enterprises on its website on December 9, 2020. There were …
*Taiwan
Toxics Regulation There are two main pillars of chemical management in Taiwan: environmental regulations and occupational health and safety regulations. The former related law is Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances …
Japan
On December 4, 2020, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan announced that they started to solicit public comments on the draft cabinet order to amend the Enforcement of …
China
On October 26, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China released an announcement on matters related to the transition of registration of environmental management …
China
On October 13, 2020, Ministry of Emergency Management of the Peoples’ Republic of China published “Measures on Hazardous Chemical Enterprises’ Responsibility System for the Safety of Major Hazard Sources (Trial)” …
China
On September 29, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China released three draft for comments of technical guidelines, and began to collect opinions. …
China
The latest trends in tightening regulations on VOC content in products such as paints and inks in China. 1. Recently promulgated 7 new VOC national standards and their background …
China
On October 2, 2020, Ministry of Emergency Management of China released the “Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China” (Draft for Comments) and opened a call for …
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