- Date:2021-04-20
- Department:Chemicals Administration Ministry of Environment
(1) On April 7, amendments to “Toxic Chemical Substances Handling Application and Chemical Substances Registration Fee Standards” were promulgated and a press release was distributed for a detailed explanation.
(2) The “Nitrous Oxide Inspection and 2021 Conference on Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Operation and Flow Control and Auditing Project” was summoned on April 13, allowing the Bureau to review and share the nitrous oxide inspection results and to exchange experience with local environmental protection bureaus. Besides, the “2021 Chemical Engineering (Raw) Material Industry Counseling and Field Investigation” and the methods and highlights of the "Joint Investigation of Chemical Engineering (Raw) Material Industry Operators Concurrently Selling Food Additives” were presented.
(3) Jointly organized “National Toxic and Chemical Substances Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill” to simulate the scenario of a toxic substances disaster, based on which a drill was conducted to enhance the Bureau’s overall disaster-relief capacity and to better respond to similar disasters in the future.
Source: EPA Major Environmental Policies, April 2021
