In February, 2021, the draft Law on Safety of Hazardous Chemicals, a legislation poised to regulate China's hazardous chemicals in place of Decree 591, was submitted for deliberation at the executive meeting of the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).
The Law is enacted in order to strengthen the safety management of hazardous chemicals, to prevent and
reduce hazardous chemical accidents, to uphold the principle of putting the people and their lives
front and center, to protect the life and health of the people, and to protect the environment.