Pakistan
April 28th, 2022 On March 18, 2022, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan announced an updated version of its National Climate Change Policy (dated October 2021), which aims to make the country …
China
April 13th, 2022 The congress of China’s Fujian province on March 30 issued regulations on ecological and environmental protection, which will come into effect on May 1. The new regulations are a total …
China
April 13th, 2022 The congress of China’s Jiangsu province on April 6 issued regulations on soil pollution control, which will come into effect on Sept. 1. To protect the public, these regulations will …
Vietnam
February 21st, 2022 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
January 14th, 2022 On December 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress began deliberations on draft “Yellow River Protection Law”. The draft is one of the river-based legislations to solve …
Vietnam
January 7th, 2022 On November 23, 2021, the Prime Minister of the Vietnamese government promulgated Prime Minister’s Decision 1973/QD-TTg on the National Plan on Air Quality Management 2021-2025. The purpose of this decision …
China
December 29th, 2021 On November 13, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released six “Self-Monitoring Technical Guidelines for Pollution Sources” below . These guidelines will come into force on January 1,2022. …
China
December 28th, 2021 On November 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced a green industrial development program for the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The program sets targets for 2025 in carbon …
China
December 27th, 2021 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 …
China
December 20th, 2021 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 …
Taiwan
December 20th, 2021 On December 2, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued a public notice “Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Rating Labeling and Inspection for Rotodynamic Water Pump” …
China
December 20th, 2021 On November 22, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly announced a plan to improve the energy efficiency of electric motors during the …
Malaysia
December 18th, 2021 On October 25, 2021, Malaysian government promulgated the Water Services Industry (Prohibited Effluent) Regulations 2021 (hereinafter “the Regulations”). The Regulations stipulate that no person shall discharge or permit discharging any …
South Korea
December 13th, 2021 South Korea’s Ministry of Environment announced that it has deliberated and finalized 2050 carbon neutral scenario and nationally determined contribution (NDC) target for 2030 at the State Council on October …
Asia All
December 2nd, 2021 The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Figure 1) comprise around 10% of the world’s total population and collectively encompasses the 4th largest economy in the …
Singapore
December 1st, 2021 On September 13, 2021, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore issued the Mandatory Packaging Reporting – Guide on Assessing if a Company is Required to Comply with the Regulation. …
China
December 1st, 2021 On October 28, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and other four government departments jointly released a plan to promote a water conservation society during the 14th Five-Year Plan period …
China
December 1st, 2021 China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development on October 13 issued national standards for energy conservation and renewable energy use in buildings, with the aim of improving energy efficiency, promoting …
China
November 26th, 2021 At an executive meeting on September 15, China’s State Council passed regulations to manage the country’s groundwater, which were published on October 21 and will come into effect on December …
Vietnam
November 22nd, 2021 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, …
Indonesia
November 21st, 2021 On September 20, Indonesian government established three ministerial decisions stipulating the minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and energy efficiency labels for refrigerators, fans, and rice cookers. These decisions will come …
Indonesia
November 21st, 2021 On August 16, 2021, the Decision of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No.113/2021 on Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Energy Efficiency Labels for Air Conditioners were established in …
China
November 19th, 2021 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 …
China
November 5th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on September 24 released two sets of draft rules — the Measures on the Management of Mandatory Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure and the Standards …
Malaysia
November 3rd, 2021 Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on September 27, 2021, announced the latest national five-year plan, the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (hereinafter “the Plan”). The Plan focuses on three main themes: (1) …
Vietnam
October 27th, 2021 On September 21, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam submitted an official document (No. 4720/BCT-ATMT) providing its official opinion on the Draft Decree on Detailed Provisions …
Japan
October 26th, 2021 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. …
Japan
October 26th, 2021 On October 7, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a public notice on the revision of environmental standards pertaining to water pollution in public water bodies and groundwater …
China
October 18th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on October 11 released a draft of the New Pollutant Management Action Plan (新污染物治理行动方案 (征求意见稿)) to solicit comments, which were accepted until October 22. …
Vietnam
October 15th, 2021 On September 22, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released an official statement over some incorrect media coverage regarding the Law on Environmental Protection 2020. According …
Saudi Arabia
October 12th, 2021 Saudi Arabia has published a new Waste Management Law on September 15th 2021. This law aims to regulate the transport, segregation, storage, import, export, safe disposal of waste and all …
Japan
September 29th, 2021 On September 24, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan promulgated the above ministerial ordinance. The ordinance will be enforced from October 1, 2021. This revision is to establish …
Japan
September 29th, 2021 On September 24, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan promulgated a ministerial ordinance to revise effluent standard. The ordinance will be enforced from December 11, 2021. This revision …
Australia
September 24th, 2021 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 …
China
September 21st, 2021 According to an announcement of China’s National Medical Products Administration on August 25, the following six substances were added on September 20 to the Catalog of Classification and Types of …
Japan
September 20th, 2021 On August 25, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the interim report for the “study group on ideal economic and other approaches for achieving worldwide carbon …
China
September 20th, 2021 On August 24, 2021, China Electronic Standardization Institute published drafts for soliciting opinions on “Technical specification for green-design product assessment” for projection display products and metallized film capacitor. The deadline …
China
September 20th, 2021 On August 16, 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission of China released the “Circular on promoting industrial projects to move into industrial park and tightening regulations and supervision of …
Taiwan
September 20th, 2021 On August 26, 2021, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan issued a public notice regarding the amendment of the “Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Method for Energy Label …
Saudi Arabia
September 15th, 2021 Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has published on July 9th 2021 a regulation that restricts the levels of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and …
Indonesia
September 15th, 2021 On June 22, 2021, the government of Indonesia promulgated and enacted the Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 14/2021 on Application of Minimum Energy Performance Standards …
China
September 10th, 2021 The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress published a draft revision of the Noise Pollution Control Law (噪声污染防治法) to solicit comments after deliberating on the revision. Comments will be …
Philippines
September 9th, 2021 On May 27, 2021, the Philippines enacted the “EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-09: Guidelines in the implementation of Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Classification and Labeling Requirements for chemical mixtures”. All …
China
September 7th, 2021 On August 20, 2021, the China Consumer Goods Safety Standardization Technical Committee released the draft of a recommended national standard (GB/T) – “Guideline for setting limits of chemical substances in …
Taiwan
September 7th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs published revised “Energy Efficiency Criteria and Labeling Methods” (note, standard for Taiwan’s energy label system) for desktop and …
Vietnam
September 5th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment publicized a draft of new National Technical Regulation (QCVN) on industrial dust and emissions (hereafter “the draft regulation”) and …
China
September 5th, 2021 China’s Fujian Province on July 29 issued the Regulations of Fujian Province on Water Pollution Control (福建省水污染防治条例; the “Regulations”). The Regulations will come into effect on November 1, replacing the …
Singapore
September 2nd, 2021 On August 30, 2021, the National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA) released a proposal of national legislations for five chemicals that are being reviewed as new controlled substances in the …
Vietnam
September 1st, 2021 On July 16, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released the Draft Circular Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (hereinafter …
India
August 30th, 2021 The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, which is responsible for comprehensive and systematic management of water resources and supply in India, had released a …
Japan
August 27th, 2021 On August 23, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) published a report of “energy conservation measures in housing and buildings for a decarbonized society”. The main …
China
August 26th, 2021 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on August 16 submitted to the WTO a TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) notification of mandatory national standards (GB) called the “Limit of Harmful …
Taiwan
August 26th, 2021 On August 20,2021, the Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan officially announced addition of ammonium nitrate and hydrogen fluoride into “chemicals of concern” list. The above 2 types of substances are …
China
August 24th, 2021 China on August 16 submitted a draft of its national standards for limits on musical instrument hazardous substances to the WTO. The draft standards are a revision of China’s only …
China
August 24th, 2021 The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment on July 19 released the Plan for Mandatory Clean Production Audit in Shanghai for 2021–2023 so that this audit can play a …
Vietnam
August 20th, 2021 On July 8, 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam released a draft National Technical Standard (QCVN) on industrial wastewater. The draft QCVN is an amendment to …
China
August 19th, 2021 The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation on June 21 issued local standards called the “Norm of water intake—Part 15: Vehicle manufacturing” (DB11/T 1764.15—2021). These standards are put into effect …
China
August 19th, 2021 On July 28, 2021, the “Minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for fluorescent lamps for general lighting service” (draft for comments), which was integrated and revised …
Taiwan
August 19th, 2021 On August 4, 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced an expansion of products subjected to energy label for “office and business area luminaire”. According to the ministry, …
Indonesia
August 18th, 2021 On May 24, 2021, the Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation No. 13 of 2021 on Continuous Emission Monitoring System for Industrial Emissions was enacted in Indonesia and came into …
China
August 18th, 2021 The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment on August 5 issued the List of Key Industries in Shanghai for Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessments 2021 (上海市建设项目环境影响评价重点行业名录 (2021年版); the “List”), …
Taiwan
August 12th, 2021 On May 28, 2021, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs released the revision of “Energy label energy efficiency criteria and labeling methods” for washing machine which is selected as energy label …
China
August 12th, 2021 On July 20, 2021, Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, China, released “Guangdong Province VOC-related Key Industry Measures Guidelines. The guideline, which covers 12 industries including petrochemical, printing, …
China
August 11th, 2021 China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on July 27 announced a pilot program in which designated pilot districts will perform environmental impact assessments (EIAs) focusing on carbon emissions from construction …
China
August 11th, 2021 On May 14, the Department of Ecology and Environment and the Administration for Market Regulation of Jiangsu Province, China issued a local standard called the Integrated Emission Standard of Air …
Thailand
July 23rd, 2021 The Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand established a “Notification of Pollution Control Department regarding the Definitions of Plastic Wastes and Plastic Scraps B.E. …
Vietnam
July 16th, 2021 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
July 15th, 2021 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 …
Malaysia
July 14th, 2021 On July 6, 2021, Shell Malaysia, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, held an online forum on a booklet entitled “The Tree, The Sky, The Sun: A Pathway towards Malaysia’s …
China
July 13th, 2021 The General Office of China’s State Council on May 27 announced its legislative plan for 2021. The plan contains 18 draft laws to be submitted to the congress as well …
Japan
July 6th, 2021 On June 28, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) released an interim report on the state of regulations for fuel cell vehicles (FCV). In the report, current …
China
July 5th, 2021 China’s Ministries of Industry and Information Technology, Science and Technology, Finance, and Commerce on June 9 issued a circular on a plan for a pilot program to implement automotive product …
China
July 5th, 2021 On May 30, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published on its website the Guiding Opinions on Enhanced Control of Ecological and Environmental Pollution Sources for Energy- and Emission-intensive Construction …
Vietnam
July 1st, 2021 On June 16, 2021, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a webinar on hearing comments for …
Vietnam
July 1st, 2021 On June 16, 2021, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a webinar on hearing comments for …
Taiwan
June 29th, 2021 On June 8, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) issued a public notice regarding the amendment to “the Mandatory Requirement for Water Efficiency Labeling Products of water equipment, sanitary …
Taiwan
June 29th, 2021 On June 11, 2021, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of economic affairs, Taiwan, officially announced the “Requirements on Minimum Energy Performance Standard, Energy Efficiency Rating Labeling and Inspection for Air Cleaners” …
China
June 29th, 2021 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 …
Taiwan
June 25th, 2021 On May 25,2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration released the “Working principles of contaminated land improvement and land use by administrative regions”. And on the same day, it came into …
Japan
June 24th, 2021 On June 15, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) formulated the “Decarbonization Infrastructure Initiative” to further promote the overseas expansion of environmental infrastructure through the Joint Credit …
China
June 23rd, 2021 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, …
China
June 21st, 2021 On May 11, 2021, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued the “Notice on the Reform Implementation Plan for Hazardous Waste Management Supervision and Utilization Capacity” …
Japan
June 16th, 2021 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
June 16th, 2021 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, …
Bangladesh
June 15th, 2021 It was confirmed in mid-June 2021 that the Department of Environment of Bangladesh had released Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guidelines for Industries (published in February 2021). In Bangladesh, Initial Environmental …
Japan
June 9th, 2021 On March 9, 2021, the “Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics” was passed by the Cabinet. The bill was then submitted to the 204th ordinary session of the …
China
May 31st, 2021 In April. 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China added a total of 319 chemical substances into the “List of existing chemical substances” in two times. The reasons …
China
May 31st, 2021 On April 22, 2021, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province released the “Provisions on inquiry work of Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province” (hereafter referred …
China
May 26th, 2021 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 …
China
May 26th, 2021 On April 9, 2021, Department of Ecological Environment of Shandong Province issued the “Implementation opinions (trial) on the ‘Regulations on the administration of pollutant discharge permits’ ” (hereinafter referred as …
China
May 26th, 2021 On May 7, 2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Guidelines for screening of priority assessment chemical substances ” (Draft for comments) and began soliciting comments from …
China
May 26th, 2021 On April 25, 2021, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center MEE released the answers to the frequently asked questions(FAQ) related to the “Environmental management registration of new chemical substances” …
Vietnam
May 24th, 2021 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 …
Taiwan
May 17th, 2021 In April 2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration held the “Chemical Registration and Joint Registration Forum” and released the materials of the forum later on its website. At the forum, …
Taiwan
May 17th, 2021 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 …
China
May 17th, 2021 On April 28, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the “Announcement on emission factors and material balance methods for calculating the taxable pollutants of environmental protection tax”. The …
Taiwan
May 12th, 2021 Taiwan’s Office of the President on April 30, 2021 officially announced the Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act (勞工職業災害保險及保護法), which has been developed by integrating the Labor Insurance Act …
China
April 30th, 2021 State Administration for Market Regulation of China issued a WTO/TBT notification on April 8, 2021 on the proposed revision to the mandatory national standard “Minimum Allowable Values of Energy Efficiency …
China
April 30th, 2021 On March 26, 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of P.R. China released the “Guidelines for verification of corporate greenhouse gas emission report” (Trial). In order to standardize the …
China
April 30th, 2021 On April 1, 2021, the Ministry of Transport of P.R. China released the “Regulations on the administration of road transportation of dangerous goods (Revised draft for comments)” on its homepage. …
