17 October 2014 The draft of the revised China NCSN Guidance will be issued at the end of this year.The overall framework will not change, except for some amendments to the applicable notification scope, data requirements, notification procedure, etc.

17 October 2014 Ms. Jinye Sun from SCC-MEP gave a comprehensive introduction of the overall progress, catalogue of HCPECs, and detailed requirements of the implementation of MEP Order 22 during her presentation at REACH24H’s Chemical Regulatory Annual Conference.

17 October 2014 The current hazardous chemical supervision policy in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone was spoken about by Director Xu of Shanghai Chemical Registration Office during a CRAC 2014 follow-up meeting.

17 October 2014 Korea MoE is conducting a pilot project, choosing seven substances included in the 1st priority list subject to existing chemical registration as the test substances. 3 of the 7 priority substances have been replaced for a variety of reasons.

21 October 2014 The amendment of GB 9685-2008, which includes 959 additives for use in food contact materials is drawing to a close. The number of additives will be expanded from 959 to 1297.