环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

Public Seminar on the Latest Trends in Chemical Management in China and Korea

Latest Progress ofChemicals Management in China

Solid waste and Chemicals management Center,
MEP, China
2018.1.23
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Situation of China's Chemicals Management

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Latest Progress on Regulations in China

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Management on Chemicals

Future of China's Chemicals Management环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Situation of China's chemicals management
Registration on the environmental management of hazardous chemicals(MEP Order NO. 22) abolished in 2016
Regulations on safety management of hazardous chemicals(revised, Decree NO. 591 of the State Council)

Registration on the environmental managementof new chemicals （ revised, MEP Order NO. 7）

2009Registration on the environmental
management of new chemicals（ Former SEPA Order NO. 17）

Environment
Management Regulations
on the Import and Exportof Toxic Chemicals for The
First Time
(Issued by Former SEPA)环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

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New Era, New Tasks
The 19th National Congress of theCommunist Party of China
Speeding up Reform of the System forDeveloping an Ecological
Civilization, and Building a Beautiful China
 Promoting green development

 Solving prominent environment problems
 Intensifying the protection of ecosystem Reforming the environmental regulation

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环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Specific Requirements of the 13th Five-year Plan
 Goal : by 2020,
 the database for chemicals hazard features is built,
 the production and use of chemicals in China is well known,
 the capacity for chemical hazard identification and risk
assessment is initially formed,
 basic regulation and standard system for chemical management
are established, the environmental and health risk of certain chemicals such as
mercury and POPs are effectively controlled, positive progress is made in the prevention and control of toxic
and hazardous chemicals.

 Main tasks: Develop strategies, promote legislation, establish

and improve systems, and implement measures.
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Specific Requirements of the 13th Five-year Plan

Notice of the State Council on the issuance of the 13th five-year
ecological environmental protection plan (2016 NO.65)
 Chapter 3:

focus on the prevention and control of risks at their sources

and strengthen the foundation for green development
Establish a the systems of methods, procedures and technical specification for theenvironmental and health risk assessment of chemicals.
 Chapter 6: Implement the whole process control, effectively prevent andreduce the environmental risk
…to improve the capacity for risk control by reforming the normalized

management system a whole life-cycle risk prevention and control system fortoxic and hazardous chemicals will be established...

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Specific Requirements of the 13th Five-year Plan
 Chapter 6: Implement the whole process control,
effectively prevent and reduce the environmental riskAssess the environment and health risks of existing chemicals.
Initial screening and risk assessment of existing chemical will be
carried out to assess the accumulation and risk of chemicals in theenvironment. By the end of 2017, the list of priority control
chemicals will be released, and the production, use and import ofhigh-risk chemicals will be severely restricted or banned.

Elimination of the Convention controlled chemicals. By 2020, POPs
will be basically eliminated.

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress in China's Chemicals Management Legislation

Goal：
To establish a macro management system. By formulating
macroscopic policies, identity the chemicals needed to be
managed and the corresponding measures such as elimination,
substitution and inclusion criteria. The "engine“ for the entire
management framework.
Tasks：
 By following the risk prevention principle, a legal framework
covering the whole life cycle of the hazardous chemicals will
be built.
 Establish and improve the chemical hazard identification, risk
assessment, the elimination and restriction mechanism, andthe whole life cycle risk management system.
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress in China's Chemicals Management Legislation

Legislative Goals and Control Objectives
To prevent the long-term, potential environmental pollution andrisks from the hazardous chemicals, protect the ecologicalenvironment and public health, and promote the green
development.
Focus on chemicals that have been or may be in China's
environment for a long time, with biological accumulation andtoxicity.
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Exposure to the environment in a certain amount or concentration canpose an unacceptable risk to organisms (humans, plants, animals, etc.)•

With persistency and potential bioaccumulation ability that can cause
negative effects on human body or other organisms.

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

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Latest Progress in China's Chemicals Management Legislation

Managing Scope
Unknownhazards

New Chemical
Substances

With unknown orpartly aware hazards

Existing Chemicals
Toxic And
Hazardous
ChemicalsWith known hazards

With known hazards and high risks环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

Priority
ControlChemics

Latest Progress in China's Chemicals Management Legislation

Registration for theimport and export of
toxic chemicals

Regulation for theregistration of new
chemical substances

Chemicalsmanagement
regulation system

Regulation for thechemical information

Risk assessment
system for existingchemicalRisk control systemfor priority control
chemicals环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心reportingLatest Progress in China's Chemicals Management Legislation

Promote the establishment and improvement of the regulation system

Improve the regulation for the registration of new chemical substances

Improve the regulation for the chemical information reporting

Establish the risk assessment and control system for priority control
chemicals
Improve the monitoring and evaluation system for the environmental

investigation of chemicals
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress on Regulations in China

Regulation for the registration of new chemical substances

Announcement for adjusting the data requirements in the guidance
for the registration of new chemical substances （MEP announcement
2017 NO. 42）
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201709/t20170905_420903.htm

Principles： Streamline administration and delegate power to lower levels
 Enhance scientific and normative Reduce data requirements, lighten enterprise burden环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress on Regulations in China

Regulation for the registration of new chemical substances Adjustment rangea)Toxicology minimum data requirementsb)Ecotoxicology minimum data requirementsc)

Exemption conditions of physical and chemical datad)Exemption conditions of toxicology datae)

Exemption conditions of ecotoxicology data环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress on Regulations in China

Registration for the import and export of toxic chemicals
 Announcement on publishing the list of China's severely
restricted toxic chemicals (2018) （ MEP announcement 2017
NO. 74）
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201712/t20171222_428499.htma) The list of China's severely restricted toxic chemicals (2018)b) Notes on the application of the notification for import Clearanceof toxic chemicalsc) Notes on the application of the notification for export Clearanceof toxic chemicals
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress on Regulations in China
The list of China's severely restricted toxic chemicals (2018)
SerialNumberChemicals

CAS NOHS CodePermitted use

Chemicals in Stockholm Convention
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2

Lindane

Perfluorooctane sulfonicacid

1763-23-1

Perfluorooctanesulphonate amine

29081-56-9

Perfluorooctane
sulfonic acid
Perfluoro-1(PFOS), its salts
octanesulfonyl fluoride
andperfluorooctane
sulfonyl fluoride
Potassium(PFOS-F)
heptadecafluoro-1octanesulfonate
Heptadecafluoro-1octanesulfonic acidlithium salt

Other
perfluorooctylsulfonate

358-89-9Hexabromocyclododecane环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

307-35-7

2795-39-3

29457-72-5
70225-14-8,
56773-42-3,
251099-16-8
25637-99-4
3194-55-6
134237-50-6
134237-51-7
134237-52-8

2903810010

use as a human health pharmaceutical to control
head lice and scabies before March 25th.2019

1. Before March 25th.2019, Photo masks in thesemiconductor and liquid crystal display (LCD)
2904310000
industries, metal plating (hard metal plating,decorative plating), electric and electronic partsfor some colour printers and colour copy
machines, insecticides for control of red imported
fire ant, and termites, chemically driven oil
2904320000
production, carpets, leather and apparel, textiles
and upholstery, paper and packaging, coatingsand coating additives, rubber and plastics.
2904360000
2. Photo-imaging, photo-resist and anti-reflective
coatings for semi-conductor, etching agent forcompound semi-conductor and ceramic filter,
2904340000 aviation hydraulic fluids, metal plating (hard metal
plating) only in closed-loop systems, certain
medical devices (such as ethylene
tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) layers and2904330000 radio-opaque ETFE production, in-vitro diagnostic
medical devices, and CCD colour filters),
fire-fighting foam, insect baits for control of leaf2904350000 cutting ants from Atta spp. and Acromyrmex spp.

2903890020

used in EPS, XPS as fire retardant before
December 25th. 2021

Latest Progress on Regulations in China
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Mercury

Chemical in Mercury Convention
7439-97-6
2805400000
Chemicals in Rotterdam Convention

Comply with Mercury Convention

5

lead tetramethide

75-74-1

2931100000

6

lead tetraethyl78-00-2

2931100000

7polychlorinated terphenyl（PCT）

2903999030

8

tributyl tin compound

61788-33-8
56-35-9
1983-10-4
2155-70-6
4342-36-3
1461-22-924124-25-2
85409-17-2

Industrial use (except for the use of
explosion-proof agents other thanaviation gasoline and other vehicles
Industrial use (except for the use of
explosion-proof agents other thanaviation gasoline and other vehicles
Industrial use

2931200000

Industrial use

9short-chain chlorinated paraffins

85535-84-8

3824999990（liquid）
3404900000（Solid withartificial wax characteristics）

Industrial use

1763-23-1

2904310000

Industrial use

29081-56-92904320000

Industrial use

307-35-72904360000

Industrial use

2795-39-3

2904340000

Industrial use

29457-72-5

2904330000

Industrial use

70225-14-8
56773-42-3
251099-16-8
4151-50-2

2904350000

Industrial use

Perfluorooctane
sulfonic acid10

Perfluorooctane
sulfonic acid,perfluorooctane
sulfonates,
perfluorooctane
sulfonamides andperfluorooctane
sulfonyls

Perfluorooctanesulphonate amine
Perfluoro-1octanesulfonyl fluoride
Potassium
heptadecafluoro-1octanesulfonate
Heptadecafluoro-1octanesulfonic acidlithium salt

Other环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

perfluorooctylsulfonate

Latest Progress on Regulations in China
Changes in the list of China's severely restricted toxic chemicals (2018)
Former version-The list of China's toxic chemicals with severely

restriction on the import and export (2014)“Severely restricted chemicals" refer to chemicals that are prohibited fortheir negative effects to health and environment, but are permitted touse under some special circumstances.
"Toxic chemicals" refers to chemicals that can cause harm to health andthe environment through environmental accumulation, bioaccumulation,
biological transformation or chemical reaction, or those can bringserious harm or potential danger to human body.

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress on Regulations in China
Changes in the list of China's severely restricted toxic chemicals (2018)
 Fewer chemicals- The chemicals in the new version is reduced to 10 (categories) from 162(categories) in the 2014 version.
- Stockholm Convention, Mercury Convention and Rotterdam Convention are
main basis.
 Permitted use- Permitted uses of each chemical are provided.
- The import and export of these chemicals can be applied only under
permitted uses, otherwise are not allowed.
 Management requirements
Notes on the application of the notification for export/import clearance of
toxic chemicals are also provided.
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Latest Progress on Regulations in China

Minamata Convention on Mercury comes into effect in China
 In July 2017, the State Council approved the establishment of thework coordination group of the MEP and other 17 ministries.
 In August 2017, Announcement on the Minamata Convention on

Mercury comes into effect in China was issued by MEP and other 17
ministries.

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Management on Existing Chemicals
Goal：•

Risk management. The risk of chemicals are managed throughscreening and risk assessment.

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Improve the technology support capability. Form a team, establish arisk assessment system, and provide long-term and stable support for
decision-making.

Tasks：
 The hazard screening and risk assessment of existing chemicals (nearly
45,000 chemicals) in China will be carried out, and the priority control chemical
list will be published.
 To eliminate and replace the priority control chemicals, and measures will
be taken to prevent and control risks in the whole life cycle of chemicals, fromproduction, use, consumption to waste disposal环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Screening Principles for Existing Chemicals

replaceable
Elimination

Risk
management

Priority control
chemicalsHigh risk

Priority assessment

Risk
assessment

chemicals

High
exposure

Candidate chemicals
Hazards
screening

Inventory of Existing Chemical
Substances produced orimported in China(IECSC)

环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心

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Unacceptablehazards

Priority Control Chemical List
Priority Control Chemical List•

Action Plan on Water Pollution Prevention- Evaluate the environmental and health risks of the existing chemicals,

publish the priority control list of chemicals before the end of 2017, strictly
restraint on the product and use of high risk chemicals, and drive thesubstituting and phasing out of these chemicals gradually.
Priority Control Chemical List(first batch) was launched on December 28th, 2017.

• Announcement on publishing the Priority Control Chemical List(firstbatch) (MEP 2017 NO. 83)
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bgg/201712/t20171229_428832.htm
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Priority Control Chemical List(first batch)
No

ChemicalsCas NoNo

ChemicalsCas NoPc001

Trichlorobenzene

120-82-1

Pc013

Naphthalene

91-20-3

Pc002

1,3-butadiene106-99-0

Pc014

Lead Compound

Pc003

Musk Xylene

81-15-2

Pc004

N,n'bis(methylphenyl)-1,4benzenediamine

27417-40-985535-84-8

1763-23-1

Pc015

68920-70-7
Pc005

Pc006

Pc007
Pc008
Pc009
Pc010
Pc011

Pc012

Short-chain
Chlorinated Paraffins

Dichloromethane
Cadmium And
Cadmium Compounds
Mercury And Mercury
Compounds
Formaldehyde
Chromium VI
Compounds
Hexachlorocyclopentad
iene

Hexabromocyclododecane环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Perfluorooctane Sulfonic
Acid (PFOS), Its Salts And
Perfluorooctane Sulfonyl
Fluoride (PFOS-F)

307-35-7
2795-39-3
29457-72-5

71011-12-6

29081-56-985536-22-7

70225-14-8

85681-73-8

56773-42-3

108171-26-2

251099-16-8

1975-9-2

7440-43-9(镉)Pc016

7439-97-6(汞)50-00-0

Nonylphenol And
Nonylphenoxypoly(ethyleneoxy)ethanol

25154-52-3

84852-15-3
9016-45-9

Pc017

Trichloromethane

67-66-3

Pc018

Trichloroethylene

1979-1-6

77-47-4

Pc019

25637-99-4

Pc020

Arsenic And Arsenic
Compounds
Decabromodiphenyl Ether

3194-55-6

Pc021

Tetrachloroethylene

127-18-4

134237-50-6

Pc022

Acetaldehyde

75-07-0134237-51-7
134237-52-8

7440-38-2(砷)1163-19-5

Chemical Investigation and Capacity Building Chemical investigation•

Since 2013, China has actively promoted domestic chemical investigation in key industries.

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As of 2017, two rounds of investigation have been carried out, data audit andinvestigation report have been completed, and the investigation methods and standard
system have been formed.

 Database•

The chemical database contains environmental protection standard, product content
standard, hazard, and the production and use of more than 40,000 chemicals in China

 Technical specification system•

The technical department has developed a series of technical documents, such as
guidelines, guidances and specifications for the hazard screening and risk assessment, andsome has been tested in the formulation of the first batch of priority controlled chemicals.

Technical guidance for exposure assessment of pollutants（HJ 875-2017）has
been published (MEP Announcement 2017 NO.58)
环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Future of China's Chemicals Management

 Legislation for chemicals management

 Establishment and improvement of regulations
 Risk assessment and control of chemicals
 Prevention and control of toxic and hazardous
pollutants
 Capacity building for chemicals management环境保护部固体废物与化学品管理技术中心Thanks for listening
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