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China Consulting on Amendments to Two Mandatory National Standards on Dangerous Goods
On March 1, 2023, the National Public Service Platform for Standards Information in China released two draft national standards – GB 6944 Classification and Code of Dangerous Goods and GB 12268 List of Dangerous Goods. The two drafts are open for public consultation until May 8, 2023.
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China Consulting on Amendments to Two Mandatory National Standards on Dangerous Goods
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FAQs on Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permits in China
The most important step in hazardous chemical compliance in China is to determine whether chemicals are hazardous or whether they are listed in the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals (hereinafter referred to as the Catalog). Enterprises must obtain an operation permit or license of hazardous chemicals (in short as HC Operation Permit) if their chemicals are listed in the Catalog.
Related enterprises may leave a message on the website of the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) if there are any questions about hazardous chemicals management to get public replies from the Ministry (as shown below).
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FAQs on Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permits in China
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Rules for the Hazardous Chemicals Warehouse Storage in China Effective from July 1, 2023!
On December 29, 2022, the General Rules for the Hazardous Chemicals Warehouse Storage (GB 15603-2022) was officially released and will enter into force in China on July 1, 2023. It will repeal and replace GB 16603-1995.
GB 15603-2022 is a mandatory national standard. It is of great significance to the safety and management of hazardous chemicals as it provides a universal and basic standard for the storage of hazardous chemicals.
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Rules for the Hazardous Chemicals Warehouse Storage in China Effective from July 1, 2023!
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How to Comply with Law Enforcement Inspections on New Chemicals in Shanghai (Part II)
On February 7, 2021, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment released a notice regarding Strengthening the Supervision on Enterprises in Environmental Management of New Chemicals, in which the Bureau mentioned that it is to enhance the daily environmental management of new chemicals, improve the on-site supervision of environmental enforcement on new chemicals, implement policies and regulations on new chemicals and conduct law enforcement inspections annually.
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How to Comply with Law Enforcement Inspections on New Chemicals in Shanghai (Part II)
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China MEE has Released the List of New Pollutants for Priority Control (2023 Edition)
On December 29, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), in conjunction with other Ministries, jointly released the List of New Pollutants for Priority Control (2023 Edition).
Previously in September 2022, the MEE published the List of New Pollutants for Priority Control (2022 edition) for public comments. The 2023 edition basically remains consistent with the draft released in September. It contains 14 new pollutants, including:
10 persistent organic pollutants (POPs),
two toxic and harmful pollutants,
one environmental endocrine disruptor, and
one antibiotic.
The 2023 edition will come into force on March 1, 2023.
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China MEE has Released the List of New Pollutants for Priority Control (2023 Edition)
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Approval Status of New Chemical Substances Registrations in China under MEE Order 12
The Measures on the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order 12) were implemented two years ago on January 1, 2021. It has not only optimized and adjusted the registration types and relevant data requirements to lessen the burden on enterprises, but also focused on environmental risk prevention and control for new chemical substances with high environmental risks. In addition, MEE Order 12 has specified the registration standards and improved the approval requirements for new chemical substances in the review and evaluation, stating the specific circumstances for approval, disapproval, reapplication, change, withdrawal, and revocation of registrations.
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Approval Status of New Chemical Substances Registrations in China under MEE Order 12
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How to Comply with Law Enforcement Inspections on New Chemicals in Shanghai (Part I)
Shanghai has numerous chemical-related enterprises, including manufacturers and importers. Chemical enterprises and downstream users in the city are the first to be inspected in the annual environmental enforcement inspections. To avoid being punished for violating the Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order 12), enterprises need to formulate strategies to properly cope with the law enforcement inspections.
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How to Comply with Law Enforcement Inspections on New Chemicals in Shanghai (Part I)
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Six Substances Added into China's Existing Substances Inventory
On December 5, 2022, China's Ministry of Ecological Environment (MEE) announced the addition of a batch of six substances that fulfill the requirements of existing substances for inclusion in the IECSC.
These six substances were all manufactured, sold, processed in, or imported into China before October 15, 2003. Following its review of the application materials and evidence documents submitted by the applicant, the MEE believed that these substances fulfill the requirements for IECSC supplementation.
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Six Substances Added into China's Existing Substances Inventory
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36 Substances Added into China's List of Existing Chemical Substances
On December 5, 2022, China's Ministry of Ecological Environment (MEE) announced the addition of a batch of 36 substances that fulfill the requirements of existing substances into the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances Produced or Imported in China (IECSC).
These 36 substances were all registered under the original MEP Order 7 and five years have passed since they reported their first activity.
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36 Substances Added into China's List of Existing Chemical Substances
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The Inventory of Existing Chemical Substance in China – IECSC (2013 and updates)
China’s chemical inventory of existing chemical substances is IECSC, which stands for the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances Produced or Imported in China (IECSC). There are two parts of IECSC, public part and classified/confidential part. Companies can check out the public part by themselves and shall only enquire Authorities for classified/confidential part. If substances are not listed in the public part, companies have to submit a formal enquiry to SCC to check whether a substance is listed in the confidential part. The enquiry costs 3000 RMB.
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