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Provisions on Environmental Management on the First Import of Chemicals and the Import and Export of Toxic Chemicals.

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances International trade Transport/storage Certification Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
These Provisions enter into force on 1 May 1994.
Abstract

The purpose of these Provisions is to protect the ecological environment by enhancing environmental management on the first import of chemicals and the import and export of toxic chemicals and by implementing the provisions drawn up in the "London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade". Local competent environmental protection administrative departments at various levels shall conduct environmental supervision and management on the first import of chemicals and the import and export of toxic chemicals. Foreign businesses who export toxic chemicals to China shall apply to the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) for Registration Certificate (Chapter III). For the prevention of port environmental pollution, the classification, packaging, labelling and transport of imported and exported chemicals shall be carried out in accordance with the international or domestic stipulations on shipment of hazardous commodities (Chapter IV). Attached to these Provisions is a list of toxic chemicals banned or severly restricted in China.

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Implemented by

Joint Announcement No. 60 of 2019 of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on releasing the list of strictly restricted toxic chemicals in China (2020).

Legislation | China | 2019

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, International trade, Waste management, Authorization/permit, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX