All provincial and 90 percent of municipal disease control centers have nucleic acid detection and virus isolation capabilities, Wang Hesheng, deputy head of the National Health Commission and chief of the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, said during a press conference. 22 Nov. 2018, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced to officially list 45 substances into China’s Inventory of Existing Chemical Substance (IECSC). These substances will be managed as existing chemicals. Among the 45 substances, 6 of them are listed in the classified/ confidential part with category name only while another 39 substances were listed into the public part. The last update to IECSC was made in 2016 with 31 substances added. Please click here to know the detailed information of the 45 substances IECSC List There are two parts of IECSC, public part and classified/confidential part. Companies can check out the public part by themselves and shall only enquire Authorities for classified/confidential part. For the public part:
For the classified/ confidential part: Enterprises have to submit a formal enquiry to SCC to check whether a substance is listed in the confidential section of IECSC or not. SCC usually issues a letter of confirmation within 2 weeks after an enquiry is submitted. The inquiry will cost 3000 RMB. News Updates 11 Jan. 2019, China MEE announced that another 28 substances were listed in the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substance. Please click to view the 28 newly added existing substances. If you have any needs or questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].  We have launched a LinkedIn newsletter to keep you up to date on the latest developments across the chemical industry including food and FCMs and personal and home care. The Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC) includes substances used in Australia between January 1,1977 and February 28,1990, as well as chemicals assessed after 1990. As of February 2022, more than 40,000 chemicals are listed in the AIIC. For confidential section of AIIC, companies shall submit an inquiry to the competent authorities. ► Chemical substances not listed in the AIIC are new chemical substances, which shall be classified according to the guidelines and requirements of the category before production or import. There are five different categories for the management of new chemical substances: Listed; Exempted; Reported; Assessed; Commercial evaluation. ► Chemical substances listed in AIIC but subject to environmental management for new uses shall conduct environmental management registration for new uses, if they are used for industrial purposes other than permitted uses. Click here to search for more details: https://www.cirs-group.com/en/chemicals/australian-industrial-chemicals-introduction-scheme-aicis AIIC only includes industrial chemicals, specifically those with industrial uses, including a wide range of uses for inks, plastics, adhesives, paints, glues, solvents, cosmetics, soaps and other products. Therefore, whether the substance is an industrial chemical shall be checked before searching the inventory. Under the AICIS, categorization is required for new substances.Additionally ,companies in Australia involved in importing or manufacturing industrial chemicals shall submit registration to the authorities. The registration period is from September 1 each year to August 31 of the following year. A Look Back at 2023 with ChemLinked: Chemical Regulatory Updates in China 2023 has been an eventful year for the chemical industry, marked by notable advancements and regulatory changes. Governments and international organizations have taken proactive measures to enhance safety and transparency in the industry, resulting in the implementation of new regulations and policies governing chemical management. This has led to a shift in compliance requirements for companies operating in the sector, presenting both challenges and opportunities for growth.Notably, Chinese mainland has made notable strides in prioritizing scientific, digital, and intelligent chemical management. Initiatives such as the chemical information investigation targeting thousands of chemicals and the adoption of UN GHS Rev.8 for chemical classification through the draft GB 30000.1 have showcased significant progress in the Chinese mainland. Additionally, Taiwan, China has upgraded the Environmental Protection Administration to a full-scale Ministry of Environment to respond to higher priority being placed on pressing environmental challenges. Several guidance documents on chemical registration, risk assessment and the use of predictive toxicology data have been published to facilitate the implementation of Taiwan REACH.To help businesses stay informed and navigate the dynamic regulatory landscape, ChemLinked is thrilled to present the “2023 Chemical Recap” webinar series, which includes three individual webinars. You can acquire all three webinars at a packaged price of $399. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] for more details. The agenda of the webinar series is as follows:SeriesCovered marketDateSingle webinar feePackaged fee1ChinaJanuary 22, 2024$159$ 3992Asia PacificJanuary 23, 2024$1593Europe and North AmericaJanuary 24, 2024$159Notes:Please feel free to send us questions before, during or after the webinar;The presentation slides and recording video will be uploaded to this webpage after the webinar;If you can't attend the live webinar, register anyway and we will send you the webinar materials as soon as they're available. $159 New Inspection Mode of Imported Hazardous Chemicals in China * Notes:The materials of this webinar are FREE to our Premium Members, including video recording, PPT and Q&A collection.To standardize the operational requirements for the inspection and prevent false declaration and concealment, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) decided to reform inspection and pilot in Shanghai first. Shanghai Customs initialized this new inspection mode - "Document Review + Port Inspection or Destination Inspection" for imported hazardous substances on December 1 of 2022, and Guangzhou Customs piloted it subsequently from January 16 of 2023. Given the pilot experience and promising achievement, the GACC decided to roll out this new inspection mode nationwide.By GACC Announcement No. 29 of 2023 issued on April 7, 2023, the GACC decided to roll out new inspection mode nationwide from April 13, 2023. The customs will determine the operation locations and proportions to carry out inspections according to their properties and packaging types. To help enterprises gain a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of the latest compliance requirements for the import declaration of hazardous substances in China, this webinar will provide an in-depth interpretation of this new inspection mode. $99 A Look back at 2022 with ChemLinked: Global Chemical Regulation Updates * Notes:Early Bird (deadline Dec 31, 2022): $399General Admission: $499Clients who purchase the webinar can access the materials (slides + video) free of charge. This webinar is FREE to our premium members, but registration is required. You can upgrade to ChemLinked premium member to attend the webinar and obtain the materials for free.In 2022, a great number of significant regulatory changes have taken place globally. More and more cities in the Chinese mainland are piloting the Hazchem QR code application to push forward the "One enterprise, one chemical product, and one QR code" management. Taiwan, China revised the Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Labelling and SDS. South Korea finalized the Regulation on Designation, etc. of Substances subject to Authorization. The UK extends submission deadlines for transitional registrations. Japan, ASEAN countries, Australia, EU, US and Canada have also undergone several regulatory updates.Global chemical stakeholders need to stay vigilant about the frequent regulatory changes, so as to effectively address compliance challenges and aim for great success while shouldering their social responsibilities. Therefore, ChemLinked has prepared this webinar to provide an overview of the revised and emerging chemical regulations in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and North America over the year, and help our clients analyze key regulatory points. $499 MEE Order No. 12: Supervision Cases and Practical Experience Sharing Effective from January 1, 2021, Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order No. 12) has been strictly enforced by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the P. R. China. In particular, a new pollutant control action plan issued by the General Office of the State Council on May 4, 2022 stipulates that more efforts are needed to manage, register and supervise new chemical substances entering China by putting in place a national-local law enforcement mechanism, highlighting the role of chemical management and registration in preventing potential pollutants.This webinar will interpret the supervision trend by offering specific cases of on-site inspections, and provide guidance on how to fulfill the post-registration obligations. Meanwhile, utilizing REACH24H's enriched practical experience, we will also analyze the difficulties commonly encountered by enterprises during registration, e.g., the polymer notification and the simplified registration, hoping to help enterprises better cope with compliance work. $99 Hazardous Chemical Registration System Upgrade and "One Enterprise, One Chemical Product, and One QR Code" Application In order to strengthen the safety management of hazardous chemicals and prevent and reduce hazardous chemical accidents, on January 5, 2022, the Work Safety Committee of the State Council issued a notice (Safety Committee [2021] No. 12) on the National Program for Centralized Management of Safety Risks of Hazardous Chemicals.The program proposes to improve the digital and intelligent management and control of dangerous chemical safety risks. The Ministry of Emergency Management is responsible for promoting the upgrading of the chemical registration system, adding the function for the standardization of SDS and labeling, expanding the scope of registration of chemical and pharmaceutical enterprises, implementing "one enterprise, one chemical product, and one QR code" management for each hazardous chemicals of enterprises, and providing basic support for the efficient hazard information transfer and the the whole life cycle supervision of hazardous chemicals.The new hazardous chemical registration system was officially launched on February 16, 2022. $99 Observe the Supervision of Imported and Exported Hazardous Chemicals in China The supervision of imported and exported hazardous chemicals is an important part of national quality management. On December 18, 2020, the General Administration of Customs issued GACC Announcement No. 129 of 2020: Announcement on Questions Regarding the Inspection on Imported and Exported Hazardous Chemicals and Their Packaging. The announcement would come into effect on January 10, 2021, and the original AQSIQ announcement No. 30, 2012 would be abolished at the same time.In recent years, influenced by the changes in the global economic and trade situation, the requirements of Customs for hazardous chemicals supervision have become the focus of international enterprises. This webinar will focus on regulations and policies of China's imported and exported hazardous chemicals. Besides, we focus on the core content of the current official regulatory inspection: SDS/Label and packaging of dangerous goods, to help enterprises effectively deal with the increasingly stringent imported and exported regulatory situation. $99 Interpretation of China GHS and Hazardous Chemical Registration Management In this webinar, we will interpret the principles and norms of hazardous chemicals classification, and introduce the methods of hazardous chemicals identification. In addition, the key points for the preparation of SDS and GHS label will be emphasized to help enterprise guarantee the transfer of hazard information. $99 Interpret Guidelines for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods in LQ and EQ (English Translation Free for Paid Registrants) Free members can access BOTH the webinar and English translation of the Guidelines by paying USD 199Premium members can attend the webinar for free and access English translation of the Guidelines by paying USD 99Chinese session free to all! Click here to Join it!In late 2020, China released the long-awaited Guidelines for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods Packed in Excepted Quantities and Limited Quantities, to facilitate the implementation of the exemption system for dangerous goods packed LQ and EQ, which was introduced in the Measures for Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods. This webinar will elaborate on detailed specifications and requirements laid out in the Guidelines, so as to help businesses have a better understanding of the system and ensure regulatory compliance in relevant practices. $199 A Look back at 2020 with ChemLinked: Chemical Regulation Updates This webinar is FREE to all, but registration is required. Only our premium members can access the materials (slides + video) free of charge. 2020 is finally over. This year, despite being largely defined by Covid-19, has witnessed the endeavors of countries worldwide fleshing out and improving their institutional and practical arrangements for chemical regulation. From the overhauled paradigm of new chemical registration in China, through the revised GHS regulation of South Korea, to the final rounds of supplementation to Vietnam's National Chemical Inventory, steadfast efforts are devoted amid the pandemic to make the world a better place with the well-regulated use of chemicals.ChemLinked Chemical Portal invites you to join us for a livestreamed look back at the chemical regulatory updates in the Asia Pacific region throughout the year, in which we will analyze and explain these changes and their impacts. You will also get to know what to expect regulatory-wise as we move to 2021. $299 Small Packaging Exemptions in Road Transport of Dangerous Goods The transport of dangerous goods with low hazards and in small quantities, such as aerosols and disinfectants, has always been a topic of heated discussion in the industry. If such goods can be transported using reliable and durable packages or following certain conditions, they will pose much fewer dangers.A highlight in the Measures for Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods is the introduction of the small packging exemption system.This webinar will focus on road transport of dangerous goods packed in excepted quantities (EQ) and limited quantities (LQ), and clarifies relevant transport requirements and exemption measures. $99 Interpretation of Measures for Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods All the webinar materials, including the presentation slides and the video have been uploaded. For Chinese session, please click here to access the materials. In November 2019, the China MOT, together with five other agencies, jointly issued the official version of the Measures for Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods, which is set to take effect starting from January 1, 2020. As the first document providing systematic rules on the whole process of road transport of dangerous goods, the Measures is expected to profoundly transform the industry. It specifies the obligations of various parties engaged in road transport of dangerous goods, provides criteria for technical conditions, sets forth the regulatory responsibilities of different authorities and makes clear penalties against any violations.This webinar will navigate you through key points in the Measures and provide you with compliance suggestions.►All ChemLinked users have free access to the webinar live, but only ChemLinked corporate and standard members and registrants of the webinar can access subsequent materials (including video and PPT) free of charge. $129 Shipment of Dangerous Goods under JT/T 617 All the webinar materials, including the presentation slides and the video have been uploaded. For Chinese session, please click here to access the materials. JT/T617-2018, Regulations Concerning Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods, has prompted an immediate and strong reaction in the field of road transport of dangerous goods since it went into effect on December 1, 2018. This standard provides enterprises working on road transport of dangerous goods with significant technical instructions in terms of classification, packaging, consignment, loading and unloading procedures, transport handling of dangerous goods, etc. In this webinar, we will focus on interpretation of shipper's responsibilities, and compare them with those specified in ADR. $159 An Overview of Exemptions from JT/T 617 All the webinar materials, including the presentation slides and the video have been uploaded. For Chinese session, please click here to access the materials. JT/T617-2018, Regulations Concerning Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods, has prompted an immediate and strong reaction in the field of road transport of dangerous goods since it went into effect on December 1, 2018. This standard provides enterprises working on road transport of dangerous goods with significant technical instructions in terms of classification, packaging, consignment, loading and unloading procedures, transport handling of dangerous goods, etc. Meanwhile, the exemption system that has been introduced into this standard also has a positive impact on manufacturers and transporters of dangerous goods: it not only ensures the safe road transport of dangerous goods, but also improves transport efficiency and reduces logistics costs for consignment of dangerous goods. In this webinar, we will focus on interpretation of the exemption system and provide compliance suggestions for customers based on case studies. $159 Preparing for JT/T 617: Updated Regulation on Road Transport of Dangerous Goods in China All the webinar materials, including the presentation slides and the video have been uploaded. For Chinese session, please click here to access the materials. Road transportation of dangerous goods plays a very important role in China's chemical industry. Undoubtedly, the safety management of road transportation of dangerous goods is of extreme significance. China MOT recently released JT/T 617-2018 the Regulations concerning road transportation of dangerous goods, which has drawn great attention from the industry.In this webinar, we will interpret JT/T 617, summarize the key points for road transportation of dangerous goods in China and compare it with the EU ADR to help enterprises improve road transport safety and remove compliance hurdles. $159 Inspection and Supervision of Import and Export of Hazardous Chemicals in China Inspection and supervision of import and export hazardous chemicals is not only an important part of national quality management, but also a part of national security work. General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward in the report of the 19th CPC National Congress: “Establish the concept of safety development, carry forward the idea of life first and safety first, improve the public safety system, improve the safety production responsibility system and resolutely curb serious security incidents", pointing the way for the safety management of hazardous chemicals in the new era.After the Tianjin Port incident, the domestic supervision of the import and export of hazardous chemicals becomes much stricter. This webinar will interpret the No. 30 announcement of the AQSIQ in 2012, summarize the key points for the regulation of import and export of hazardous chemicals and combine the data of recent years and actual cases to help enterprises better cope with import and export supervision. $129 Management of Hazardous Waste in China The management of hazardous waste in China is becoming a more and more important topic as the central government has been putting a lot of effort in the regulation on the hazardous chemicals and the improvement of the environmental quality. The latest version of the Inventory of Hazardous Wastes was published in March 2016. The new version became effective on Aug 1st 2016 and included significant changes compared to its predecessor, the 2008 version. However, industry has encountered some problems relating to the implementation of the Inventory. So ChemLinked invited Ms. Amy Tu to give our readers a comprehensive introduction to the management of hazardous waste in China. $99 Physical Hazard Identification and Classification for Chemicals in China Chinese State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) published the Measures on the Management of Physical Hazard Identification and Classification for Chemicals (SAWS Order 60) in 2013, and required chemicals with unknown hazards to be identified by accredited institutions and by applying test methods in relevant national or industrial standards. The identification and classification system was further completed recently as SAWS announced the first batch of 11 qualified laboratories and published the Catalogue of Substances Exempted from Physical Hazards Identification and Classification. This webinar will present a detailed introduction to the key points of the identification and classification for chemicals and provide practical compliance suggestions for the industry. $99 Have Your Say on China’s Draft Regulation on Road Transport of Dangerous Goods The second draft of “Measures for the Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods” is undergoing public consulation until July 28, 2016. The webinar aims at informing stakeholders of the forthcoming regulatory change, and in the meanwhile welcomes your opinions and questions related to road transport in China. FREE Waterway Transportation of Dangerous Goods in China The freight volume of dangerous goods imported and exported has been soaring, bringing with it the numerous pitfalls and potential risk in transport of dangerous goods. Among all the various means of transportation, waterway transport takes up the largest share and also presents relatively higher risks. China's government has updated or formulated related regulations and standards in line with international codes to ensure the dangerous goods are properly packaged, marked, labeled, etc.This webinar will address matters from a perspective of Chinese authority and provide understanding and actionable guidance surrounding the emerging regulatory challenges across the waterway transport of China dangerous goods. FREE Get fully prepared for new GBs on China GHS China has implemented Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) since 2008 by adopting the 2nd revision of UN GHS. The implementation is progressing slowly but surely with a batch of national standards concerning classification, labelling and hazard communication updated or newly formulated to conform with the 4th revision of UN GHS. The most important ones are GB/T 17519-2013 (SDS compilation guidance) and GB 30000 series (rules for classification and labelling). FREE 2013 China HazChem Registration The release of the revised “Measures on the Administration of Hazardous Chemicals Registration” (SAWS Order 53) is expected to cast a widespread impact on the industry. For the first time, registration obligations have been extended to importers. Nevertheless, the practical compliance of these updates and compliance with these new requirements are not clear for the industry in terms of the registration scope and registration requirements and procedures.ChemLinked have gathered an expert panel to navigate the affected companies in this dynamic regulatory environment in China and share pragmatic compliance tips in the absence of a series of to-be-published supporting documents and the revised Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals. FREE In December of 2023, China released the revised provisions on the Administration of the Road Transport of Dangerous Goods, Japan consulted on banning methoxychlor, dechlorane plus and UV-328, South Korea proposed to introduce DBP, BBP and DEHP in K-REACH Authorization List, Turkey extended KKDIK registration deadlines, Malaysia published checklist for import and export of environmentally hazardous substances, India uodated user manual for its chemical inventory platform, New Zealand proposed to amend Hazardous Substances (Importers and Manufacturers) Notice. Global Chemical Regulation Highlights |December 2023 Jan 02, 2024 Starting from May 21, 2019, Shandong’s provincial government sent eight inspection groups to conduct a 10-day law compliance inspection of hazardous chemical enterprises in eight cities, including Jinan, Zibo, Dongying, Weifang, Linyi, Liaocheng, Binzhou, and Heze. Shandong Conducts Law Compliance Inspections of Hazardous Chemical Enterprises in 8 Cities May 30, 2019 GHS, which stands for “Globally Harmonized System”, is a hazardous chemicals management system that addresses issues such as classification, Safety Data Sheet, Labeling and Packaging of hazardous chemicals. It was first proposed in the UN Sustainable Conference (WSSD) in Johannesburg, 2002, promising easier communication of hazards posed by chemicals and ultimately, protection of human health, environment and trade facilitation. China GHS - Introduction, Updates and Technical Know-How on Classification, SDS, Labeling and Packaging Apr 20, 2011 Regulation Released on Implemented on Price T/CCSAS 047-2023 Technical specification for coding and labeling of hazardous chemicals Dec 25, 2023 Dec 25, 2023 $199 Sample Purchase |
