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China Relaxes Environmental Law Enforcement to Boost Economic Recovery
Jul 28, 2022
On July 19, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published the current situation, major methods and further requirements for environmental law enforcement in China as well as the efforts made in relaxing environmental law enforcement to create an enabling policy environment for economic recovery.
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China Seeks Public Proposals for Priority Chemical Substances Subject to Environmental Risk Assessment
Jul 21, 2022
On July 20, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued a notice to solicit public proposals for the first batch of priority chemical substances subject to environmental risk assessment as part of the country’s efforts to promote the control of new pollutants in China.
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Taiwan EPA Brings Forward the Implementation Date of the Ban on the Use of Chlorpyrifos as Ingredients for Environmental Agents (Updated on July 1)
Jul 14, 2022
On July 1, 2022, Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) issued a notice to announce that the implementation of relevant control measures for chlorpyrifos would be brought forward.
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EU Further Revises Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Jul 06, 2022
On June 22, 2022, the European Parliament (EP) approved the amendments of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will come into force on January 1, 2023.
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Singapore Ratifies the Kigali Amendment to Reduce HFCs
Jun 29, 2022
On June 1, 2022, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) consumption.
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South Korea Revises the Persistent Organic Pollutants Control Act
Jun 28, 2022
On June 10, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) issued an announcement to make public the revision to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Control Act to further clarify the control conditions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and strengthen the penalties against violations. The revision will come into effect on June 11, 2023.
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China Solicits Comments on Draft Classification Catalogue of Solid Waste
Jun 28, 2022
On June 24, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) released the Draft Classification Catalogue of Solid Wastes to solicit public comments until July 20, 2022.
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China Further Promotes the Informatization of Hazardous Waste Environmental Management
Jun 23, 2022
On June 17, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued the Notice on Further Promoting the Informatization of Hazardous Waste Environmental Management (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), aiming to further improve the informatization management of hazardous waste, and provide enterprises with more convenient information services.
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China Outlines Action Plan to Control New Pollutants
May 26, 2022
On May 24, 2022, the Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment (hereinafter referred to as the Plan) was approved by the Chinese General Office of the State Council and officially released. Some changes have been made compared to the draft version that was issued for public comments on October 11, 2021. Main changes are summarized in this article.
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China Steps Up Efforts in Source Control over Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals
May 25, 2022
The Chinese General Office of the State Council officially released the approved Action Plan for New Pollutants Treatment, according to Notice No.15 of 2022 issued on May 24, 2022, which vows to improve the China’s new pollutants treatment capacity significantly by 2025. The Plan was drafted to solicit public comments in October of 2021, which had attracted widespread attention from the industry.
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