China Publishes Second Round of Registration Certificates for New Chemical Substances
On 6 May 2013, China MEP published the second group of pre-approved environmental management registration certificates for new chemical substances. The second group includes seven new registration certificates and one amendment of an existing registration certificate. Among the eight new … Continue reading
China publishes Opinion on the Development of Ecodesign of Industrial Products
On 30 January 2013, China MIIT, NDRC, and MEP jointly issued a Guidance Opinion on Development of Industrial Product Ecodesign to implement the National 12th Five Year Plan on Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction. The Guidance Opinion recognized the importance … Continue reading
China issues National 12th Five Year Plan on Chemical Environmental Risk Control
On 7 February, 2013, MEP issued the National 12th Five Year Plan on Chemical Environmental Risk Control which implements the National 12th Five Year Plan on Environmental Protection and State Council Opinion on Strengthening Major Activities of Environmental Protection. The … Continue reading
China publishes Standard on technical specifications of hazardous waste.
On 24 December 2012 China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection published the Standard on Technical specifications for the collection, storage and transportation of hazardous waste. This Standard will implement The People’s Republic of China’s Environmental Protection Law and the Prevention and Control of … Continue reading
China publishes Draft Administrative Measures on Identification and Classification of Physical Hazard of Chemical Substances
On the 3rd of December China’s State Administration of Work Safety published the Draft Administrative Measures on Identification and Classification of Physical Hazard of Chemical Substances. The State Administration originally proposed a draft order on Measures for the Administration of … Continue reading
China publishes Draft products catalogue on substitutions to hazardous substances
On November 13th, 2012 China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published the Notice along with the Draft catalogue for Comment. Local authorities, industry associations, enterprises and the general public are encouraged to send in their Comments and suggestions on … Continue reading
China publishes draft guidance on Technical Policy on Pollution Prevention of Lead-acid Battery Manufacture and Recovery.
On the 6th of November China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection published a notice to solicit views on its draft lead acid battery production and renewable Pollution Prevention Technology Policy document. Feedback on the draft is welcomed and can be sent … Continue reading
China publishes Draft technical requirements for environmental labeling of air conditioners and computer monitors
Feedback on the drafts are welcomed and can be sent directly to China’s Technology Standards Department of the Ministry of Environmental Protection JIANG. Comments much be submitted by November 25th 2012. Preparations instruction texts also accompany the drafts. For more … Continue reading
China issues Notice on Declaring Energy Saving Electrical and Mechanical Equipment for 2012
This notice requires enterprises to submit declarations on energy saving equipments including transmitters, pumps, heat process equipments, cooling equipments and so on. The products will be selected to form a list of state recommended energy conservation mechanical and electrical equipments. … Continue reading
EU agrees carbon deal with the world’s top emitter China
Today EU’s Commissioner for Development and the Minister of Commerce of the Republic of China signed a financing agreement promoting the environment, transition towards a low-carbon economy and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in China. The EU support will … Continue reading