MIIT Consults on Two Mandatory National Standards for Coatings
On March 21, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice to solicit public comments on two new mandatory national standards for coatings, namely the Limit of Harmful Substances of Marine Coatings and the Limit of Harmful Substances of...
UPDATE: Death Toll in Jiangsu Chemical Plant Explosion Reaches 62
A chemical plant in Jiangsu Province was rocked by a huge explosion on Thursday afternoon, leading to the deaths of at least 62 according to the local authority.
South Korea Consults on Hazard Evaluation Results of New Substances Registered under K-REACH
South Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) is now consulting on the hazard evaluation results of new chemical substances registered under K-REACH by NIER Notice No. 2019-129. Any comments are welcome before 3 Apr 2019.
China NRCC Solicits Suggestions to Revise Implementation Guidance for HazChem Inventory
On Mar 14th, the National Registration Center for Chemicals (NRCC) of the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) issued a notice soliciting suggestions to revise the Guidance for the Implementation of China 2015 Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals.
China to Ban the Manufacture & Circulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants
On Mar 4, MEE published a ban notice [1] for the manufacture, circulation, use and import & export of several persistent organic pollutants conforming to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. It stated that from Mar 26, 2019.
Thailand Consults on Updated Hazardous Chemicals List
On 11 Mar, Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) issued a notice (B.E.2562), consulting on a proposal to make some changes to the List of Hazardous Substances under the Hazardous Substances Control Act (HSCA). The proposed changes are as follows,...
China’s Chemical Supervision Scheme 2019: Hazardous Chemicals, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Fireworks & Firecrackers, and Non-pharmaceutical Precursor Chemicals of Drugs
Takehome: China MEM released its 2019 scheme on chemical supervision and control. Six key missions are developed with aims to reduce the number of major accidents, improve the control and regulation of major risks, and enhance the safety management of hazardous chemicals.China Implements New Standard on Major Hazard Installations for Hazardous Chemicals
On November 19, 2018, Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation and Standardization Administration announced the release of the revised Identification of Major Hazard Installations for Hazardous Chemicals (GB 18218-2018). It will come into mandatory...An Overview of China’s Solid Waste and Chemical Management Plans in 2019
Takehome: China rolled out its 2019 plan for environmental management of solid waste and chemicals. China will intensify its clamp down on solid waste pollution. Development and implementation of new policies should go a long way to improving China’s environment. ...Industry Concerns over China’s Draft Regulation on Chemical Assessment and Control
Takehome: China is to adopt a regulation on chemical environmental risk assessment and control similar to Canada CEPA, U.S. TSCA and Japan CSCL, rather than a REACH-like regulation. The industry welcomes changes to new chemical management. For annual reporting, the proposed frequency of reporting and the objects are the subject of heated debate...Exemption Criteria under China Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations - JT/T617-2018： Limited Quantity and Excepted Quantity
Dangerous goods packed in limited quantity and excepted quantity refer to dangerous goods exempted from certain transport requirements as attained by decreasing/ eliminating the transport risks through a reduction in transported quantity/volume, and adherence to special packaging and marking stipulations.Exemption Criteria under China Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations - JT/T617-2018: Small Quantity
China’s new RTDG regulation JT/T617-2018 adds exemptions for dangerous goods transport in the general provision which will reduce the compliance obligations and financial burdens for relevant stakeholders. Although it doesn’t offer 10 categories’ of exemption in ADR it still offers the potential to reduce logistics costs for stakeholders. It is necessary for stakeholders to understand the...
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Updates in China's Hazardous Waste Management Regulations and Compliance Suggestions
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
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Preparing for K-REACH Pre-registration
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
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How to Deal With SDS Confidentiality of Business Information in Taiwan
Thursday, 21 March 2019
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Shipment of Dangerous Goods under JT/T 617
Thursday, 7 March 2019
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Have Your Say on China’s Draft Regulation on Chemical Environmental Risk Assessment and Control
Monday, 18 February 2019
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- Act on Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals(KREACH)(Act No. 15844, bilingual)
- GB 18218-2018 Identification of Major Hazard Installations for Hazardous Chemicals
- Inspection Requirements on Designated Electrical and Electronic Products
- GB/T 36700.8-2018 Chemicals—Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment—Part 8:Guidance on Transformation/Dissolution of Metals and Metal Compounds in Aqueous Media
- GB/T 36700.7-2018 Chemicals—Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment—Part 7: Classification of Metals and Metal Compounds
- GB/T 36700.6-2018 Chemicals—Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment—Part 6: Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship(QSAR)
