China MEP Publishes Supporting Documents for Environmental Administration Registration of Hazardous Chemicals.

1st April 2013, China MEP has published 4 supporting documents for environmental administration registration
of hazardous chemicals on its website. Those documents include:

  • Registration form;
  • Change of registration certificate;
  • Sample registration certificate;
  • Guidance on preparation of risk assessment report for Priority Hazardous Chemicals for Environmental Management (PHCs)

 

The publication of above documents indicates the start of HazChem registrations with environmental protection authorities in China. According to China MEP's 12-year plan, the first round of environmental administration registration of hazardous chemicals will be completed before 2015.

Background Information

The MEP's order No. 22 - Trial Measures for Environmental Administration Registration of Hazardous Chemicals came into force on 1st March this year. According to the Measures, manufacturers and companies who use hazardous chemicals to manufacture products in China shall submit an environmental administration registration to local environmental protection authorities at county level and obtain a registration certificate issued by environmental protection authorities at city level(article 6), which is then valid for 3 years. The registration needs to be submitted prior to the issue of acceptance statement for newly built or enlarged project.

For Priority Hazardous Chemicals for Environmental Management (Fax), companies shall entrust qualified institutions to prepare an environmental risk assessment report and submit this report to authorities in addition to above required materials when applying for a registration certificate (article 10). The registration certificate for PHCs will be issued by environmental protection authorities at provincial level.

More info about MEP's order No. 22 and PHCs can be found here.

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