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Under China’s convoluted regulatory system, inexperienced companies which try to import chemical products to China are often confused by the roles of China’s Customs and China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) more...
During REACH4Hs annual regulatory conference 2016 Mr. Jinzhong Wu from the Highway Research Institute under the Ministry of Transport introduced the problems in China’s road transportation of dangerous goods more...
South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced the addition of 13 substances into South Korea’s Toxic Chemical Substance List (TCSL) on 7 Sep 2016 by NIER Announcement No.2016-178. The updates are more...
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the revised draft of China’s new substance notification guidance on 8 Mar 2016. The major updates and a comparison with the more...
On 21 Sep, China MEP issued the 10th batch of China new chemical substance notifications (China NCSN, a.k.a China REACH) to be approved in 2016 for public consultation. Certificates will be formally issued if no dissenting opinions are more...
Ms. Somsri Suwanjaras from Thailand DIW introduced the current management framework of chemical substances in Thailand and revealed some detailed information about the Annex 5.6 notification and national more...
Taiwan’s new chemical registration system has been implemented for more than one and a half years. So far companies have completed more than 1,200 new substance registrations, of which over 500 are for polymer of low concern ( more...
At REACH24H’s Chemical Regulatory Annual Conference (CRAC 2016) which concluded in Shanghai on Sep 21st, Ms. Jinye Sun from the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center of Ministry of Environmental more...
It has been one year since Taiwan’s Existing Chemical Substance Inventory (TCSI) was last updated in Sep 2015. The authority recently launched a survey on the substances already listed on the TCSI to correct their chemical name, CAS No more...
On Aug 28th, China’s Standing Committee of the National People's Congress deliberated on the draft of “Law of Environmental Protection Tax”, which was jointly drawn up by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) and more...
Takehome: 14 PECs subject to K-REACH joint registration recently finished LR election. 3 substances that previously finished LR election were deleted. So far LR election has been completed for 250 PECs and there are still 260 more...
China MEP Consults on the 9th Batch of Regular Notifications to Be Approved under China NCSN in 2016On 30 Aug, China MEP issued the 9th batch of China new chemical substance notifications (China NCSN, a.k.a China REACH) to be approved in 2016 for public consultation. Certificates will be formally issued if no dissenting opinions are more...- South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued the NIER Notice No.2016-265 on 24 Aug 2016 soliciting public comments on the below updates. more...
- On 26 Aug 2016, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced the updates of GHS Classification List by NIER Announcement No.2016-15. The updates, summarized below, are effective immediately. more...
- Some major features of the newly revised Law of Environmental Impact Assessment of China indicate that the environmental impact assessment will be marginalized in China’s environment management system in the future. more...
In accordance with Notice No.20 of 2016 jointly issued by 7 Chinese authorities, from Mar 2, transport vehicles and containers from areas where local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus has been reported should have mosquito more...
