Monday, February 25, 2013

China Publishes Updated IECSC(2013)

1 Feb 2013, China MEP has published updated Chinese existing chemical inventory IECSC(2013).

There are now 45612 substances in IECSC. The full list of IECSC(2013) can be downloaded here.

http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/W020130131548538924943.rar

This is the first time that the full list is made available to the public for free. There are 42342 substances in the public portion of IECSC(2013) and 3270 substances in the confidential section of IECSC(2013). The substances in the confidential section are shown in category names. No CAS number or molecular structure is given for those confidential substances.

Companies have to submit a formal enquiry to CRC to check whether a substance is new or not. CRC usually issues a letter of confirmation within 2 weeks after an enquiry is submitted.

The enquiry costs 600 RMB(~100 USD) from 1st Jan 2013.

Chemical Inventories

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