Notice of the Administrat=
ive
Office of State Environmental Protection Administration on the
Procedures to Include the
Chemical Substances Already Produced or Used in
prior to the Provisions on the Environmental Manage=
ment
of New Chemical Substances Taking into Effect
Administrative
Office, SEPA, No.12 (2007)
Environmental protection
bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly u=
nder
the State Council,
After the taking effect of
the Provi=
sions
on the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (hereinafter
referred to as the Provisions) =
on
October 15, 2003, SEPA released the=
Inventory
of Chemical Substances Already Produced in or Imported to China (herein=
after
referred to as the Inventory)
according to the Provisions. Be=
fore
and after the promulgation of the P=
rovisions,
SEPA organized 6 times supplementary application for the Inventory. But at present, there̵=
7;re
still some units in need of supplementary application. In order to have =
better
separate management of new chemical substances and the existing ones and
address the problem of some units missing the application, after due consid=
eration,
the Administration hereby notifies the following specific procedures requir=
ed
to add into the Inventory the
chemical substances already produced or used legally in China before the Provisions taking into effect:
1.&n= bsp; The applicant files an application to local prefecture or city-level environmental protection bure= au after downloading the application form from the website of Chemical Registr= ation Center of SEPA (hereinafter referred to as CRC-SEPA, www.cr= c-sepa.org.cn) and filing them out as required. The application documents s= hall include explanations for the fact that the chemical substance was actually produced or used prior to the implementation of the Provisions and that it was not on the Inventory, as well as relevant certificates. The application form and specific requirements are in the Attachment.
2.&n= bsp; Environmental protection = bureau at prefecture or city level check the authenticity of the documents submitt= ed by the applicant.
3.&n= bsp; Provincial-level environm= ental protection bureau shall collect all the application forms within its admini= strative jurisdiction, and submit to SEPA the opinions for the first review and the enterprise’s application documents.
4.&n= bsp; Upon the receipt of the documents submitted by the provincial-level environmental protection bureau, SEPA shall entrust the CRC-SEPA to verify and summarize the documents and present its suggestions.
5.&n= bsp; Based on the suggestions = of the CRC-SEPA, SEPA departments concerned shall present their comments and repor= t to SEPA leaders for a final decision.
6.&n= bsp; SEPA shall notify provincial-level environmental protection bureau and the CRC-SEPA on the fi= nal decision in a written form, and the latter shall notify the applicants.
In case of any questions =
in
this process, contact the CRC-SEPA directly.
Contact person: Ms. Jian Xiaodong
CRC-SEPA, SEPA
Tel: =
(010) 84915287
Attachment: the applicati=
on
form for including the Chemical
Substances already Produced or Used in
The Administrative Office=
of
State Environmental Protection Administration
January 12, 2007
Attachment:
The Application Form for =
Including the Chemical Substances alrea=
dy
Produced or Used in
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Confidentiality of labels |
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list of attachments |
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Requirements for
filling the form:
1. This is the technical form attached to the documents =
submitted
by the applicant to local environmental protection bureau for the purpose of
adding chemical substances into the Inventory.
In the application text, the applicant shall specify the details and pledge=
to
comply with the Provisions on the
administration of new chemical substances and other regulations as well=
as
the technical rules on adding new substances to the Inventory.
2. It is recommended to acquire the accurate Chinese and
English names, molecular formula, and structural formula of the chemical
substances from relevant authorities, such as Chinese Chemical Society, in
order to ensure their accuracy. If it is not convenient to put relevant
information in the form, it may be provided in the attachment. To make it
easier to look up and identify the chemical substances, their bynames, if a=
ny,
may be distinguished by the semicolon.
3. The type of operation refers to either production or =
use.
4.&n= bsp; Confidentiality of labels refers to “confidential” or &#= 8220;not confidential”. In case of “confidential”, the applicant i= s required to refer to the technical rules on adding chemical substances to the Inventory, and provide in attachme= nts the Chinese generic name and English generic name as well as the confidentiality declaration.
5. In the “list of Attachments”, the applicant shall
specify the documents attached to the application for adding the substances=
to
the Inventory. The documents in=
clude
the followings, A) evidence to prove the existence of the substances concer=
ned
before relevant regulations taking effect; B) explanations of authorities f=
or
the accurate Chinese and English names, molecular formula and structural
formula of the substances concerned; C) in case of confidentiality, attachm=
ents
on the generic name in both Chinese and English, and the confidentiality
declaration; D) attachments of
molecular formula and structural formula that are not convenient to specify=
in
the form.
6. The applicant shall submit the application in both e-version a=
nd
printed copies.
Issued by the Administrat= ive Office of State Environmental Protection Administration, January 12, 2007