The Measures for Environmental Administration of New Chemical Substances (China MEP Order 7 / China REACH) was issued in January 2010 by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and came into force on 15 October 2010. This regulation is similar to EU REACH regulation and is also known as “China REACH”. China MEP Order 7 requires that manufacturers and importers submit new substance notifications and obtain approvals from the Solid Waste and Chemical Management Centre of China MEP (MEP-SCC) prior to production or importation.
China RoHS (also known as Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products ) is a Chinese government regulation that controls the legal threshold of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenly ethers (PBDs) in electrical and electronic products. Compliance with China RoHS is mandatory for electrical and electronic products being sold in and into China. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors must ensure that these products meet these limits and the Declaration and Labelling Requirements of China RoHS in order to sell products in China. There are no exemptions in China RoHS.
Hong Kong Producer Responsibility Scheme on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment was f ully implemented in 2018, this scheme provides a long-term solution to potential land contamination and environmental problems arising from the mishandling of WEEE during delivery, storage and dismantling processes. Manufacturers or importers must 1) Register with the Environmental Protection Department (EDP) with a removal service plan, 2) Pay recycling levy, 3) Maintain return records for audit purposes, and 4) Provide a recycling label that explains how to recycle the product.
China’s Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) framework prohibits the production, use, import, and export of high risk substances, including DecaBDE, SCCPs, HCB, and PCNs, across all relevant industrial and consumer product sectors. Managed by integrating Stockholm Convention mandates into China’s domestic legal system, this structure operates under the Ecological and Environmental Code (2026). To comply with these risk based national standards, businesses must satisfy mandatory chemical registration requirements and adhere to strict information disclosure rules.
The China Limits of Certain Heavy Metals in Printing Ink enforces heavy metal thresholds, capping the aggregate concentration of lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium at 100 mg/kg.