The draft amendments of China NCSN Guidance were issued for public comment on 25 Jun 2015. At present the internal discussions on the comments received during the public consultation period are almost finished. SCC will start the internal deliberation procedure soon and hopefully the draft will be completed and submitted to MEP for final approval at the end of this year.
New chemical substances eligible for special cases of Simplified Notification (SN), are subject to reduced registration requirements compared to general cases of simplified notification. At present, for a new chemical substance, different types of Special Case of Simplified Notification can be applied for concurrently, although each subsequent notification will increase the pooled total volume accordingly. Taking Case 1 for example, ①Intermediates manufactured/imported < 1 t/y and ②Only for the purpose of exporting from China < 1 t/y are two situations where special cases of Simplified Notification are applicable, the notifier can apply for two notifications and obtain two certificates to guarantee the associated activities.
