156 Substances Added into China Existing Chemical Substance Inventory - Regulatory News - Chemicals

6 Jun. 2020, China MEE announced that the first batch of 156 substances have fulfilled the requirements for IECSC supplementation and will be managed as existing chemical substances.

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On 9 March 2020, China MEE released a public consultation on 168 substances that have applied for IECSC supplementation. Among them, 156 substances have passed the review and added into the IECSC. The rest 12 substances are still new chemical substances and will be managed as new substances.

Detailed information of the substances that have not listed into IECSC:

S.N	Name	CAS No.
34	(2-Hydroxyethyl)dimethyloctylam monium methyl slfonate	129684-39-5
42	Carbamothioic acid, N-2-propen-1-yl, O-(2-methylpropyl)ester	86329-09-1
47	N,N-Dimethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-octylammonium methanesulfonate	129684-39-5
75	Nitrile rubber	9005-98-5
82	L-Carnitine	541-15-1
84	Formaldehyde, polymer with 3-methylphenol and 2,3,5-trimethylphenol	114651-28-4
92	Succinonitrile	110-61-2
121	Cyclopropanemethylamine	2516-47-4
123	Carbamothioic acid, N-2-propen-1-yl-, O-(2-methylpropyl) ester	86329-09-1
141	1-Propanone, 1,1'-(oxydi-4,1-phenylene)bis[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-	71868-15-0
145	2,4,5-Trimethyl-2H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester	773136-70-2
159	2-Acetyl-5-bromo-4-methylthiophene	859199-06-7

Currently, MEE is still reviewing the application materials. The rest batches of substances that will add into IECSC will also be published on MEE website. It is estimated that the supplementation of IECSC will be completed before the implementation of the Revised Regulations on New Chemical Substances Notification.

CIRS warmly reminds that related enterprises must make sure that substances that have not listed in IECSC are new substances. The Provisions require enterprises to complete new substance registration/record before manufacturing or importing, or they may face various punishments.

CIRS have updated the Asia-Pacific Chemical Inventory Search System (APCISS), please click here to learn more about the 156 substances.

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