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Regulatory News
31 Mar 2016

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China MOT Consults on New Regulation for Road Transport of Dangerous Goods
31 March 2016 On Mar 28, China Ministry of Transport issued the newly drafted Measures for the Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods. The consultation period is scheduled to end on Apr 15.
 
Third Round of LR Election Finalized for South Korea’s PEC Substances
30 March 2016 The third round of LR election for PECs under K-REACH finished in Mar of 2016. The election results were made public, including CAS No., chemical name, date of LR determination, and the name of LR.
 
Vietnam: GHS Requirements Extend To Mixtures
29 March 2016 In accordance with Circular 4/2012/TT-BCT issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) in 2012, the GHS requirements will be extended to all mixtures from March 30th 2016.
 
Japan to Exempt 136 More Substances from Notification of Manufacturing/Import Amount
28 March 2016 136 substances were announced to be added to the List of Substances Exempted from Notification under Japan CSCL, which now contains 2431 substances in total.
 
Japan CSCL Implementation Review Report Foreshadowing Future Amendments
28 March 2016 A Report from the Japan CSCL Implementation Status Review Committee was published, possible regulatory reforms and amendments were mentioned.
 
SAWS Drafting More Regulations to Underpin Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals in China
25 March 2016 General Office of China SAWS announced a comprehensive roadmap to enhancing work safety in 2016, which identifies 9 aspects requiring prioritized concern of the central and/or local competent authorities.
 
Taiwan Existing Chemical Pre-Registration Deadline Looms: Authority Urges Self Reporting of Registration Status
22 March 2016 For enterprises that miss the pre-registration deadline for Taiwan existing chemical substances and still want to continue manufacturing or importing, late pre-registration is inapplicable and punitive measures will be imposed instead.
 
Taiwan Considering Using OR Model In place of TPR
21 March 2016 Taiwan authority is considering implementing the OR concept in place of TPR to mitigate compliance burdens, according to Dr. Jowitt Li from Taiwan SAHTECH at ChemCon Europe 2016.
 
Korea Annual Reporting Deadline Set for June 30th 2016
18 March 2016 Ms. Yu Kyung Kim from South Korea’s MOE urges stakeholders to pay attention to the deadline for the submission of first year annual reports under K-REACH at ChemCon Europe 2016.
 
 
 
 
e-Translation
 
China NCSN Guidance (Draft)_WTO Verison of 8 Mar 2016

On 8 Mar 2016, China MEP notified the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade under WTO a draft guidance on China new chemical notification (G/TBT/N/CHN/1170). According to the notification, the Guidance is proposed to enter into force on 1 Nov 2016.
 
 
 
 
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Interpretation of China's Latest New Chemical Substance Notification Guidance (Draft) and IECSC Supplementation

On March 8, 2016, China MEP notified the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade under World Trade Organization (WTO) a draft guidance on China new chemical notification. According to the WTO notification, the Guidance is proposed to enter into force on 1 Nov 2016. The Guidance specifies the applicable scope, notification type and procedure, dossier requirements, and post-notification supervision and management of new chemical substances.
 
 
 
 

Taiwan TCSCA and OSHA Compliance Strategies after the Pre-registration Deadline of March 31st

As the deadline of March 31 for pre-registration of existing chemical substances in Taiwan comes close, there are increasing concerns over the follow-up implementation of late pre-registration as well as possible punishment for companies failed to complete Phase 1 registration in time. After the application window for grace period of new chemical registration closed on December 31, 2015, a new move taken by Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is the issuance of a 2nd version of Guidance on Scientific Research and Development (SR&D) and Product and Process Orientated Research and Development (PPORD) on March 10, 2016, triggering much confusion among companies over differences between the first and second version.
 
 
 

Regulatory Compliance
K-REACH | CHINA NCSN | CHINA GHS | EU REACH

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EU REACH
 
ECHA Reminds Companies to Check the Credibility of the Lead Registrant before Accepting False Invitations
REACH24H Consulting Group would like to kindly suggest that companies give a second thought to the credibility of the claimed LR.
 
ECHA Launched Public consultations on 27 Applications for Authorization
On 10 February 2016, the European Chemical Agency launched consultation on 27 applications for authorization covering 39 uses of 3 substances.
 
 
 
Company News
 
REACH24H Attends ChemCon Europe 2016 as Exhibitor
On 14-18 April, REACH24H’s consultant team with Lynn Huang and Glorial Chen as regulatory consultants, Nadine He as senior editor of ChemLinked and Roberter Kiefer as General Manager of REACH24H USA Inc. staged themselves in Amsterdam where ChemCon Europe 2016 was held.
 
REACH24H Attends and Presents at GlobalChem 2016 as Sponsor and Exhibitor in Fifth Straight Year
On 22-24 March, the much expected GlobalChem 2016 Conference and Exhibition was successfully held in Washinton D.C. REACH24H Consulting Group, as the sole sponsor from Asia Pacific, patronized the annual event in the fifth consecutive year.
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
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