The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection publishes today the 2012 List of Toxic Chemicals Severely Restricted for Import and Export in China. The new list which consists of 158 substances is coming into force as of 1 January 2012.
The 2012 version combines the seven tributyl tin compounds in previous Rows 138 and 139 into one chemical category (Order No: 121; Chinese Customs Goods ID No: 2931200000 ).
Order No 121 (revised) | tributyl tin compounds | 2931200000 |
Chemicals in Row 76 of the old version are split into two categories:
Order No 76 (new) | organic or inorganic compounds of mercury other than amalgam, which have existing chemical definitions | 2852100000 |
Order No 77 (new) | other organic or inorganic compounds of mercury other than amalgam, which have no existing chemical definitions | 2852900000 |
Order No 76 (old) | organic or inorganic compounds of mercury other than amalgam | 2852000000 |
Chemicals in Row 153 of the 2011 version is added with a supplementary explanation as the follows:
Order NO 153 (new) | organic surface-active agents containing nonylphenol ethoxylates (no matter whether in retail packaging or not, but other than soap) | 3402130010 |
Order NO 153 (old) | organic surface-active agents containing nonylphenol ethoxylates | 3402130010 |
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