India
A draft of the Boilers Act, 2024, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha (Senate) of India on August 8, 2024, seeking to repeal the Boilers Act, 1923. The bill aims …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has published the draft Remediation of Contaminated Sites Rules, 2024 under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 on 21 August 2024, and …
Vietnam
On August 13, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam published and solicited public comments on two draft regulations: 1) Draft Circular on Regulations for Specific Energy …
South Korea
On July 26, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the South Korea issued a proposed Public Notice on Children’s Products Subject to Hazard Assessment for Environmental Hazardous Factors (Ministry …
Indonesia
On July 9, 2024, the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia announced that the second reading of the bill to amend Act No. 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation …
China
On July 23, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft Guidelines for the Standardized Environmental Management of Non-Hazardous Industrial Solid Waste. The ministry is seeking comments on the …
India
India has notified WTO for the three Quality Control Orders (QCO) drafts of Vinyl Sulphone, H Acid and K acid on July 26 and 31, 2024, respectively, and is seeking …
China
On Aug. 6, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published two sets of draft rules, or “National Ecology and Environment Standards”, on the application and issuance of pollution discharge …
*Taiwan
On July 30, 2024, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a draft of the “Regulation on inspection of stationary lithium battery storage appliances …
Singapore
On August 16, 2024, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore notified the WTO/TBT of the draft Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2024. This bill …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the draft Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movements) Second Amendment Rules, 2024 on August 14, 2024, and …
China
On July 22, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft emergency management industry standard titled “Major Hazard Sources for Hazardous Chemicals Storage Perception Data Access Standardization”. The ministry …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified the latest draft “Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2024” on July 31, 2024, which supersedes the 2016 rules, …
China
On Aug. 1, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation made a WTO/TBT notification of a draft revised mandatory national standard (GB) called the Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency …
Singapore
On August 19, 2024, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore opened a public comment period, lasting until September 19, 2024, on a proposal to regulate six mercury-added products as …
South Korea
On June 24, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced a draft version of partial amendment to the Regulation on Standards for Product Packaging Materials and Packaging …
*Taiwan
On July 30, 2024, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs published a draft amendment of the Energy Administration Act. The ministry is seeking comments on the draft for 60 days from …
Singapore
On August 6, 2024, in Singapore, the “Building Control (Amendment) Bill” (hereinafter referred to as “the bill”) to amend the “Building Control Act 1989” (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) …
New Zealand
The New Zealand Ministry for the Environment (MOE) / Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), in a press release dated July 25, 2024, announced the publication of a discussion document titled “Amendment …
China
On July 17, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a draft mandatory national standard, “Limit of Harmful Substances of Coating Materials Part 2: Industrial Coatings”. The ministry …
China
On July 22, 2024, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft emergency management industry standard titled “Major Hazard Sources for Hazardous Chemicals Storage Perception Data Access Standardization”. The ministry …
China
On July 9, 2024, the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (Beijing MEEB) issued a draft regulation named “Measures for carbon offset management in Beijing”. The Measures was stipulated in …
China
On July 8, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published draft rules for the import of recycled raw material copper, copper alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys. The ministry sought …
China
On July 17, 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a draft mandatory national standard that sets limits on harmful substance content in coating materials used for buildings. …
China
On May 13, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a draft program for the full implementation of the pollutant discharge permit scheme. The ministry sought comments on the …
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 …
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 …
Philippines
On May 22, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines released the “Guidelines for the MEP for Sectors”, a department circular that stipulates a framework for the introduction …
Thailand
In March 2024, the Ministry of Industry of Thailand released the Ministerial Draft Notification on Data Reporting on Types and Amounts of Pollutants from Factory Operations (hereinafter referred to as …
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 …
Vietnam
On March 22, 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing the Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 March 27, 2024, the All-China Environment Federation published a draft association standard called the Guideline on N-methylpyrrolidone Emission Accounting and Control Techniques of Prevention for Lithium Ion Battery Production …
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 …
Vietnam
On March 25, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam released the Draft Amendment to the National Technical Standard QCVN 05A:2020/BCT on the Manufacture, Trade, Use, Storage …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Vietnam
On March 13, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam released a draft amendment to the Law on Chemicals (hereinafter the “Draft”). The revising work of the …
Vietnam
On March 13, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam released a draft amendment to the Law on Chemicals (hereinafter the “Draft”). The revising work of the …
Philippines
As confirmed on February 29, 2024, a draft implementation guideline for the Philippine Transport Vehicles Fuel Economy Labeling Program (VFELP) has been published in the Philippines. This draft implementation guideline …
South Korea
On January 23, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it has formulated a draft amendment to the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, …
Thailand
Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand opened the draft of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act for public hearing on their website on 22 February …
South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced that a proposed partial amendment to the Presidential Decree on the Clean Air Conservation Act, mainly aimed at tightening control on uncertified exhaust gas …
Vietnam
On January 17, 2024, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam published a Draft Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Human Rescue (hereinafter “Draft Law”). The Draft Law, which …
Malaysia
On February 16, 2024, the Malaysian Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published the draft Occupational Safety and Health (Personal Protective Equipment at Place of Work) Regulations 202X. and …
India
On February 20, 2024, the Central Consumer Protection Authority of India has announced the draft “Guidelines for Protection of Consumers against Greenwashing” under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and is …
China
On Jan. 16, 2024, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published proposals for regulating certain mercury-added products according to the decisions of the Fifth Conference of Parties (COP5) to the …
Singapore
On January 12, 2024, the Singapore Environment Agency (NEA) published a proposal to introduce minimum energy efficiency standards (MEPS) and energy label regulations for water heaters and commercial storage refrigerators …
South Korea
On December 15, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it has formulated a draft amendment to the Evaluation Criteria for Grading the Recyclability of Packaging …
China
On February 12, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China notified a draft of a mandatory national standard (GB) entitled “Household and similar electrical appliances – Energy saving and …
China
On February 12, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation notified WTO of a draft mandatory national standard entitled “Household and similar electrical appliances – Health safety specification” and started …
*Taiwan
On January 30, 2024, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced a draft amendment to the “Measures on declaration of dangerous items handled in factory” and began soliciting public …
South Korea
On January 9, 2024, the South Korean government announced that the proposed amendments to the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals (hereinafter “K-REACH“) and the Chemicals Control Act (hereinafter …
China
On Feb. 9, 2024, China’s Certification and Accreditation Administration made a WTO/TBT notification of a draft revision of the mandatory national standard, “Safety of Toys – Part 1: Basic code”. …
China
On Dec. 29, 2023, the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress of Shanghai, China, published draft municipal regulations on zero-waste city development. The city sought comments on the draft …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has drafted the “Environment Audit Notification” on January 29, 2024, and is inviting comments for 60 days starting the said date. …
China
On Dec. 19, 2023, the All-China Environment Federation, a Chinese nonprofit organization, released a draft association standard that provides guidelines for the establishment and evaluation of zero-waste entities. The draft …
Vietnam
On December 6, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade released Draft Decree Regulating the Development of Rooftop Photovoltaic Power Generation (hereinafter “the Draft”) and solicited comments from the …
China
On Dec. 19, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a 2023 plan for a comprehensive standards development program for the solar power industry to seek comments. In …
China
On Dec. 28, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a draft revised National List of Hazardous Waste, which has been developed for more effective environmental management of hazardous …
Philippines
On January 23, 2024, the House of Representatives of the Philippines passed on third reading (final reading) House Bill (SB) 9571, the “Chemical Weapons Prohibition Act”. This bill is intended …
South Korea
On November 23, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) operating under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that the deferred approval period for 138 existing …
India
On January 30, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) announced the draft End-of-Life Vehicles (Management) Rules, 2024. The draft Rules will establish an Extended …
India
The Consumer Affairs Bureau of India and the Central Consumer Protection Agency are currently working on a draft of the “Guidelines for Protection of Consumer against Greenwashing“, the nation’s Press …
South Korea
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of South Korea issued a preliminary notice of legislation of a draft partial amendment to the Notice on the Designation of Toxic Substances …
South Korea
On August 24, 2023, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the President’s Office held the Fourth Regulatory Innovation Strategy Meeting under the initiative of President Yoon, announcing that the …
Singapore
On January 18, 2024, Singapore published a proposal to regulate medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (long-chain PFCAs), their salts and related compounds under the Stockholm Convention (POPs Convention), …
Vietnam
On November 11, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam submitted a proposal document of draft Decree on the Management of Cosmetics (hereinafter “the Draft”) to the Prime Minister. The …
China
On Nov. 20, 2023, the China National Institute of Standardization published a draft revised recommended national standard called the General Principles for Monitoring and Testing of Energy Saving (GB/T 15316). …
South Korea
On November 23, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it has formulated a draft amendment to one of the country’s key BPR (biocidal products regulation) …
Pakistan
In the beginning of January 2024, a draft regulation on chemical management, including import license, labelling, safety instructions, and occupational and safety, were revealed in Pakistan.
South Korea
On November 7, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea announced that it has formulated draft amendments to the Enforcement Order and Enforcement Rules of the Act on the …
Philippines
On December 13 and 14, 2023, the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) notified via WTO/TBT a total of seven drafts of implementing guidelines related to energy consuming products, including six …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment of South Korea is holding a 20-day a preliminary legislative notice from October 31, 2023 to November 20, 2023 on the proposal of the Notice on …
China
On Nov. 27, 2023, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published drafts of the following revised national standards for the safety of toys: Toys Safety — Part1:Basic Code Safety …
*Taiwan
On December 13, 2023, the Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare published a draft amendment to the “List of ingredients prohibited in cosmetic products” and started to solicit comments. The …
Indonesia
A draft amendment to the Food Packaging Regulation (the “Draft”) was released in Indonesia on December 19, 2023. When promulgated and implemented, the Draft will replace the current Food and …
Vietnam
On November 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam published Draft Circular Amending and Supplementing the Circular No. 02/2022/TT-BTNMT on Implementation Rules for a Number …
Singapore
On November 22, 2023, Singapore announced a proposal to ban the sale (retail, online, etc.) of indoor paints containing formaldehyde (CAS registration number: 50-00-0), and began soliciting opinions. Only indoor …
Thailand
On 7th December 2023, the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry of Thailand released following two draft notifications to control import and usage of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in accordance …
China
On Nov. 7, 2023, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published on its website draft revised rules for the safety oversight of serious chemical hazard sources. The ministry is seeking comments …
Vietnam
On October 20, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) published the Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the …
Vietnam
On October 20, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) published the Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the …
Singapore
On November 21, 2023, amendments to the Energy Conservation Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) were announced in Singapore, and opinions were solicited. The deadline for submission of opinions …
China
On Oct. 18, 2023, China’s National Standardization Technical Committee on Environmental Management published a draft revision of a recommended national standard called the General Principles for Green Product Assessment (GB/T …
South Korea
On October 26, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued two public notices proposing new amendments to the Enforcement Order and the Enforcement Rules of the Clean …
China
On Nov. 6, 2023, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management published a draft work safety industry standard called the Safety Management Specification for Work of Online Leak Sealing and Hot-tapping. The …
China
On Oct. 24, 2023, China’s National Development and Reform Commission published a draft 2023 version of China’s energy efficiency grading system for key energy-consuming products. The commission is seeking comments …
Philippines
On November 27, 2023, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released two drafts of DENR Administrative Order (DAO) to add new substances …
China
On Nov. 8, 2023, the China National Institute of Standardization published draft revisions of two mandatory national standards for the energy efficiency grades and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for …
*Taiwan
On November 9, 2023, the Ministry of Environment of Taiwan issued a draft notice “Scope of mobile phone manufacturers and importers that should display the recycling mark and other obligations” …
Vietnam
On October 10, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam released the “draft amendment of the Prime Minister’s Decision on the List of GHG Emission Facilities That …
Global
According to a press release dated October 16, 2023, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention), considered a draft proposal …
Malaysia
Malaysia’s Department of Environment proposed a draft for the Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations 2009 on October 20, 2023, and asked for public comment. The draft amendment proposes new sewage standards …
China
On Oct. 13, 2023, the China National Institute of Standardization published a draft recommended national standard called the General Principles for Establishing Allowance of Energy Consumption per Unit Throughput. This …
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