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 …
China
China’s National Registration Centre for Chemicals (NRCC) May 5 publishes notes on important points that should be checked by companies which register hazardous chemicals. These notes list the following seven …
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 …
China
China’s Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration on May 11 released a revised, more detailed version of the explanatory statement clarifying how to declare the components of hazardous mixtures transported by ship …
India
On May 13, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published Orders postponing the effective date of the Quality Control Orders on methylene chloride, ortho phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid. …
India
On May 5, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the amendment rules of Lead Stabilizer in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes and Fittings Rules (published …
*Taiwan
On April 27, 2022, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan announced the amendments of the “List of Ingredients Prohibited from Using in the Cosmetic Products”. In the Article …
*Taiwan
On February 24 and March 15, 2022, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan announced two amendments to the regulation related to …
Vietnam
NOTE: 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 …
China
On March 10, China’s National Medical Products Administration published on its website answers to FAQs about cosmetics management, such as where to keep samples of imported cosmetics. Three of the …
India
On April 27, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published Quality Control Orders for eight chemicals, including 1,3-phenylenediamine, lauric acid, and acid oil. Target products must comply with each …
*Taiwan
On April 21, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor of Taiwan released the “SDS checklist” in question-and-answer format. According to the explanation of the Administration, the …
*Taiwan
On April 19, 2022, the Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan of Taiwan announced the draft of “Restrictions on the Import of Asbestos-added Products”, giving notice of the ban on the …
South Korea
On March 15, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced that it would promote the Scheme for Simplification of Registration and Exemption Confirmation of Chemical Substances to simplify …
South Korea
On March 7, 2022, National Institute of Environmental Research (hereinafter referred to as the NIER) under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea published the amendment of the Regulations on …
Thailand
Ministry of Industry published “Ministerial Regulation regarding designation of Toys as industrial products which shall conform to the industrial standard” in the Royal Gazette on 25 March 2022. The regulation …
Japan
On March 28, 2022, a joint meeting was held on Fluorocarbon Countermeasures of the Industrial Structure Council and the Central Environment Council. In 2013, the “Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Act” …
India
On April 5, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the Trimethyl Phosphite (Quality Control) Order, 2022. This order shall enter into force 181 days after its promulgation. Target …
India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have developed an integrated guidance framework for chemical safety in isolated storage and industries …
India
On March 14, 2022, the India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued Notification of amendment in the Import Policy (Schedule-I) of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, establishing new conditions for …
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 31, China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control published on its website a draft revised version of the country’s Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics. The institutes …
China
On April 1, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau issued a revised version of the city’s mandatory local standards called the Limit Standards of Volatile Organic Compounds of Architectural …
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 …
*Taiwan
On April 1, 2022, the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan released 10 “priority management chemicals” for which supplementary handling information registration is required. Article 10 of the “Regulations Governing Designating …
Global
The second segment of the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (hereinafter referred to as “COP4”), held in Bali, Indonesia, from March …
Indonesia
On March 14, 2022, the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) of Indonesia published a draft regulation to partially amend BPOM Regulation No.23 of 2019 on Technical Requirements for Cosmetic …
*Taiwan
On March 24, 2022, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration released an explanatory note on the labeling of “hydrogen fluoride,” which is a chemical substance of concern. Article 3 of the …
*Taiwan
On April 1, 2022, the Taiwan Ministry of Labor released a document on frequently asked questions and answers regarding “Priority Controlled Chemicals” notifications. For example, to the question, “A Priority …
South Korea
On February 22, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea issued draft “Regulations on Designation of Substances Subject to Authorization” which sets forth criteria for selecting and disclosing candidate …
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”), …
Australia
On March 31, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) released a revised version of its self-judgment categorization guide that business operators who intend to import industrial chemicals into …
South Korea
On February 22, 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 …
Australia
On March 23, 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) released the IChEMS (Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard) Roadmap. This roadmap was developed in collaboration with the …
Australia
On March 7, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced that it had revised and enforced the Industrial Chemicals Rules 2019 to incorporate the Minamata Convention on Mercury …
New Zealand
On March 3, 2022, Simon Upton, New Zealand’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, released a new report on the environmental fate of chemicals. The report summarizes the following items. Environmental …
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment announced that, effective February 14, 2022, the products that require safety management under Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (hereinafter referred to as K-BPR) …
*Taiwan
On March 21, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor released an updated edition of the priority management chemical notification manual based on the Regulations for …
Thailand
The fire incident which led to explosion of chemical storage tanks at Samut Prakan Province in July 2021 together with frequent accidents relating to factory operation led the Ministry of …
Malaysia
In January 2022, the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of Malaysia published the Revision 2.0 of the Guidelines for the Registration of Surface Disinfectant (hereinafter “the Guidelines”). Currently, surface disinfectants …
Bhutan
The National Environment Commission of Bhutan promulgated the Regulations on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and Hydrofluorocarbons 2021, which came into effect on January 3, 2022. This regulation, which …
China
On March 14, 2022, the Electrical and Electronic Product Pollution Control Standardization Group of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other bodies held an online conference and released …
China
On March 3, 2022, the China Electronics Standardization Institute announced a solicitation for opinions regarding the RoHS-related industry standard “Measurement of seven phthalates used in electrical and electronic devices: High-performance …
Thailand
Thailand announced “Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Prescribing the Name of any Substance Prohibited for Use as an Ingredient in Cosmetic Production (No. 7) B.E. 2565 (2022)” in …
China
On March 14, 2022, the RoHS Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products Operating Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information of China held …
China
On March 2, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a list of 18 substances in the “List of Existing Chemical Substances.” The 18 substances will be managed as …
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 …
China
On February 24, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China released a draft amendment of GB 21027-2020 “General requirements for safety of students’ …
China
On March 5, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released a notification of starting to collect information of the domestic production, usage, import/export, alternatives of “Perfluorohexane sulfonic …
China
The General Administration of Customs of China has issued a decision (Decree No. 257 of the General Administration of Customs) on the repeal of certain departmental regulations on March 1, …
*Taiwan
On March 4, 2022, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration gave advance notice of amendments to the “Prohibited Substances for Environmental Chemicals and Inspection Methods.” In this advance notice of amendment, …
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, …
Indonesia
On February 10, 2022, the Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 7 of 2022 Concerning Distribution and Control of Hazardous Substances was enacted in Indonesia and came into effect …
China
On February 15, 2022, the People’s Government of Hunan Province released the “Plan for the implementation of ‘The Yangtze River Protection Law’ in Hunan Province”, and clarified relevant measures to …
South Korea
On January 27, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced that it had exposed 387 consumer chemical products that had been distributed in the market in violation of safety and …
South Korea
On January 28, 2022, South Korea Ministry of Environment announced that it had published a draft amendment to the Designation of Substances Subject to Intensive Control to add 54 chemical …
Philippines
On January 21, 2022, Philippine’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Circular No. 2021-011-A: Extension of Transitory Period and Provision of Interim Guidelines for Product Registration, including the Labeling …
Philippines
As confirmed on February 14, 2022, a draft of Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Vinyl Chloride (hereinafter referred to as “the Draft Order”) has been published for public comment in …
Vietnam
On January 7, 2022, the Government of Vietnam enacted Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP Providing Regulations on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Protection of the Ozone Layer (hereinafter referred to as …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government established the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter “the Decree”), which came into effect …
China
China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on Feb. 16 announced the launch of the Hazardous Chemical Registration Comprehensive Service System (https://whpdj.mem.gov.cn). Companies can start using this new system by logging in …
*Taiwan
On February 14, 2022, the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan released the revised controlled chemicals list based on the Article 2 of “Regulations Governing Designation and Handling Permission of Controlled …
Thailand
NOTE: Ministry of Industry of Thailand published “Notification of Ministry of Industry B.E. 2565 (2022): List of hazardous substances (No.7)” in the Royal Gazette on 21 December 2022. See more …
Vietnam
On January 10, 2022, the Vietnamese government established and enacted the Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection (hereinafter the “the Decree”). Articles …
China
China’s Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration on Feb. 8 issued an explanatory statement clarifying how to declare the components of hazardous mixtures transported by ship in the Port of Shanghai’s Waigaoqiao …
China
China’s National Medical Products Administration on Jan. 7 issued standards for quality management in cosmetics manufacturing. These standards have been developed in accordance with the Regulations on Cosmetics Oversight, the …
South Korea
On December 29, 2021, South Korea Ministry of Environment published an amendment to the Designation of Restricted Substances and Prohibited Substances (Ministry of Environment Notification No. 2021-295). The main points …
South Korea
On December 22, 2021, South Korea Ministry of Environment disclosed a proposed amendment to the Designation of, and Safety and Labeling Standards for, Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification. …
Saudi Arabia
On December 17th 2021 Saudi Arabia Standardizations Organization (SASO) issued a new regulation that specifies the different requirements and conformity procedures Glue and Adhesive materials must fulfill before reaching the …
India
On January 31, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published amendment for quality control orders on Acetic Acid, Aniline, Methanol and Morpholine to postpone the implementation date for them. …
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 …
India
On December 29, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published new quality control orders for Phthalic Anhydride, Ethylene Glycol, Toluene, Terephthalic Acid, n-Butyl Acrylate. These orders replaced the respective …
China
On December 22, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on its website a list of 11 chemicals it will add to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in …
Australia
On November 22, 2021, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced amendments to some regulations of the Industrial Chemicals Rules 2019. Specifically, the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019 and …
New Zealand
On December 22, 2021, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released information on its website to remind companies about the stepped introduction of additional regulations for methyl bromide used …
China
On December 31, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs released the 2022 edition “Inventory for Import Permit Management Goods” (Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of …
China
On December 14, 2021, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) released a draft on the “Regulations on the Management of Safety Information Codes for Hazardous Chemicals (Trial)” and began soliciting …
Vietnam
On December 4, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) enacted the Decree No. 105/2021/ND-CP on Detailed Guidance on the Implementation of the …
India
On December 27, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published “Polyphosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021”. The subject goods under Indian Standard IS 17439：2020 have to bear the “Standard …
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, …
India
On December 27, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published new quality control orders for vinyl acetate monomer, methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate. These orders replaced the previous orders …
China
On December 2, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released on its website a list of 11 chemicals it plans to add to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in …
Thailand
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand announced “Notification of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives regarding Hazard Classification and Communication System of Hazardous Substances under control of the Department …
China
On November 15, 2021, the China Electronics Standardization Institute released the draft of industry standard “Guide for setting the types and threshold of volatile organic compounds with restriction emission from …
Vietnam
On November 24, 2021, Vinachemia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam held a webinar on how to add color indicator to non-food alcohol products. In Vietnam, the …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on November 23 released a draft list of recommended HCFC alternative chemicals to solicit comments, which will be accepted until December 31. The list …
South Korea
On October 14, 2021, South Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE) published a revised Enforcement Decree on the K-REACH which stipulates that when designating any substance subject to authorization, the government …
Philippines
On October 13, 2021, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of Philippines issued the Administrative Order: Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) (DAO No. 2021-31). This Administrative …
China
On October 25, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a new list of ozone depleting substances regulated in China for import and export. This list has …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on October 13, 2021, released a list of 23 substances that have been added to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China. The …
*Taiwan
On November 27, 2021, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration promulgated the revised “Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration”. The main amendments are as follows. Addition of exempted items The …
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, …
China
On November 2, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Environmental protection comprehensive list (2021 version)”. The list is used as the basis for the government …
Singapore
On October 29, 2021, the Environmental Protection and Management (Amendment) Act 2021 (hereinafter “the Act”) was promulgated in Singapore. The Act has amended several provisions of and added new provisions …
*Taiwan
On November 5, 2021, Ministry of Labor of Taiwan revised “Regulations Governing Designating and Handling of Priority Management Chemicals”. Except for the provisions of Articles 6 to 9, the revised …
Thailand
Ministry of Transport of Thailand announced “Ministerial Regulation on the Handling of Goods which may Cause Dangers B.E.2564 (2021)” in the Royal Gazette on 5 November 2021 by virtue of …
China
On September 27, 2021, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau released the revised draft of the compulsory local standard- “Limit standards of volatile organic compounds of architectural coatings and …
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