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Regulatory Update
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Regulation of New Chemical Substances Registration in Taiwan (Draft)
Scope: Taiwan OSHA / Status: Draft / Release: 2014-11-24/ Effective: 2015-1-1
Manufacturers or importers shall not manufacture or import chemicals containing a new chemical substance prior to submitting the chemical safety report (CSR) to the central competent authority and receiving registration approval. |
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Korean Existing Chemicals Inventory (KECI)
Scope: New & Existing chemical / Status: Draft / Release: 2014-11-25/ Effective: 2015-1-1
KECI contains 37,021 existing chemicals distributed prior to 2 Feb 1991 and 5946 substances that have undergone new chemical notification under the previous TCCA after 2 Feb 1991. |
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Administrative Measures on Inspection and Supervision of Imported Coatings
Scope: Imported Coatings / Status: In Force / Release: 2002-3-27/ Effective: 2002-5-20
Administrative Measures on Inspection and Supervision of Imported Coatings is formulated in accordance with the Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and its Regulations for Implementation on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods. |
News Update
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China’s Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals Coming Soon
5 December 2014 Two rounds of internal meetings were held to discuss China's Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals and it seems a consensus was finally reached. The issuance of the final Inventory is expected at the end of 2014. |
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China GLP: Four Draft Guidelines To be Adopted
1 December 2014 In November, MEP called an expert council to discuss four guidelines concerning good laboratory practices (GLP) in China.The guidelines were finally adopted and are expected to be released by the end of this year. |
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Korea to Expand Annual Reporting Exemption Scope
27 November 2014 Korea’s MoE issued a notice concerning existing chemical substances subject to exemption from annual reporting. The period for public consultation will close by the 15th of Dec 2014. |
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A Critical Juncture in China’s Hazchem Management
26 November 2014 Realizing the importance of regulating chemicals outside of chemical lists, China’s policymakers have reached a critical juncture with the establishment and pending implementation of a new Hazchem registration scheme and a physical hazard identification scheme under. |
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