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T/CCSAS 047-2023 Technical specification for coding and labeling of hazardous chemicals
Jan 11, 2024
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On December 25, 2023, the China Chemical Safety Association (CCSA) released the T/CCSAS 047-2023 Technical specification for coding and labeling of hazardous chemicals, which took effect immediately. It is a group standard in regard to the coding and labeling of hazardous chemicals. Specifically, it details the coding objects for labeling hazardous chemicals, coding principles, coding structure and parsing, information labeling, and use requirements, etc. This document applies to the coding of hazardous chemicals and labeling of them during production, storage, transportation, operation, use, and other stages.
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GB 12268-20XX List of Dangerous Goods (Draft)
Dec 14, 2023
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"GB 12268 List of Dangerous Goods" is a national mandatory standard regarding dangerous goods within China. It was first issued on 25 July 2005 and implemented on 1 November 2005. It has been revised in 2012. To be in line with the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations (Rev. 22), the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (Rev. 7), and other relevant regulations and technical standards in China, the authority drafted the revisions to GB 6944 and GB 12268 to solicit public feedback. The period for comments ended on May 8, 2023. Once adopted, the revised standards are expected to take effect 12 months after publication and replace their 2012 versions.GB 12268 applies to the transport, storage, distribution and related activities of dangerous goods. It lists the most common dangerous goods during the process of transport, storage, sale, distribution and other related activities, which is intended to cover, as far as practicable, all dangerous substances and articles of commercial importance.
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GB 6944-202X Classification and code of dangerous goods (Draft)
Nov 13, 2023
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"GB 6944 Classification and code of dangerous goods" is a national mandatory standard in regard to dangerous goods within the country. It was first formulated in 1986 and implemented on July 1, 1987. It was revised twice in 2005 and 2012. To be in line with the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations (Rev. 22), the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (Rev. 7), and other relevant regulations and technical standards in China, the authority drafted the revisions to GB 6944 and GB 12268 to solicit public feedback. The period for comments ended on May 8, 2023. Once adopted, the revised standards are expected to take effect 12 months after publication and replace their 2012 versions.GB 6944 applies to the transportation, storage, distribution and related activities of dangerous goods. The main technical content includes:The classification of dangerous goods.The basis for the determination of the classes, divisions, and packing groups.The precedence of hazards of dangerous goods.The principles for the coding of dangerous goods.This standard, together with GB 12268 List of Dangerous Goods, constitutes the backbone of the domestic standard system for dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals. They have derived a series of laws, regulations and related standards for the transportation management of dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals in China.
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Inventory of Severely Restricted Toxic Chemicals (2023)
Oct 24, 2023
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On October 18, 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the Inventory of Severely Restricted Toxic Chemicals (2023). In order to earnestly improve the implementation of the Stockholm Convention, the Minamata Convention and the Rotterdam Convention, as well as to strictly prevent illegal import or export of toxic chemicals, the Inventory of Severely Restricted Toxic Chemicals was devised in 2005. It has been updated many times since its first issuance. The current version of this inventory is the 2020 version, listing 8 types of chemicals including PFOS, its salts and PFOSF, mercury, polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT), etc. In light of the implementation of the List of New Pollutants for Priority Management (2023) and the adoption of listing 5 new POPs under the Stockholm Convention (CL news), the MEE decided to revise the 2020 version of the inventory. Recently, the MEE issued the 2023 version and the 2020 version was repealed at the same time.