Interpretation of the Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances
On June 11, 2026, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the Draft Revision to the Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (the "Draft Measures") for public consultation. The proposed revision aims to implement the relevant provisions of the Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China and further improve China's regulatory framework for the environmental management of new chemical substances.
One of the most significant changes in the draft is the removal of the exemption in the current MEE Order No. 12 that excludes pharmaceuticals, pesticides, veterinary drugs, cosmetics, food, food additives, feed, feed additives, fertilizers, and similar products from the scope of the Measures. This revision signals a fundamental shift in the regulatory approachโfrom regulating based on industry or end use to regulating based on the substance itself. In principle, any substance that is not listed in the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC) would be subject to registration requirements, regardless of the industry in which it is used.
For companies operating in the cosmetics, food, agriculture, and other related sectors, raw materials that were previously exempt may now require registration or record-filing as new chemical substances. This change could have significant implications for regulatory compliance costs and market access.
This seminar will provide an in-depth discussion of the following five key legal issues:
1. The legislative background and policy rationale behind the revision of MEE Order No. 12
2. The legal status and hierarchy of regulations governing the environmental management of new chemical substances
3. Consistency between higher-level and lower-level legislation
4. The legal basis for removing exemptions for specific product categories
5. The possibility of future adjustments through implementing rules or supporting policies
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ไธใๆฐ12ๅทไปคไฟฎ่ฎข็ๆณๅพ่ๆฏๅ็ซๆณ้ป่พใๅๆๆญคๆฌกไฟฎ่ฎขไธใ็ๆ็ฏๅขๆณๅ ธใๆฝ่ก็ๅ ณ่๏ผ่งฃ่ฏปๅ ้คๅป่ฏใๅ่ฏใๅๅฆๅใ้ฃๅ็ญไบงๅ่ฑๅ ่ๅด็ๆฟ็ญ่้ใ
ไบใๆฐๅๅญฆ็ฉ่ดจ็ฏๅข็ฎก็็ธๅ ณๆณ่ง็ๆณๅพไฝ็ณปๅฎไฝไธๅฑ็บงๅ ณ็ณปใๆขณ็ๆณๅพใ่กๆฟๆณ่งใ้จ้จ่ง็ซ ไน้ด็ไฝ้ถๅ ณ็ณป๏ผๆ็กฎใๅๆณใๅจๆๅฝๆณๅพไฝ็ณปไธญ็ๅๆ ใ
ไธใไธไฝๆณไธไธไฝๆณไฟๆไธ่ด็็่งฃใๆข่ฎจไธไฝๆณๆชๅ็ๅๅๆถไธไฝๆณไฟ็ๅๆ่กจ่ฟฐ็็ฉบ้ดใไธไฝๆณไฟ็ๅๆ่กจ่ฟฐๆฏๅฆไธไธไฝๆณไบง็ๅฒ็ช๏ผไปฅๅ"ๅฒ็ช"็ๆณๅพๅ ๆถตใ
ๅใๅ ้ค็ธๅ ณไบงๅ็ฑปๅซ่ฑๅ ่ๅด็ๆณๅพไพๆฎใไปๆๆไพๆฎๅ็ซๆณๅๅ่งๅบฆ๏ผ่ฏไผฐๆญคๆฌก่ฐๆด็ๅๆณๆงไธๅ่งๆงใ
ไบใๆชๆฅ้่ฟๅฎๆฝ็ปๅๆ้ ๅฅๆฟ็ญ่ฟ่ก่ฐๆดไผๅ็ๅฏ่ฝๆงใ็ ๅค่กไธ้็จ่ๅด่ฟไธๆญฅ่ฐๆด็็ฉบ้ดไธ่ทฏๅพใ
ๆฌๆฌกๆดปๅจๆจๅจไธบ็ธๅ ณ่กไธไผไธๆไพๆๅจๆณๅพ่งฃ่ฏป๏ผๅฉๅไผไธๅ็กฎๆๆกๆฟ็ญ่ตฐๅใ็งๅญฆ่งๅๅ่ง่ทฏๅพใ
Event details:
- Event format: Online
- Time & Date: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Thursday, July 9
- Language: Chinese
- Contact: Ada Yang, ayang@amchamchina.org; Dandan Li, dli@amchamchina.org
Notes:
- Registration is required to access the meeting. Registration and refunds close at 3:00 PM (China time), July 8 (Wednesday).
- Please make sure to register with your company email address.
