*Taiwan
On July 7, 2021, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor released the revised “Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Rules”. Article 32 of “Occupational Safety and Health Act” requires employers to …
China
On June 28,2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China released the “Manual of accounting method and coefficient of generation and emission in emission source statistical investigation” (hereafter referred as …
Philippines
On June 30, 2021, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of Philippines published the Administrative Order (AO) No. 2021-19 “Updated Water Quality Guidelines (WQG) and General Effluent Standards …
Vietnam
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
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 …
China
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 …
*Taiwan
On June 24, 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan released the revised “Measures for the management of reuse of industrial waste by the Ministry of Economic Affairs”. …
Vietnam
NOTE: On Oct. 18, 2022, Vietnamese government issued a governmental decree (Decree No. 82/2022/ND-CP) that partially revises Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP. See more details in the following: Vietnam revises detailed regulations …
Cambodia
The government of Cambodia established the “Sub-Decree No. 103 ANKr/BK regarding amendment of article 4, 9, 11, 12, 17, Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4 and, Annex 5 of the …
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 Chemical Safety Association on June 16 released two sets of safety standards for the chemical industry, both effective immediately: Guide for Safe Production Information Management in Chemical Enterprise (T/CCSAS010—2021) …
Philippines
On June 17, 2021, the Department of Energy of Philippines published the Department Circular No. DC2021-05-0011, entitled “Guidelines for the Endorsement of Energy Efficiency Projects to the Board of Investments …
China
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 …
China
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
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 …
China
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, …
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
China
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” …
China
On June 11, 2021, the 2021 amendment of “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Work Safety” (hereinafter abbreviated as “2021 amendment”) was promulgated. And the amendment will come …
China
China National Institute of Standardization on June 4 published recommended national standards called the Workpiece Machining Energy Consumption Limit Setting Method (draft for comments) (the “Standards”; 机械加工制造过程工件能耗限额制定方法 (征求意见稿)). This draft …
Japan
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 …
Bangladesh
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 …
China
On June 2, 2021, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management released the “Measures for grading construction of occupational safety and health management system ” (draft for soliciting opinions) and began soliciting …
Malaysia
The draft of “Guidelines on Monitoring of Airborne Chemical Hazardous to Health, 202X” were released in Malaysia on March 15, 2021. The draft guidelines provide methods for monitoring and analyzing …
Malaysia
The “Water Services Industry (Desludging Services) Regulations 2021” came into operation in Malaysia on March 30, 2021 (promulgated on March 29, 2021). The regulations require owners, management corporations, and occupiers …
China
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
On April 22, 2021, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China exposed an illegal sewage discharge by a company in Henan Province on its official website, which was found by …
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 March 24, 2021, Vietnam government issued the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 12/2021/QD-TTg on Oil Spill Responses. This Decision, which took effect on May 10, stipulates rules on organizational preparation …
China
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on May 8 published an article that describes the details and penalties of seven cases of automated monitoring regulation violations, including fabrication of data, …
*Taiwan
Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration on May 4 reported the results of the recent crackdown on illegal VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions on its official website. According to the administration, it …
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 …
Vietnam
On May 21, 2021, Vietnamese government issued the Decree No. 54/2021/ND-CP on Regulations on Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (hereinafter “the Decree”). This Decree stipulates the scope and contents of the …
Vietnam
On May 19, 2021, the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam released the Circular No. 02/2021/TT-BXD Promulgating the National Technical Regulation QCVN 06:2021/BXD on Fire Safety for Building and Constructions. This …
Singapore
On May 19, 2021, the Singapore Standard, Code of Practice for Handling, Storage and Processing of Combustible Dust (SS 667:2020) was published. This standard specifies comprehensive procedures on the handling, …
*Taiwan
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
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 …
Thailand
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Malaysia
In January 2021, “Checklist for conducting self-assessment against ‘Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000’” was released in Malaysia. This checklist …
*Taiwan
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
The Fujian Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment on April 23, 2021 published an article on some enforcement cases of the Regulations on Pollutant Discharge Permit Management (排污许可管理条例; the “Regulations”). …
Vietnam
In the middle of-April 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam publicized the second version of the draft circular on pilot implementation of direct electricity trading between …
Indonesia
In Indonesia, the number of occupational accidents remains a high level. According to data released by the Social Security Provider (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan), a total of 105,182 occupational accidents had occurred …
Indonesia
In general, emerging countries face a problem of increased waste, due to the accelerated material consumption led by economic growth. Indonesia is no exception. In addition to increased municipal waste, …
Indonesia
In Indonesia, industrial development has resulted in wide-ranging types of waste from factories and similar facilities, causing environmental pollution and health damage to residents. In particular, hazardous and toxic wastes …
Indonesia
The greatest concern for air quality control in Indonesia is the exhaust gas emissions from automobiles and motorcycles. In particular, urban areas including the capital Jakarta face increasingly serious air …
Indonesia
Water pollution has become a major problem in Indonesia because wastewater is generally discharged into rivers and lakes directly in the country. This situation is cause by undeveloped sewer systems …
China
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 …
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 …
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