Updates on Environmental Management
Policy for Chemicals in China

Division of Chemicals
Department of Solid Wastes and Chemicals

Ministry of Ecology and Environment

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Contents
I. Overall Progress
II. Environmental Management Registration of New ChemicalSubstances

III. Supplement to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substancesin China
IV. Control Policies for Import and Export2

I. Overall Progress1. Improving the System of Environmental Management Registration ofNew Chemical Substances✓Policy revision: Revised and issued the Measures on Environmental
Management Registration of New Chemical Substances and supporting
registration guideline and forms.

✓Supplement to the Inventory：Supplemented the Inventory of Existing
Chemical Substances in China (Announcement No. 11 [2021], No. 12[2021], No.25 [2021], No. 27 [2021], No. 32 [2021], No. 48 [2021], No. 72[2021]of MEE)

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I. Overall Progress2. Issuing List of Priority Control Chemicals➢ 2nd Batch➢ 1st Batch

issue time：2017.12
types：22

issue time：2020.10
types：18

http://www.mee.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201712/t20171229_

http://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk01/202011/428832.htm

t20201102_805937.html

Specially focus on: chemicals with relatively high inherent hazards, or that may
exist in the environment for a long time and may pose a relatively high risk to theenvironment and human health.
Environmental risk management and control measures:• Implement environmental risk management by including chemicals into the list of
toxic and harmful air/water pollutants and the list of key toxic and harmful soil
substances in accordance with the law;
• Implement clean production audits and information disclosure in accordance withthe law;
• According to the relevant national mandatory standards and the Catalogue ofNational Encouraged Substitutes for Toxic and Harmful Raw Materials (Products),
the corresponding chemicals are restricted in use or encouraged to be replaced.
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I. Overall Progress3. Building the technical system of environmental risk assessment of chemicalsubstances✓Issued Technical Guideline on the Screening of Priority Assessment Chemical
Substances, Technical Guideline on Environmental and Health Hazard Assessment ofChemical Substances (Trial), Technical Guideline on Environmental and Health Exposure

Assessment of Chemical Substances (Trial) and Technical Guideline on Environmentaland Health Risk Characterization of Chemical Substances (Trial).

4. Managing and controlling the environmental risks of chemical substances under theconventions✓Issued Lists of Strictly Restricted Toxic Chemicals in China (year 2020).

✓Cooperated with relevant ministries in the issuance of the List of Goods
Prohibited from Importing (the Seventh Batch) and List of Goods Prohibitedfrom Exporting (the Sixth Batch), clearly banning the import and export ofcontrolled persistent organic pollutants5 and mercury-added products from 2021.

II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances
 System of Environmental Management Registration on New Chemical Substances➢ Management history

Measures on
Environmental
Management of
New Chemical
Substances

first revise

Measures on
Environmental
Management ofNew ChemicalSubstances

second revise

Measures on
Environmental
ManagementRegistration ofNew Chemical
Substances

Order No. 17of SEPA

Order No. 7of MEP

Order No. 12of MEE

Establish

developimprove

2003

2010

2020

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II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances
 System of Environmental Management Registration on New Chemical Substances➢ Policies under Order No. 12

1. Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China
2. Guideline on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances(MEE Announcement No. 51 of 2020)

3. Environmental Management Registration Form for New Chemical Substances andFilling Instructions (MEE Announcement No. 51 of 2020)
4. Announcement on Linking Matters Concerning Environmental ManagementRegistration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Announcement No. 46 of 2020)

5. Announcement on Standardizing the Management of Chemical Testing Institutions(former MEP Announcement No. 85 of 2016)
6. Handling guide on New Chemical Substances Environmental Management Registration(published on the MEE website)7II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances
Measures on
Environmental ManagementRegistration ofNew Chemical Substances

Chapter 1 General Provisions
Chapter II Basic Requirements

http://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk02/202005/t2
0200507_777913.htmll

Chapter III Regular Registration,

Date of Issuance: April 29, 2020

Chapter 4 Tracking Management

Simplified Registration and Filing

Chapter V Legal Liability

Document Number: Order No. 12 of MEE8

II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances--Supervisionand Law Enforcement

One of the key points of the revision: strengthen the supervision during and after theregistration, and improve the management efficiency. The main responsibility of enterprises
to implement environmental risk control of new chemical substances has beenstrengthened. The supervision of new chemical substances is carried out in accordance withthe principle of "two random and one disclosure", and adopts the method of supervision andrandom inspection.

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The competent department of ecology and environment at or above themunicipal level with districts is responsible for environmental supervision andmanagement of the implementation of the Measures by relevant enterprises andinstitutions that research, produce, import, process and use new chemical
substances within their respective administrative regions.

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The competent department of ecology and environment at or above themunicipal level with districts shall supervise and randomly inspect whether theproducers, importers and processing users of new chemical substances havegone through the environmental management registration of new chemical
substances as required, the authenticity of the registered items, theimplementation of the items stated in the registration certificate and other9stipulation of the Measures.

II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances--Supervisionand Law Enforcement

NO.

Violation Types

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Obtain environmental management registration of new chemical substances byfraudulent means such as fraud or bribery2

Not report the first activity of new chemical substances or the actual information ofproduction or importing in the last year of new chemical substances approved forregistration, as well as the implementation of environmental risk control measures andenvironmental management requirements as required

3Not report new environmental or health hazard characteristics or environmental risk
information of new chemical substances, or not take measures to eliminate or reduce
environmental risks, or not submit data on environmental or health hazards andenvironmental exposures as required

4Produce or import new chemical substances without obtaining a registration certificate,or process and use new chemical substances without a registration certificate

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Produce or import new chemical substances without re-registration as required

6Use chemical substances that have not been reviewed for new use environmental
management registration or have not been approved after review by the State Council's
ecology and environment authority for industrial
purposes other than permitted uses
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Violation Types

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Produce or import new chemical substances without notification or not in accordancewith the notified information, or process and use new chemical substances that havenot been notified

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Produce, import or process new chemical substances not in accordance with theinformation on the registration certificate

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Produce or import new chemical substances without changing registration, or not inaccordance with the content of the change

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Not implement relevant environmental risk control measures or environmental
management requirements, or not disclose relevant information in accordance withregulations

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Not deliver required information to downstream users, or refuse to provide relevant
information on new chemical substances

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Not establish a system for recording the activities of new chemical substances, or notrecord the activities of new chemical substances or keep relevant materials

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Not implement the environmental management requirements listed in the Inventoryof Existing Chemical Substances in China
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II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances--Supervisionand Law Enforcement

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order to correct2

Fine (less than RMB 30,000)

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Carry out joint punishment for dishonesty inaccordance with laws and regulations

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No longer accept applications for environmental management
registration of new chemical substances (within three years)

12II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Guideline on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances
Guideline for Environmental
Management Registration of New
Chemical Substances
Chapter I Scope of Registration
Chapter II Types of Registration
Chapter III Procedure of Registration
Chapter IV Requirements of Application
Materials for Registration

http://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk01/202011/t2
0201119_808843.html

Chapter V Special Provisions for

Date of Issuance: November 16, 2020

Chapter VI New Use Registration, Re-Document Number: Announcement No. 51 [2020] ofPolymers

registration, Change,
Withdrawal and Revocation ofMEE

Registration Certificate
Chapter VII Requirements for Post13

registration Tracking Management

II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Forms related to Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances

1. Application form for regular registration of new chemical substances and its filling instructions
2. Application form for simple registration of new chemical substances and its filling instructions
3. Notification form for new chemical substances and its filling instructions

4. Application form for environmental management registration for new use and its fillinginstructions
5. Application form for changes of regular registration certificate of new chemical substances andits filling instructions

6. Application form for changes of simple registration certificate of new chemical substances andits filling instructions
7. Application form for withdrawal of environmental management registration of new chemicalsubstances and its filling instructions
8. Application form for revocation of environmental management registration certificate of new
chemical substances and its filling instructions

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II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Forms related to Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances

9. Application form for supplementing chemical substances to the Inventory of Existing
Chemical Substances in China and its filling instructions
10. Application form for postponement of disclosure of identification information ofchemical substances and its filling instructions

11. Report form for new hazard information of new chemical substances and its fillinginstructions
12. Report form for the first activity of new chemical substances and its filling instructions
13. Annual report form for new chemical substances and its filling instructions
14. Code list for use of chemical substances

15II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Supplement to Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China

For chemical substances produced, sold, processed, used or imported inChina before October 15, 2003, the applicant may submit a supplement
application form and relevant evidence materials to apply for adding themto the Inventory.
Distribution invoice
Industry statistics

Customs export declaration
Chemical industry yearbook

Documents issued by management departments... ...
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Publications

II. Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Supplement to Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in ChinaRegular registration certificate obtained under Order No. 12: The substancewill be added to the Inventory after five years from the date of firstregistration.
Regular registration certificate obtained under Order No. 7: As of theimplementation date of the Measures, if the actual production or import ofthe substance is less than five years, it shall be added to the Inventory after
five years from the date of the first activity; if there is no actual production
or import activity, the substance shall be added to the Inventory after fiveyears from the implementation date of the Measures.
Regular registration certificate obtained under Order No. 17: Thesubstance will be added to the Inventory within six months from theimplementation date of the Measures.
17III. Supplement to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China
473 chemical substances produced, sold, processed, used or imported in China
before October 15, 2003 are added to the Inventory
No.

DateDocument No.

Type number

1April 15, 2021

Announcement No. 11 [2021]

204

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July 7, 2021

Announcement No. 27 [2021]

83October 16, 2021

Announcement No. 48 [2021]

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December 21, 2021

Announcement No. 72 [202111Total

246

631
385 registered new chemical substances are added to the Inventory
No.

Date

Document No.

Type
numberRegulation

1

April 21, 2021

Announcement No. 12 [2021]

115

Order No. 7

2June 17, 2021

Announcement No. 25 [2021]

255

Order No. 17

3August 17, 2021

Announcement No. 32 [2021]

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Order No. 7

Total

385

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IV. Control Policies for Import and Export Lists of Strictly Restricted Toxic Chemicals in China (year 2020)

Anyone who imports or exports toxic chemicals listed in thelist shall apply to the MEE for a release notice in accordance withthe announcement and the annexes.
Importers and exporters shall go through import and export
procedures with the customs on the basis of the environmental
management release notice for the import (export) of toxic
chemicals.
http://www.mee.gov.cn/xxgk2018/xxgk/xxgk01/201912/t20191231_756318.html

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IV. Control Policies for Import and Export
 Lists of Strictly Restricted Toxic Chemicals in China (year 2020)

1.Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its salts and perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride(PFOS/F)
2.Hexabromocyclododecane
3.Mercury (including mixtures with other substances containing at least 95% byweight mercury, including alloys of mercury)
4.tetramethyl lead
5.tetraethyl lead
6.Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCT)
7.Tributyltin compounds (including: tributyltin oxide, tributyltin fluoride, tributyltin
methacrylic acid, tributyltin benzoic acid, tributyltin chloride, tributyltin linoleicacid, tributyltin naphthenic acid)
8.Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons ofchain length C10 to C13, including in mixtures in concentrations greater than orequal to 1% by weight and containing more than 48% by weight chlorine)

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IV. Control Policies for Import and Export

List of Goods Prohibited from Importing and Exporting
Date of Issuance: December 30, 2020

Document Number: Announcement No. 73 [2020] ofMinistry of Commerce, General Administration ofCustoms, and MEE
List of Goods Prohibited from Importing (the SeventhBatch) : 75 kinds of goods
List of Goods Prohibited from Exporting (the SixthBatch): 75 kinds of goods

Controlled Goods: Persistent organic pollutants such as
Chlordane and Dechlorane, and mercury-added
products such as mercury-containing batteries, relays,
fluorescent lamps, etc.
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/e/202012/20201203027805.shtml

Control Measures: Import and export are prohibitedfrom January 1, 2021.
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