China Update, November 2020

Published quarterly, China Update provides quarterly briefings on major environment, health and safety (EHS) regulatory developments in China. The November issue covers several country-wide topics, such as the national surface water and ambient air quality status, the first edition of the specially controlled hazardous chemicals catalogue, and measures for the environmental management registration of new chemical substances. See our full list of articles below and read the newsletter using the links at right. 

• Law on The Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution from Solid Waste 
• National Surface Water and Ambient Air Quality Status 
• Catalogue of Specially Controlled Hazardous Chemicals (First Edition)
• Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances 
• Ministry of Ecology and Environment Interview Measures 
• Procedures for Assessment of Direct Economic Losses in the Emergency Response Phase of Emergent Ecological and Environmental Incidents 
• National Environmental Standards for Numerical Forecasting of Ambient Air Quality
• Technical Guidelines for Formulating Water Pollutant Discharge Standards in River Basin
• Technical Specification for Pollution Control of Waste Lead-Acid Batteries