China MEP Urge to Combat Air Pollution, Textile Industry Facing Tech Revolution

China Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) acknowledges air pollutant management as the key in dealing with the deteriorating air condition in China, according to information revealed in the China-EU Chemical Substitution Forum (ChemLinked news release 1 Apr 2013).It is widely known that textile industry is involved in a number of pollution-prone activities, whileat the same time it is considered the mainstay industry of national economy in China.“Up to 80% of the import/export activities in China are related to textile industry”, said Prof Gong Yan, the member of Technology and Standard of Environmental Protection Research Professional Committee of All-China Environment Federation (TSEPRPC of ACEF), “despite the profits, we have paid the price in terms of tremendous environmental pollutions in water and air.” All of thisnecessitates development of regulations specifically target the textile industry. The Water Pollutant Discharge Standard for Dyeing and Finishing of Textile Industry has been amended in 2012 and…

Apr. 16th, 2013

China MOFCOM Finalizes Anti-Dumping Measures on Resorcinol from Japan and US

According to the announcement made by the China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on 22 Mar 2013, the decision of the antidumping assessment of resorcinol imported from Japan and US (herein after as imported resorcinol) has been made and an anti-dumping measure would be imposed for a period of 5 years since the issuance of the announcement. The anti-dumping investigation was initiated on 23 Mar 2013 (ChemLinked news release 27 Mar 2012) and a preliminary decision was made several months ago on 23 Nov 2012 (ChemLinked news release 27 Tue 2012), which imposed the imported resorcinol with an anti-dumping levy rates ranging from 30.1%-40.5%. With reference to the article 38 of the “Regulations on Anti-dumping of the People’s Republic of China”, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council (CTCSC) has approved the anti-dumping measure proposed by the MOFCOM on the imported resorcinol. It is noted that the target of the…

Apr. 16th, 2013

The launch of REACH EN FORCE 3

The REF 3 (REACH EN FORCE)—the third time to launch enforcement of REACH and CLP in EU—being scheduled to be activated on February 2013–has been carried out in some EU member states, which will continue until this August.

Apr. 08th, 2013

China MEP to Issue Certificates for 7 New Regular Notifications under China REACH

China MEP is seeking public consultation on 7 new chemical substances registered through regular notification under China New Chemical Substance Notification (China NCSN, commonly known as China REACH). 7 China NCSN certificates will be issued soon if no dissenting opinion is raised until 8 April, 2013.

 

Apr. 07th, 2013

Is Regulatory Transparency hindering the Biopesticide Development in China?

Increasing concerns of pesticide residual problems and food safety scandals have brought bio-pesticide a fast growing sector in China crop protection industry. Admittedly, the optimism seems to be pervading the industry, which can be observed through many emerging statements of supportive financial and legislative beneficial for the bio-pesticide products. For example, “data exemption” and “faster approval process” have been frequently mentioned by the Industry experts and ICAMA officials. Yet statistically, of all the 14 applications denied for full registration of new pesticide in the second half year of 2012, 8 were submitted as bio-pesticide products. Furthermore, bio-pesticides posed more data defects than conventional ones. The insufficient communication between regulators and industry was once again being blamed as posing challenges to the rapid growth of the bio-pesticide sector…… To read the full article, please visit the Chemlinked ! REACH24H Consulting Group China office 6F, Bldg. 2, Hesheng Trade Center, No 327…

Mar. 21st, 2013

China Issues the 2012 New National Essential Drug List

On 13 March 2013, the Ministry of Health (MOH) issued the 2012 version of the National Essential Drug List (NEDL), which will come into effect on May 1st this year. Updated every three years, the latest 2012 version covers a total of 520 medicines, consisting of 317 chemical medicines and biological products and 203 Chinese patent medicines. Compared with the 2009 version, the main changes are as below: >>The number of essential drugs increased, with 213 additions to the list. Nearly 200 of the total 520 essential drugs are drugs used in pediatric medicine, including all the vaccines used on children in the national immunization scheme. >>The NDEL structure has been optimized, a new category of antitumor drug is supplemented to meet healthcare needs. >>The drug delivery methods (e.g. pill, powder,cream, ointment,etc.) and dosing protocols have been standardized to promote national uniformity on pricing, bidding, purchasing and monitoring of drugs. 213…

Mar. 20th, 2013

Re-inquiry Recommended to Confirm the Status of Your “New” Chemical Substance

The Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC) in China serves as the basis to judge whether a substance is identified as new chemical substance subject to China new chemical substance notification (China NCSN). However, the IECSC is managed in a dynamic way. As the latest version of IECSC 2013 has been released and some substances have been added into the inventory, it is recommended to re-apply for an IECSC comprehensive search to verify the substance of your concern is still deemed as new chemical substance to avoid unnecessary registration work.

Mar. 19th, 2013

SFDA Finalized the First Batch of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China

Cosmetic ingredients that have been included in the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China (IECIC) are exempted from registration with China’s SFDA. Last year, three draft batches totaling 3667 ingredients were released by the SFDA for public comment: Recently, the first batch of SFDA sanctioned cosmetic ingredients was finalized and further authorizations are expected in the following months. There are 1674 ingredients listed in the final first batch. The table below shows the structure of the IECIC: No. Chinese Name INCI Name Maximum Quantity in the Approved Cosmetic Products (%) 1 (动物)胎盘蛋白质 PLACENTAL PROTEIN 0.0007 2 (日用)香精 FRAGRANCE 1 1674 组氨酸 HCl HISTIDINE HCL 0.01 Note: Maximum quantity refers to the maximum amount of an ingredient in the cosmetic products that have already been approved but do not mean the maximum concentration permitted in cosmetic products. The inventory also contains restricted substances stipulated in the Hygienic Standard for Cosmetics…

Mar. 14th, 2013

EU bans animal testing for cosmetics

On March 11 2013, European Commission officially published the 7th edition of EU cosmetics irective which bans animal testing for cosmetics within EU territory and has come into force on the same day.

Mar. 13th, 2013

China MoH to Release over 200 Additives Used in Food Contact Materials Soon

In the last three years, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) has been entrusted by the MoH to collect and evaluate additives used in food contact materials, with exceptions made for 959 additives that have been specified in the GB 9685-2008.

Mar. 08th, 2013
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