China adds four substances to IECSC

Date
08 Nov 2023

Chemical inventory

GPC - Global Product Compliance

The Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) has consulted on the inclusion of four chemical substances to its Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC) under MEE Order No.12. 

The concerned substances are: 

  • 4-chlorobenzophenone;
  • 1,8-naphthalimide;
  • (2S,4S)-2-(dimethyl-amino carbonyl)-4-mercapto-1-(p -nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl)- 1-pyrrolidine; and
  • cerium (III) acetate hydrate.

These four substances were nominated by the industry on the legal basis that these substances were manufactured in or imported into China before 15th October 2003 as provided in MEE Order No.12.

The nomination was done on 23rd October, and it will be opened for consultation for two weeks. From now on, there are no registration or record filling obligations for these four substances under China REACH. For more information regarding China REACH, please contact GPC China via compliance@gpcregulatory.cn. 

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