China MEP Order 22 - The trial Measures for Environmental Administration Registration of Hazardous Chemicals

The trial Measures for Environmental Administration Registration of Hazardous Chemicals (China MEP Order 22) was issued in Oct 2012 and came into force on 1 March 2013. This regulation is promulgated in accordance with the article 6 of Decree 591 and is MEP’s version of HazChem registration in China. One of the significances of MEP order 22 is that it introduces PRTR system into China.

Main Requirements of China MEP Order 22

Under MEP’s order 22, manufacturers and companies who use hazardous chemicals to manufacture products(“user”) in China shall register hazardous chemicals listed in the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals with local environmental protection authorities and obtain environmental administration registration certificates.

For Priority Hazardous Chemicals for Environmental Management (PHCs), companies shall entrust qualified institutions to prepare an environmental risk assessment report and submit this report to authorities when applying for a registration certificate (article 10). PHCs are also subject to Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) reporting every year.

In addition, MEP’s order 22 requires that companies who intend to export or import toxic chemicals on the “List of toxic chemicals severely restricted to be imported into or exported from China” apply for registration certificates or custom clearance notification from Solid Waste and Chemical Management Center (MEP-SCC).

The picture below shows how different types of hazardous chemicals are controlled by MEP order 22.

More info about China MEP Order 22
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