April 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in APAC Region
This is a collection of regulatory updates in Asia-Pacific regions, including China REACH, K-REACH, Japan CSCL, etc.
🇨🇳China
On April 7, 2023, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced to roll out a new inspection mode – “Document Review + Port Inspection or Destination Inspection” for each batch of imported hazardous chemicals nationwide from April 13, 2023. The GACC will determine the operation locations and proportions to carry out inspections according to the properties and packaging types of the imported hazardous chemicals. (Read more)
More regulation highlights in China:
- China MEE Publishes New Chemical Record Registration Statistics in 2022 H2
- China Initiates Chemical Information Gathering in Key Industries
- China to Amend GB 4806.1 General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles
🇰🇷South Korea
On April 12, 2023, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the updated list of pre-registered substances under K-REACH. As of March 31, 2023, a total of 226,520 pre-registration applications were submitted for 17,380 chemical substances, of which 77 are CMR substances. About 9% of the pre-registered substances are manufactured or imported over 1,000t/y. (Read more)
More regulation highlights in South Korea:
- Korean MoEL Publishes New Chemicals Registered and Assessed in 2023 Q1
- South Korea Releases Notices on Partial Revision of Regulations on Classification and Labeling of Chemical Substances
- South Korea to Designate 6 New Toxic Chemical Substances and Update GHS Classification List
🇯🇵Japan
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) published the first batch of 67 chemical substances that are subject to risk assessment in workplace and set their exposure limits. Employers are obliged to ensure these substances’ exposure levels are below the corresponding limits stipulated by the ministry, otherwise they will not be allowed to be used. The ministry started to enforce this rule from April 1, 2023. (Read more)
[Read more regulatory updates in Asia-Pacific regions at ChemLinked]
Reference Links
- March 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in APAC Region
- March 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in Europe and the Americas
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