SAWS Removes Some Industries Subject to the HazChems Safe Use Permit

标签：catalogue, chemical fibers, chemical raw materials, hazardous chemical regulation, hazardous chemicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing, safe use permit, SAWS • 2013年2月27日 • 0 条评论

China SAWS released on 25 Feb the updated Catalogue of industries applicable for Hazardous Chemicals Safe Use Permit 2013 (hereinafter as “Catalogue”) to replace its previous version issued in 2011.

Companies that are included in the Catalogue and use HCs (for production purpose) with use quantities reaching the threshold annual tonnage specified in the “Use quantities standard for hazardous chemicals” are required to obtain the HCs Safety Use Permit, according to the SAWS Order 57 (Chemlinked news on 29 Nov 2012).

The Catalogue 2011 contains 3 main industries, which are divided into 12 sub-categories with 38 types of products. Compared with it, the newly-updated version has cut two sub-categories and 13 specific products shown below:

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SAWS Published New Measures on Applying Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit

标签：C&L inventory, Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals, Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals 2002, China hazardous chemicals, Decree 591, HC Operation License, HC Operation Permit, license system, major hazard installations, safe production permit, safe use permit, SAWS • 2012年8月6日 • 0 条评论

The hazardous chemicals operation permit or license is one important part that underlines the License System of State Council Decree 591; it is also one core regulatory obligation targeting enterprises of hazardous chemicals operation under China’s hazardous chemicals safety control regime.

August 6, 2012

Shortly after the effectiveness of the updated management measures on China’s hazardous chemicals registration, SAWS has published last Friday on its website the revised “Measures for the Administration of Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit” (SAWS Order 55 of 2012) and announced that the updated legislation would enter into force as of September 1, 2012. The new rules will replace the old 2002 version that had been issued by the State Economic Trade Commission (SETC). The hazardous chemicals operation permit or license (in short as “HC Operation Permit”) is one important part that underlines the License system of State Council Decree 591; it is also one core regulatory obligation targeting enterprises of hazardous chemicals operation under China’s hazardous chemicals safety control regime.

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