Singapore
On July 10, 2024, the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it would ban new registrations of diesel engine passenger cars and taxis from January 1, 2025. The measure …
China
On July 8, 2024, China’s General Administration of Customs announced a nationwide experimental program for the lot-based custom inspection of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods packaging exported from China. Under …
China
On July 8, 2024, China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development published a draft revised standard for the construction industry called the Limit and Test Method of Harmful Substances in …
South Korea
From October 2023 through to March 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea conducted its first phase of a pilot project with the aim for establishing …
India
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has published the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency norms “CAFE III” and “CAFE IV” and has invited comments. CAFE is calculated based on the …
Singapore
On July 11, 2024, six legislations were published in Singapore regarding the beverage container return scheme, which is scheduled to be implemented from April 2025 under the Resource Sustainability Act …
*Taiwan
On June 6, 2024, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), M.O.E.A of Taiwan released a draft to the “Legal inspection requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment” and …
Australia
On May 28, 2024, the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) submitted a report, “Drowning in Waste,” …
South Korea
On May 30, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an institution operating under the Ministry of Environment of South Korea, announced that it will newly designate 11 chemical …
Indonesia
On July 4, 2024, the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 9/2024 on Management of Trash Containing Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Waste was promulgated in Indonesia. The …
China
On June 28, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft regulations on eight items of mercury-added products, including mercury vacuum pumps, and on dental amalgam to seek comments …
Philippines
On June 18, 2024, the implementation guidelines for the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) for televisions, refrigerators, lighting, display monitors, and air conditioners were published in the Philippines. These implementation …
Malaysia
In Malaysia, on April 25, 2024, two guidelines on the MyHIJAU system “Guideline for the Registration of MyHIJAU Mark Product Version 2.0” and “Guideline for the Registration of MyHIJAU Mark …
South Korea
On May 28, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it plans to introduce a computer-based chemical toxicity prediction software called from 2027 in order to …
India
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has published the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency norms “CAFE III” and “CAFE IV” and has invited comments. CAFE is calculated based on the …
China
On May 18, 2024, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China announced the addition of seven new chemical substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances on its website. …
China
On April 29, 2024, the China’s Standardization Administration issued a mandatory national standard called “Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for heat pumps and water …
Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies of Sri Lanka has published the Standardization and Quality Control Regulations under the Import and Exports (Control) Act, No.1 of 1969, …
China
On April 25, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a revised version of the recommended national standard, “Restricting Excessive Packaging for Commodity—General Rule” (GB/T 31268) — a standard …
China
On June 28, 2024, the China Petrochemical Industry Federation released a draft national voluntary standard (GB/T) titled “Requirements of concentration limits for restricted substances in recycled plastics” on the National …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it enacted the partial amendment (June 2023) to the Noise and Vibration Control Act on June 14, 2024. In order …
Philippines
On June 10, 2024, in the Philippines, two Department of Energy (DOE) circulars amending the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) guidelines and the Minimum Energy Performance for Products (MEPP) guidelines …
China
On May 20, 2024, the China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the addition of 34 substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances. Those 34 substances were included in …
*Taiwan
On May 6, 2024, the Resource Circulation Administration of Ministry of the Environment of Taiwan held an industry meeting to discuss about the draft of “Recycling levy and recycling subsidy …
India
As confirmed by EnviX on June 25, 2024, the online portal for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for used oil under the Hazardous Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment …
China
On June 29, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published the first update to the China RoHS-related national standard called the Requirements of Concentration Limits for Certain Restricted Substances …
Philippines
Department of Energy (DOE) Circular No. DC2024-05-0015 “Rules of Procedure in Administrative Cases for Violations under Republic Act No. 11285 (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act)” was promulgated in the Philippines …
South Korea
On April 2, 2024, the Korea Consumer Agency announced that it had detected Short-chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs), a persistent organic pollutant (POP) exceeding relevant European standards in some products, as …
India
India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified regarding the application of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on imported goods on June 6, 2024. DGFT has previously exempted certain companies …
*Taiwan
In May 2024, the Chemicals Administration, Ministry of Environment issues four guidance to assist the registrants to complete chemical substances registration. The four guidance include Guidance on Existing Chemical Substances …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has promulgated the Battery Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024 under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. Under the said rules, …
Vietnam
On March 31, 2024, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree 34/2024/ND-CP on the List of Dangerous Goods and Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Road and Inland Waterways (hereinafter referred to …
Philippines
On April 30, 2024, Plastic Bank, a social fintech company working to eradicate poverty and prevent plastic pollution, hosted a webinar on the Philippines’ Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act. In …
China
On April 29, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published the following mandatory national standards: Minimum Allowable of Energy Efficiency and Energy Efficiency Grades for Cold Store (Box) and …
Philippines
As confirmed on May 30, 2024, the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and the Solid Waste Management Division have published a “Roadmap …
*Taiwan
On March 21, 2024, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration announced the amendment to the “List of ingredients that are prohibited for use in cosmetics”. The list was made based …
South Korea
On April 30, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea started implementing partially revised regulation titled “Regulation on Standards for Product Packaging Materials and Packaging Methods,” which was …
2024 Trends of Circular Economy Policy in China
China
Overview The circular economy focuses on the efficient and cyclical use of resources, guided by the principles of “reduction, reuse, and resource recovery” and characterized by “low consumption, low emissions, …
China
On May 8, 2024, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association published a draft of an association standard called the Technical Specifications of Recycled Plastics for the Household Electrical Appliances. The …
Thailand
The Label Committee of Thailand, the organization responsible for consumer protection, published the “Notification on designation of water filters as a label-controlled product” in the Government Gazette on 28 May …
Indonesia
On May 16, 2024, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry promulgated Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 7/2024 on Procedures for Issuing Recommendations for Import Permits …
China
On April 22, 2024, the China Household Electrical Appliances Association issued two association standards related to the safe service life, one is “Safe service life for household electrical appliances Part …
South Korea
On April 29, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that the governing power over the registration and evaluation of chemicals and the approval of consumer chemical …
China
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 …
*Hong Kong
In the Legislative Council held on May 8, 2024, the Secretary for Environment and Ecology of Hong Kong government gave a reply to questions regarding to Styrofoam waste. In the …
China
On April 23, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Emergency Management and 3 other ministries jointly announced the amendments to the Catalog of precursor chemicals for export to …
India
On May 28, 2024, Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) has promulgated a notice about the provisions for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. …
China
On May 7, 2024, China’s Ministry of Transport published a series of six revised industry standards for the road transportation of dangerous goods (JT/T 617.1–6), which came into effect immediately. …
*Taiwan
On April 25, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan announced a draft amendment to the “Scope of responsible suppliers of articles or containers on which recycling labels shall be …
China
In May 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other central government departments published a white paper on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the country …
Thailand
Thai Industrial Standard Institute (TISI) issued a standard of “TIS 3604-2023 MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCT – RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF MERCURY”, targeting electrical and electronics equipment which might affect to health …
Philippines
The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2024-04 “Compliance Reporting and Audit Guidelines for Republic Act No. 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of …
South Korea
On March 28, 2024, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that it will implement Labeling Program for Recycled Raw Materials Made from Waste Plastics beginning on March 29, 2024 …
Malaysia
On May 23, 2024, the “Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024” was promulgated in Malaysia, and it came into effect on June 1, 2024. This order amends …
Sri Lanka
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) organized a two-day event on June 3~4, 2024, to collect waste electric and electronic equipment (e-waste), in line with the World Environment Day on June …
China
On May 16, 2023, the Extended Producer Responsibility Technology and Innovation Alliance, a Chinese nonprofit organization, released a 2023 white paper on China’s waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) industry. …
China
On April 30, 2024, the National Road Transportation Standardization Technical Committee1, a branch of China’s Ministry of Transport, published a draft transportation industry standard called the Technical Specifications for Road …
China
In May 2024, the Emergency Management Bureau of Shanghai, China, published a draft revised local standard for tracking codes of hazardous chemicals (DB31/T 1250). According to a source familiar with …
India
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India issued 2 notifications to Indian Customs on May 13, 2024, in response to recent cases where electrical and electronic equipment, packaging materials …
South Korea
Upon the start of full implementation of the Energy Efficiency Grading Scheme for electric vehicles (EVs) on April 1, 2024, it becomes mandatory to attach energy grading labels to every …
Singapore
On May 6, 2024, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore announced by circular that, following the official notification by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on February 26, 2024 …
China
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 …
China
On March 21, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website a new national standard for the nomenclature of chemicals relevant to environmental management. Its English title …
Malaysia
After its establishment in 2023, the National Circular Economy Council (NCEC) has agreed to a legislative transformation for circular economy of solid waste management, according to a media statement by …
South Korea
On March 28, 2024, the South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) issued a Notice on the Names, Hazards, Risks, and Annual Manufacture and Import Quantities of New Chemical …
South Korea
On March 28, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea unveiled a proposed amendment (MOE Public Notice No. 2024-213) to the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety …
*Taiwan
On April 17, 2024, the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced the amended version of the notice “Energy efficiency criteria and labeling methods for the energy saving …
Australia
Since April 15, 2024, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has been soliciting public comments on a draft decision to add five types of chemicals, …
China
On April 8, 2024, China’s Industry and Information Technology announced a plan to revise the country’s mandatory national standards that set limits on hazardous substance content in coating materials used …
Singapore
On March 28, 2024, in Singapore, the “Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) were promulgated and came into effect on April …
India
On April 30, 2024, the Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) promulgated two notifications to producers of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. …
South Korea
On March 26, 2024, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) signed an agreement with five electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling companies to launch a pilot project to certify recycled materials …
South Korea
On February 23, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it has prepared and issued Guidelines for Safety Management of Biocidal-Treated Products (Automobiles), which provides detailed …
*Taiwan
On April 24, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced a revision of the country’s toxic chemical rules called “Categories and Management of Handling for Toxic Chemical Substances”, which is based …
Vietnam
On March 27, 2024, Vietnamese government promulgated Decree No. 33/2024/ND-CP on the Management of Chemicals Governed by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of …
South Korea
On March 1, 2024, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea (MOTIE) announced that a safety standard inspection conducted on a total of 1,008 products in 71 …
India
On April 4, 2024, India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has renewed its Guidelines for Assessment of Environment Compensation to be levied for Violation of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. …
*Taiwan
On April 16, 2024, the Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan released the amended version of the notice “Allowable energy consumption standards, as well as labelling items and …
China
On March 29, 2024, China’s Ministry of Finance published draft measures to create a special fund for incentives for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This fund …
*Taiwan
In February 2024, the Chemical Administration of the Ministry of Environment released the information session material for the existing chemical substance standard registration on its website. The information session also …
South Korea
On February 23, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that it has drafted a new amendment to the Operational Regulation on Equipment for Efficiency …
*Taiwan
On February 20, 2024, the Ministry of Labor of Taiwan issued a notice to announce the 20 priority management chemicals that are required to submit supplementary information for 2024. Enterprises …
Philippines
On April 16, 2024, the Philippine Department of Energy notified the WTO/TBT of the draft “Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program for Category M1 Road …
Brunei
As confirmed in February 2024, a notification stipulating the effective date of January 14, 2023 of the Energy Efficiency (Standards and Labelling) Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) introducing …
Thailand, Draft Sustainable Packaging Act.
Thailand
Waste management is a pressing environmental issue faced by most countries. Due to improper management, Thailand’s waste has been accumulating from the past and the volume has been increasing every …
India
On March 1, 2024, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India has added packaged boilers and commercial beverage coolers as voluntary products under the energy efficiency labeling scheme “Standards …
Philippines
In the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Memorandum Circular No. 24-02 on List of products under mandatory certification was enacted on March 5, 2024.
China
On Feb. 8, 2024, China’s National Health Commission and State Administration for Market Regulation published a standard for the concentration and migration of chemicals in adhesives used on direct and …
South Korea
On March 15, 2024, the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) announced that it investigated into the current state of packaging and advertising of consumer chemical products, 14 out of 50 products …
South Korea
On January 31, 2024, the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly of South Korea published a new draft amendment to the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act …
Thailand
Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand opened the draft of Sustainable Packaging Management Act for public hearing on the website on 18 March 2024. The …
*Taiwan
On March 15, 2024, the Chemicals Administration of the Ministry of Environment announced that the function of existing chemical substance joint registration has been added to the Chemical Registration Platform. …
*Taiwan
On February 23, 2024, the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced the amended the “Energy efficiency standard and labeling method for the energy saving mark of axial …
Vietnam
On January 9, 2024, the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport published a draft National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on Safety Technology and Environmental Protection for Automobiles (hereinafter “the Draft”) and invited comments …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) has published the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 on March 14, 2024, amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules, …
Singapore
On March 15, 2024, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore issued a circular notifying the prohibition of fire-fighting foams containing PFAS from 2026 onwards. This measure aligns with the …
Malaysia
SIRIM (Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia) published an industrial standard, “SIRIM ECO 018:2024 Eco-labelling criteria -Recycled plastic products” on February 16, 2024. This standard establishes eco-labeling requirements for …
Malaysia
SIRIM (Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia) published an industrial standard, “SIRIM ECO 055:2024 Eco-labelling criteria –Air Conditioners” on February 16, 2024. This standard establishes the SIRIM ecolabel requirements …
China
On March 12, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information technology published a draft revision of a mandatory national standard for GHS implementation, titled “Rules for classification and labelling of …
*Taiwan
On March 14, 2024, the Resource Circulation Administration, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan published the emended notice “Work points for promoting the using of non-food containers made from recycled …
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