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Legislation on Food and Drug is a Key Point in China SAMR 2021 Work Plan (April 1, 2021)
On April 1, 2021, China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a notice to publish the SAMR 2021 Work Plan on Legislation, which specifies that 6 laws/administrative regulations and 61 departmental regulations are to be drafted, formulated, or revised in 2021. Laws and administrative regulations to be drafted for approval in 2021 are the law for product quality, administrative penalty provisions for price illegal acts, industrial product license management regulations, certification and accreditation regulations, drug administration law implementation regulations, and implementing regulations for the Patent Law. (CL news)
China MOT Consults on Revision to Provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods (April 1, 2021)
On April 1, 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) published a notice, seeking public comments on a revision to the Provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods. The draft revision features improved licensing management over road transport of dangerous goods, refined management over special vehicles and equipment and adjustments targeting road transport of dangerous goods. (CL news)
China to Strengthen the Standardized Management on Consumer Products (April 9, 2021)
On April 9, 2021, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued a notice to publish the Main Points of National Standardization Work In 2021, which specified the requirements for establishing high-quality development standard systems, emphasizing the standardization management innovation, and improving the internationalization level of the standardization system. According to the work plan, consumer product standards and quality will continue being improved, and the consumer quality grading standard system will be researched and constructed. (CL news)
China to Revise Two Standards on Transport Management of Dangerous Goods (April 9, 2021)
On April 9, 2021, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) held a symposium on the draft revisions to the Classification and Code of Dangerous Goods (GB 6944-2012) and the List of Dangerous Goods (GB 12268-2012). GB 6944 and GB 12268 are two fundamental standards for the transport management of dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals in China. (CL news)
China Supplements 204 Substances into IECSC (April 15, 2021)
On April 15, 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced that 204 chemical substances are included into the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC). The substances are exactly identical to those specified in a public consultation, which was held in mid-March this year to solicit comments on their inclusion. They were manufactured in or imported into China before October 15, 2003, which fulfilled the IECSC supplementation criteria but missed the previous supplementation window. (CL news)
China MEE Supplements 115 Substances into IECSC (April 21, 2021)
On April 21, 2021, the China MEE released a notice, announcing to include 115 substances into the IECSC. It is made clear that the new additions are substances for which regular registration certificates were obtained under MEP Order No. 7. Their listing is approved because five years have passed since their first-time activity. (CL news)
China SCC-MEE Publishes FAQs to Facilitate Compliance with MEE Order No. 12 (April 25, 2021)
In late April 2021, considering that there are still mounting questions over the practices of complying with MEE Order No. 12, the Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (SCC-MEE) released a series of FAQs to further help businesses fulfill their obligations under the newly implemented framework. (CL news)
China MEE Consults on Guidelines for Screening of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (April 29, 2021)
On April 29, 2021, the China MEE released a notice, announcing to solicit comments on the draft Guidelines for Screening of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances from a selected list of authorities, institutions and industry associations. The draft Guidelines specifies the principles, procedures and technical requirements for the screening of priority assessment chemicals. It is designed to apply to the screening of priority assessment chemicals for environmental risk assessment and control of chemical substances in any production and living activities. (CL news)
Taiwan, China
Taiwan REACH Fee Standard Updated: Lower Amounts to Relieve Industry Compliance Burden (April 7, 2021)
On April 7, 2021, Taiwan EPA published the revised Standard for Fee Charged for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act. The administrative costs for dossier review, registration extension and modification, CBI protection, etc. were updated. The updates took effect on April 9, 2021. (CL news)
South Korea
South Korea Requires Submitting Chemical Accident Prevention Management Plan from April 1 (April 1, 2021)
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) implemented the revised Enforcement Rules of Chemical Control Act (CCA) on April 1, 2021, adopting a new reporting system for enterprises handling hazardous chemical substances. The previous off-site impact analysis report and risk management plan were integrated into a single chemical accident prevention management plan to avoid overlaps in submitting required information and expedite authority processing time. (CL news)
South Korea Releases Biocide Risk Assessing Software BRAMS (April 1, 2021)
On April 1, 2021, the South Korean National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) released the Biocide Risk Assessment System (BRAMS), a developed program to help preparing exposure and risk information of biocide. After inputting the basic information of a biocidal product, BRAMS can perform the exposure and risk assessment in humans and the environment in a step-by-step manner. Besides, the system can generate a summary report on the assessment results for each product. (CL news)
South Korea Publishes 80 New Chemical Substances Registered under OSHA (April 2, 2021)
On April 2, 2021, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) published a list of 80 new chemical substances registered and assessed under OSHA from November 2020 to February 2021, of which 27 were identified as hazardous to workers’ health. (CL news)
K-REACH Amendments Approved to Tighten Downstream Supervision (April 13, 2021)
South Korea’s National Assembly approved on April 13, 2021 the amendments of the Act on Registration, Evaluation and etc. of Chemicals (K-REACH) as Law No. 18034. The amendments mainly relate to tightening the supervision on downstream users and sellers of unregistered substances. (CL news)
17,096 Substances Pre-registered under Korea REACH (April 9, 2021)
On April 9, 2021, South Korea's MoE published the updated list of pre-registered substances under K-REACH. A total of 190,721 pre-registration applications have been submitted for 17,096 existing chemical substances, of which 78 are CMR substances. About 11% of the pre-registered substances are manufactured or imported over 1,000 tonnes per year. (CL news)
South Korea Consults on Hazard Evaluation Results of Chemical Substances Registered under K-REACH (April 29, 2021)
South Korea's NIER is now consulting on the hazard evaluation results of chemical substances registered under K-REACH by NIER Notice No. 2021-124, including adding hazard evaluation results of 85 existing substances (No.2021-085~2021-2021-169) and 160 new substances (No.2021-1~2021-160), and updating the hazard evaluation results of several new substances previously assessed. (CL news)
Japan
Japan MHLW Passes Partial Revision to Enforcement Ordinance of CSCL, Exercising a Ban on PFOA (April 16, 2021)
On April 16, 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) passed a partial revision to the Enforcement Ordinance of the Chemical Substance Control Law (CSCL). The revision is set to take effect starting from October 22 this year. The revision is aimed at keeping aligned with the decision adopted at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants earlier in 2019. (CL news)
New Zealand
New Zealand EPA Calls for Information on Glyphosate (April 28, 2021)
On April 28, 2021, New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) issued a notice to solicit information on the use of the herbicide glyphosate in New Zealand from the public, including the manufacture, importation, and patterns of use of glyphosate in this country, as well as information on the availability of alternatives, and any impacts on Māori. As a kind of weed killer, glyphosate has been used by home gardeners, farmers, and councils in New Zealand since the 1970s. The call for information will remain open until 5.00 pm on August 27th, 2021. (Read More)
