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China Consults on the Revision to the List of Monitored Chemicals
Apr 01, 2020
Takehome: Based on the approved amendment to the Annex on Chemicals of Chemical Weapons Convention, China proposed to add 4 categories of chemicals to the List of Monitored Chemicals.
China Chemical management
China Solicits Public Comments on the Revision to the National Standard on Hazchem Storage
Apr 01, 2020
This standard specifies the basic requirement, safety management, warehouse operations, warehouse management, labor protection, and accident emergency handling, etc. for the storage of hazardous chemicals.
China China Hazchem Hazchem Chemical management
India Consults Industry Associations on the Final Draft of Chemicals Management and Safety Rules
Mar 25, 2020
India’s final draft of Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules was circulated to a limited number of industry associations by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on March 16th, 2020. The draft hasn’t been officially published for public comment. As planned it will come into force on the date when it is published in the Official Gazette.
India Registration/notification Chemical management
China Publishes General Principles of Technical Guidelines for Eco-environmental Health Risk Assessment
Mar 25, 2020
On March 18, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published the official version of the General Principles of Technical Guidelines for Eco-environmental Health Risk Assessment.
China Hazard/risk assessment
China Consults on a National Standard regarding the Determination of Plastic Microbeads in Cosmetics
Mar 24, 2020
As revealed by the National Public Service Platform for Standards Information, China drafted a recommended national standard for microbeads determination in 2019, which is now undergoing public consultation. The deadline for the consultation is May 5, 2020...
China Testing
China Hainan Publishes First Batch of Prohibited Plastics
Mar 24, 2020
On March 20, 2020, China’s Hainan Province released the Inventory of Single-use Non-biodegradable Plastics Prohibited from Production, Sale and Use (Batch 1), following a public consultation held in July last year.
China Environmental protection
TSCA’s 20 High-Priority Substances - Requirements for Manufacturers/importers to Self-Identify
Mar 24, 2020
On January 27, 2020, the U.S. EPA published a Federal Register notice identifying the preliminary list of manufacturers (including importers) of the 20 high-priority substances for which the fees will be charged. During the comment period, currently scheduled to end March 27, 2020, all manufacturers (and importers) of any of the 20 high-priority substances are required to self-identify, whether or not they were included on EPA’s initial list. This is also an opportunity for manufacturers (and importers) to certify they were improperly included on the list. The EPA announced publicly that they are likely going to extend the comment period through May 27, 2020, although this has not yet become finalized.
Other Chemical management
China's Nantong City Initiates 2020 New Chemical Manufacturers Self-check Campaign
Mar 19, 2020
Nantong city in Jiangsu province recently initiated a citywide supervision campaign on new chemicals. Manufacturers that obtained new chemical registration certificates were notified by the Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment to fill in the self-checklist for internal management of new chemicals and to be prepared for a potential future onsite inspection.
China China REACH Registration/notification Inspection Chemical management
Shanghai Announces a Roadmap and Timeline to Control VOC Emissions in Key Industries
Mar 17, 2020
On March 6, 2020, to gear up for a new round of work to control emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the Shanghai Bureau of Ecology and Environment published the Notice on Carrying out Comprehensive Treatment of VOCs in Key Industries of Shanghai Municipality.
China Environmental protection
Brief on Thailand's Chemical Management Work Plan
Mar 17, 2020
Speaking at ChemCon held in Philadelphia on March 5, 2020, Caroline Li from ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd mentioned Thailand’s chemical management work plan for the next few years. Details were also offered on the notification requirements for hazardous substances in List 5.6 and planned to phase-out some plastic products.
Thailand Thailand HSCA Registration/notification Hazchem Environmental protection Chemical management

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