Since 18 November 2011, China's MEP has Stopped Processing IECSC Applications; simplified or regular notifications compulsory now for "old" substances
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has published a notice announcing that from 18 November 2011, the environment protection authorities at all administrative levels will no longer accept applications for substances produced or used in the Chinese market prior to 15 October 2003.
In cases where IECSC applications have been submitted before 18 November, environment protection authorities at provincal level must submit all required documentation, including opinions of preliminary examination and the notifier’s application materials, to the MEP by 31 December 2011.
Prior to this notice, companies could apply for IECSC inclusion without supplying any test data if there was proof that the substance has been produced or used in China before 15 October 2003.
As of 18 November 2011, companies have had to submit simplified notifications or regular notifications for chemical substances not listed on IECSC in accordance with the 2010 Measures on Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (China MEP Order No. 7), irrespective of whether the substance has been produced or used prior to 2003.
