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GB13690 General Rule for Classification and Hazard Communication of Chemicals will be revised
Author:佚名 Hits: Date:2012-08-22 07:28:52 【Font:Large Middle Small
China is making arrangement to revise 1124 China national standards, amongwhich two compulsory national standards regarding China GHS classification are included, according to a recent ministerial notice issued from China’s Standardization Administration (SAC) on August the 13th.

 

One standard is abot 'classification, precautionary labelling and precautionary statements for chemical substances harmful to the ozone layer'. It is the first time drafting.

 

The other one is GB13690-2009 'General rule for classification and hazard communication of chemicals'. GB13690-2009 provides general directions for GHS classification, covering in general the already issued 26 standards (GB 20576 - GB 20599 and GB 20601 - GB 20602, that are based on GHS version 2005) for detailed hazard categories, precautionary labelling or precautionary statements of chemicals.

 

The 2 standards are planed to issue in year 2014.

 

SAC website: http://www.sac.gov.cn/zhywglb/zxtz_823/201208/t20120816_121797.htm