8 Application Forms for China’s Hazardous Substances Registration are Issued for public consultation; hazardous chemical importers are grouped in users and traders
Subsequent to the SAWS Order 53 on China’s hazardous substances registration, the National Registration for Chemicals under the SAWS (NRCC-SAWS) is consulting public comments on eight application-related documents by the deadline of 25 July. This set of documentation contains:
Recent update: The final edition of the application documentation has been published as the SAWS Notice 144 of 2012. The documents shall be put into formal use as of 15 October 2012. Major changes in the final application documents include: 1) detailed contact information of person in charge of work safety inside the applying company; 2) number of personnel handling the highly toxic chemicals inside the company and number of personnel handling special oeprations; 3) big modification in the column of "(company) size" and adding a new size, the micro-sized enterprise"; 4) ...We provide bilingual versions for the 8 application documents in the regulatory database at SAWS Notice 144 of 2012: (final version) Application Documents for Hazardous Chemicals Registration.
Registration Form for HC producers/manufacturers (PDF download)
It is used for producers and manufacturers to input required registration information, including 9 tables and one guidance on how to fill the tables. It is worth noting that if a company applicant is engaged in both production and import of hazardous chemicals, he shall be regarded as a producer/manufacturer applicant for the registration.
Table 1 Company information
Table 2 Product information
Table 3 Information about intermediate/semi-finished products
Table 4 Raw materials information
Table 5 Information about imported chemicals (exclusively for the applicant which also imports a same hazardous substance)
Table 6 Information about major hazard installations of hazardous chemicals
Table 7 Information about the production process of hazardous chemicals under priority management
Table 8 Information about the registered hazardous chemical substance
Table 9 Evaluation opinions about the registration
Registration Form for HC importers (PDF download)
It is used for importers to input required registration information, comprised of 7 tables and one guidance on how to fill the tables. Importers herein are classified into two types: importers that use a hazardous substance (“HC users” in short), and importers involved with the trading operation of hazardous chemicals (“HC traders” in short).
Table 1 Information about the HC user
Table 2 Information about the HC trader
Table 3 Information about imported chemicals
Table 4 Information about major hazard installations of hazardous chemicals (exclusively for HC importers with storage facilities or HC users)
Table 5 Information about the production process of hazardous chemicals under priority management (exclusively for HC users)
Table 6 Information about the registered hazardous chemical substance
Table 7 Evaluation opinions about the registration
Application Form for all subject companies (PDF download)
This brief sheet contains mainly information about the Industry and Commerce Business License number and the responsible personnel information who arranges the registration.
Application Form for registration modification (PDF download)
This table is used for companies that have been granted with a registration certificate but are obliged to modify some registered information prior to the expiry of the registration certificate. If there are any changes with the information about the company name, address, registered substance variety, emergency telephone number, or any new hazard properties arising out of the registered chemical substance, you have to submit the modification materials together with this Form within 15 working days to your corresponding registration office. Following the approval of this modification application, a new registration certificated will be issued and the original certificate withdrawn.
NRCC-SAWS issued documentary proof of registration modification (PDF download)
This sheet will be issued by the NRCC-SAWS in response to an application for registration modification when the changed information is not marked on the certificate. It is used as a documentary proof of evidence for the validity of modification since the original certificate will not be renewed and the modification is not demonstrated on the certificate.
Application Form for registration renewal (PDF download)
This sheet is used for HC registrants that apply for a renewed registration when the original certificate is going to expire. Companies shall be aware that each registration certificate has a validity term of 3 years and has to be renewed 3 months before the expiry date if they want to continue with the manufacturing or import.
Letter of notice informing the rejection of registration application (PDF download)
This document is issued by the NRCC-SAWS to inform a company applicant why his application is rejected.
Letter of notice requesting supplementary application materials (PDF download)
This document is issued by NRCC-SAWS to demand additional application documents when the previously submitted materials are not enough to conclude on the registration.
