Myanmar
On August 9, 2024, the Myanmar Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) promulgated the Notification No. 71/2024 banning the import of air conditioners and other cooling equipment using hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) (hereinafter …
China
On Aug. 23, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation issued a mandatory national standard titled “Household and Similar Electrical Appliances—Energy Saving and Environment Protection Specification” (GB 44499-2024), which will …
Australia
Since June 27, 2024, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has sought advice on how to reduce the use of high Global Warming Potential …
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 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 Dec. 19, 2023, China’s State Council announced revised regulations on ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). These are designed to implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete …
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 …
South Korea
On September 15, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Petrochemical Industry Association (KPIA) held an event titled “2023 Ozone Layer Protection Day” …
China
On Aug. 31, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on its website that the government would ban the production of disposable medical devices using hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as silicone …
China
On Aug. 31, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on its website that the government would ban the use of insulated pipes and solar water heaters using 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane …
*Hong Kong
On July 9, 2023, in order to fulfill its obligations under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region released the proposal to …
China
On June 12, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published a list of recommended replacements for ozone-depleting substances.
South Korea
On April 18, 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced the revision and promulgation of the Presidential Decree and enforcement rules on the Act on …
China
On Feb. 15, 2023, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong province, China, announced a program for 2023–2025 to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions …
Vietnam
On March 2nd, 2023, the Climate Change Bureau of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam published Document No. 237/BDKH-GNPT listing companies that have completed the registration of …
Vietnam
On February 2, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MONRE) published the draft National Technical Regulations (QCVNs) on Collection, Transportation, Storage, Recycling, Reuse and Disposal of Controlled Substances (hereinafter “the …
South Korea
South Korea Ministry of Environment announced the plan to improve emissions trading system (hereinafter referred to as the improvement plan), which includes details for encouraging companies to reduce greenhouse gas …
Australia
Pursuant to Section 86 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019, on August 1, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced that it would change the conditions for “1-Propene, …
Singapore
On June 9, 2022, the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) announced that Singapore had ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal …
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” …
Pakistan
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 …
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 …
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 …
Singapore
On February 17, 2022, the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) released a circular titled “Reminder for Companies to Send Chiller Technicians for Certification to Comply with Upcoming Legislations under the …
Singapore
On March 9, 2022, the Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (the “Regulations”) were published in Singapore. The regulations add “spent refrigerants” to the list of toxic …
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 …
South Korea
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 …
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 …
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
To implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments, on October 8th, several departments of China’s central government, including the Ministry of Ecology and …
Laos
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR published the “Decision on the list of prohibited goods for importation or exportation No. 0848 / MOIC” in the Gazette on 17 …
India
The Indian Cabinet has approved the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), according to a press release dated August 18, 2021, …
China
On August 13, 2021, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published “Ozone Depleting Substances List Subject to Import and Export Control in China (Draft for Comment) on its website. The …
Vietnam
On July 8, 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) released the Draft Circular on Guidelines for a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection …
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 …
Vietnam
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), held a webinar on July 1, 2021 on collecting opinions on …
Vietnam
In June 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam released the draft Decree on Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Ozone Layer Protection (hereinafter referred to as the …
China
China’s permanent representative to the United Nations on June 17 deposited the country’s instrument of acceptance with the UN Secretary-General. The amendment enters into force in China on September 15 …
Bhutan
National Environment Commission of Bhutan issued a Notification (NEC/HFC-Ozone/2020/1743) dated December 28, 2020, requiring importers of HFCs to obtain an import permit from the National Ozone Unit prior to the …
Vietnam
On November 17, 2020, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 (72/2020/QH14). This law thoroughly amends the Law on Environmental Protection 2014 and sets out …
China
On December 21, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the following three drafts for comments of national environmental protection standard which stipulate the measurement method of …
Sri Lanka
As confirmed in late November 2020, the Ministry of Environment of Sri Lanka had issued a Special Notice on import control of HFC based refrigerants. This Notice refers to the …
Vietnam
On July 1, 2020, the Department of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam, in collaboration with Eco-Environmental Institute (EEI) and VNEEC, …
Myanmar
On April 2, 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of Myanmar enacted Notification No. 28/2020 banning the import of air conditioners using HCFCs (R22 refrigerant). According to …
Vietnam
On March 16, 2020, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) published “Circular No. 05/2020/TT-BCT on amendment and supplement of some articles of ‘Joint Circular No. 47/2011/TTTL-BCT-BTNMT on the …
Malaysia
On March 2, 2020, “Environmental Quality (Refrigerant Management) Regulations 2020” was promulgated in Malaysia. This regulation will come into effect on June 1, 2020, and the current “Environmental Quality (Refrigerant …
Malaysia
On February 26, 2020, the following two laws regarding trade control were promulgated in Malaysia. Both will come into effect on March 1, 2020. Both laws newly add HFCs, which …
Singapore
The following three chemical-related laws were promulgated in Singapore on June 1, 2018. These laws relate to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and all come into effect on January 1, 2019. Environmental Protection …
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