Expediting Simplified Notification (General Case) of China New Chemical Substance Notification– Advice for non-Chinese entities

For the general case of simplified notification, excepting Melting Point, Water Solubility and n-Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient tests, there are at most 3 eco-toxicological tests needed: ready biodegradability, acute aquatic organism toxicity and acute terrestrial organism toxicity. Compared with regular notification, the time investment required for simplified notification is greatly reduced. However, despite reduced requirements there are nonetheless a variety of potential problems which can delay notification.