On 30 May, China MEP issued the 4th batch and the 5th batch of China new chemical substance notifications (China NCSN, a.k.a China REACH) to be approved in 2016. The certificates will be issued subject to a period of public consultation lasting 3 days.
4th Batch:
Consultation period: 30 May 2016 to 1 Jun 2016
Notification types: 5 notifications are to be approved, of which 2 are regular notifications and 3 are re-notifications for increased tonnage band.
Modification applications: China MEP also consults on the modification of notifier’s name on two certificates.
5th Batch:
Consultation period: 30 May 2016 to 1 Jun 2016
Notification Types: 15 notifications are to be approved, of which 7 are regular notifications, 3 are joint notifications, 3 are repeated notifications and the other 2 are re-notifications for increased tonnage band.
Other batches issued in 2016:
Obligations:
New chemical substances manufactured or imported in China need to be notified prior to entering the Chinese market. For notification types, procedures, data requirements and post-notification duties, please refer to the Chempedia page for China NCSN.