South Korea Releases Updated Existing Chemical Inventory for Public Consultation
Takehome: South Korea’s Existing Chemicals Inventory (KECI) will be updated to include 44,480 substances. The KECI will not be appended in the future.
Shanghai Concludes 2018 New Chemical Inspection Campaign
Takehome: Shanghai completed its 2018 new chemical inspection campaign In total 28 enterprises were subject to on-site inspection. Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB) concluded the 2018 program of new chemical inspection and evaluation,...
China Consults on Chemical Environmental Risk Assessment and Control Regulation
On Jan 8th, 2019, China Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) opened the consultation on the draft Regulations on Chemical Substance Environmental Risk Assessment and Control. The public consultation period will end on Feb 20th, 2019.
28 Substances Added to China’s Existing Chemical Inventory
28 new chemical substances were added to China’s Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC) on Jan 14th, 2019.
South Korea’s New SDS Rules Adopted in OSHA
Takehome: Amendments regarding SDS submission and CBI application have been passed and incorporated into the revised K-OSHA as Law No. 16272 on Jan 15th, 2019. The new SDS rules will come into force two years after promulgation. South Korea’s National Assembly finished the...
China to Issue the ODS Quota for Manufacture/Use/Import
On Jan 3, 2019, MEE published a notice on 2019 quota allocation for ODS (Ozone Depleting Substances) manufacture, use and import, involving 6 HCFCs and carbon tetra chloride.
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...Taiwan GHS: Revised Labeling and Hazard Communication Regulation Published
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 ...Chemical Management in Philippine
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...Philippine’s Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN) of New Chemical Substances
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...Philippine Inventory of Chemical and Chemical Substance (PICCS)
The Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) is a list of all existing chemicals and chemical substances used, sold, distributed, imported, processed, manufactured, stored, exported, treated or transported in the Philippines.
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An Overview of Exemptions from JT/T 617
Thursday, 10 January 2019
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Revision Measurements of New Chemicals and Updates on Standard Registration of Existing Chemicals in Taiwan-late 2018
Thursday, 20 December 2018
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Inspection and Supervision of Import and Export of Hazardous Chemicals in China
Thursday, 8 November 2018
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Preparing for JT/T 617: Updated Regulation on Road Transport of Dangerous Goods in China
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
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EU REACH: Compliance after the REACH Deadline
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Speaker: Stalla Lu From: Reach24hPrice: $129
- 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)
- GB/T 36700.5-2018 Chemicals—Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment—Part 5: Bioconcentration
- GB/T 36700.4-2018 Chemicals—Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment—Part 4: Degradation
