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 …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issues draft amendment of the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and Substances Subject to Authorization …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a preliminary notice of legislation of partial amendments to the presidential decree and enforcement rules of the Act on Registration and …
South Korea
At the end of May 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it has finalized a draft of the “Notice on the Information Disclosure Regarding Consumer …
Japan
On May 18, 2021, an order was promulgated to partially amend the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) requiring products that may contain asbestos to certify …
China
China’s State Council on May 28th revealed six substances added to the Catalog of Classification and Types of Precursor Chemicals (易制毒化学品的分类和品种目录) in accordance with Article 2 of the Regulation on …
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 …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on June 4 issued a circular on operations to implement a ban on the production and use of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) under the Stockholm Convention …
Japan
In 1973, the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (hereinafter “the Act” or “CSCA”) was established in Japan to prevent damages to human health caused …
Japan
Thailand
The Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand released a questionnaire document to request comments and information about perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts, and …
Thailand
The Ministry of Industry of Thailand published the following two regulations in the Royal Gazette on 16 June 2021. Ministerial Regulation regarding designation of Nipples For Feeding Bottles as an …
China
China’s National Medical Products Administration on May 28 issued the List of Banned Cosmetic Ingredients (化妆品禁用组分) and the List of Banned Botanical (Animal-derived) Cosmetic Ingredients (化妆品禁用植 (动) 物组分), both of …
India
On June 15, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the quality control order for ortho phosphoric acid (Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021). The order is applicable to …
South Korea
In early March 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a draft amendment of the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Check and Relevant Safety …
South Korea
On May 4 of 2021, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea promulgated NIER Notification No. 2021-89 on Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals Business Licenses. In South Korea, the Chemicals …
Singapore
The “Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2021” was promulgated in Singapore on June 3, 2021. This amendment strengthens the limit of lead content in paint …
*Taiwan
On May 27, 2021, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration announced the amendment of “Regulation for information registration of new chemical substances and existing chemical substances”, and released the draft to …
Philippines
On April 12, 2021, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) of Philippines promulgated “Customs Memorandum Circular No. 78-2021: Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System pursuant to DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. …
Philippines
In the Philippines, Memorandum Circular No. 2021-08 was promulgated on May 24, 2021, adding 52 new substances to the PICCS (Philippine Inventory of Chemical and Chemical Substances), the country’s existing …
China
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 …
Malaysia
In April 2021, the Department of Environment (DOE) of the Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia announced the close of its existing Environmental Hazardous Substance Notification and Registration (EHSNR) system …
China
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
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
The most important point of the future chemical management system in Vietnam is the development of an inventory for existing chemical substances and the regulations for new chemical substances, but …
Vietnam
On April 12, 2021, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued a notice regarding a questionnaire survey on implementation of Law on Chemicals …
India
On April 22, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Bureau of Indian Standards notified the draft quality control orders for Polycarbonate, Polyurethanes, etc. to WTO-TBT for comments. …
India
On March 18, 2021, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MietY) published ‘Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021’. The products listed in the Schedule …
India
In the middle of April 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the quality control orders for ‘ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers’ and ‘linear alkyl benzene’. These orders will come …
*Taiwan
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, …
Malaysia
A self-assessment checklist on the various requirements of the “Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013” (commonly referred to as the CLASS …
Thailand
Recently in May 2021, the Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry of Thailand opened a draft notification to revise the hazardous substance list under Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 …
China
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. …
Indonesia
Currently Indonesia regulates chemical substances based on their hazards, rather than their risks. The country designates hazardous and toxic substances to be regulated as “B3,” which is an abbreviation in …
Japan
On April 16, 2021, “Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on the Regulation of Manufacture and Evaluation of Chemical Substances.” was approved by …
Japan
On February 15, 2021, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) held a meeting of the Risk Assessment Working Group of the Study Group on the Management of Chemical …
Japan
On February 26, 2021, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) deliberated on the revision of the environmental standard values for hexavalent chromium and the position of Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid (PFHxS) in the …
Laos
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR published the “Decision on the list of industrial chemicals No. 0220/ MOIC.DOIC” in the Gazette on 23 March 2021. The Decision issued …
Cambodia
The government of Cambodia established the “Sub-Decree No. 19 ANKr/BK regarding revision of article 7, 12, 13, 14, Annex 2, Annex 3 and, Annex 4 of the Sub-Decree No. 180 …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on March 17, 2021 published a proposed third addition to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC), which contains 204 substances, including …
*Taiwan
On April 7, 2021, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration released the revised “Toxic and concerned chemical substances control act fee collection standard”. The revised law will take effect on April 7, …
Philippines
Regulation of chemicals and hazardous and nuclear wastes in the Philippines started in 1990 with the passage of Republic Act 6969 (RA 6969), or the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and …
*Taiwan
On April 1, 2021，Environmental Protection Agency of Taiwan announced a notice of adding ammonium nitrate and hydrogen fluoride to “chemicals of concern” and started soliciting comments. The deadline for submitting …
China
Based on the “Measures on new chemical substance environmental management registration” (Ecology and Environment Order No.12, hereafter as Order No.12), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment will reissue new chemical …
China
Many customs offices across China reported that they detected paint products exceeding VOC content limits of reviewed national standards (GBs) during inspections from January through March 2021. Here are some …
Thailand
Ministry of Industry of Thailand announced “Notification of Ministry of Industry B.E. 2563 (2020): Declaration of the hazardous substances under the authorization of Department of Industrial Works by producer, importer, …
*Taiwan
On July 30, 2013, the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs Standards Inspection Bureau released CNS 15663 “Guidance to reduction of the restricted chemical substances in electrical and electronic equipment”, which …
Indonesia
On February 2, 2021, Indonesia enacted the “Governmental Regulation No. 39 of 2021 on Halal Product Assurance Mechanism” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation), which came into effect immediately. With …
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 …
India
On January 12, 2021, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers notified the draft quality control orders for Linear Alkyl Benzene, Polyethylene Material for moulding and extrusion and Styrene Butadiene Rubber …
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