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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...

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.  

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...

Takehome: Taiwan MoEL revised the Regulation of Labeling and Hazard Communication of Hazardous Chemicals. Amendments were made to Article 4, Article 5, Article 13, Article 18, Article 18-1, Article 23, Attachment 1 and Attachment 4. On Nov 9th, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MoL) published the ...

RA 6969, known as the "Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990", is the key legislation on management of chemical substances and mixtures in Philippine published by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources  (DENR). In 1992, DENR further promulgated...

PMPIN, Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Notification is a prerequisite for any chemicals entering the Philippine’s market (specific exemptions applicable). The main objective is to ensure that new chemicals that pose an unreasonable risk to human health...