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China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) Overhauls Current Chemical Framework

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has released a draft law on chemicals for public consultation. The proposed law – the Regulation on the Evaluation and Control of Chemical Substances – may potentially affect all organizations manufacturing, importing or using chemicals within the country.

 

The proposed law is intending to improve the management of both new and existing substances in China and would mimic USA’s TSCA or Japan’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL).

 

The following are some of the main aspects of the draft:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The deadline for commenting on the draft regulation is February 20, 2019.

 

For further information regarding the draft regulation or China GHS, please contact Nexreg!

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