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Vietnam: 1-2 Years From A National Chemical Inventory
The latest version of the Vietnamese National Chemicals Inventory contains 4927 chemicals. Mr. LE Viet Thang from Vietnam Chemicals Agency expected the final version of the inventory would come out in 1 or 2 years’ time.-
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Thailand to Publish 1st National Inventory Soon
Ms. Somsri from Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works expects that the 1st version of the inventory of existing chemicals will come out later this year. -
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China RoHS 2: New Step to Control Hazardous Substances in Electronic Products
Mr. Weibing Xing from China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) talked about the latest version of China RoHS and its implementation at ChemCon Asia 2017 in Beijing. -
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Registration of PECs in South Korea Needs Speeding Up
Takehome: 510 PECs need to be registered under K-REACH before 30 June 2018. Only 315 PECs have finished the lead registration (LR) election. More than 100 PECs had no manufacture or importation records thus there is no one voting for LR. -
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Updated Data Requirements for China New Chemical Notification in China to be Published
Takehome: The issuance of updated Guidance for China new chemical notification is still pending. The data requirements in the revised Guidance are supposed to be published individually. 
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Taiwan to Release Priority Existing Chemical Substances Subject to Standard Registration under TCSCA
Takehome: Taiwan EPA will release three batches of priority existing chemical substances (PECs) subject to standard registration under Taiwan TCSCA. Corresponding registration timeline has been set. The first batch of 122 PECs has been drafted. Taiwan...
Individual Registration Dossier Submission Strictly Controlled by ECHA
Recently, our company REACH24h was notified by ECHA regarding the substances which REACH24H is the lead registrant on behalf of our Non-EU clients. The communication letter detailed that for registrants of the same substance, joint submission obligation has been breached since ECHA received submission of separate registrations for the same substance. All registrants that violate the rule are...
Shanghai New Chemical Supervision
Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau is putting more pressure on local environmental protection departments to realize new chemical national sustainability and environmental awareness plans.
China Considers Data Reduction for New Chemical Notification
Takehome:The draft amendments of China NCSN Guidance (WTO version) will be updated.There will be a further delay in release of the final version. According to insider sources, a new revision of guidance on China new chemical notification has been drafted...
China Environmental Assessment to Be Given Sideline Role in Future Regulatory System
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.
China New Inventory of Hazardous Waste: Are Your Chemicals Hazardous Wastes?
Three months after China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) released the last version of draft Inventory of Hazardous Wastes on March 30th...
Taiwan’s Priority Management Chemicals under OSHA
Taiwan’s Regulation Governing Designation and Handling of Priority Management Chemicals (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation”) is prescribed in accordance with Article 14 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (hereinafter referred to as the "OSHA"),...
- Guidance on Application and Reporting of Priority Management Chemicals
- List of Designated Priority Management Chemicals
- FAQ for Application and Reporting of Priority Management Chemicals
- Lead Registrant (LR) Election Results of Priority Existing Chemical Substances under K-REACH
- Class II Designated Chemical Substances under Japan PRTR
- Class I Designated Chemical Substances under Japan PRTR
