China’s MEE published the draft revision of the Measures for the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (MEP Order No.7) on July 9, with public comments accepted until Aug 16, 2019. The release of the draft is another important event in the management of new chemical substances and follows shortly after the Notice of IECSC Supplementation issued by MEE (see relevant CL News) on June 21.

The key points of this draft echo and expand on the content outlined in the Regulation on Environmental Risk Assessment and Control of Chemical Substances issued by MEE on January 8, 2019, and thoroughly flesh out the mechanisms of China’s new chemical substance management scheme.