Chemical Market Weekly | 2026-10-14: Emergency Rescue Regulation for Hazardous Chemical Accidents Open for Comments, MIIT Approves 674 Industry Standards, EU Advances CLP Label Simplification

This week brought a dense batch of policy and standards developments: the Ministry of Emergency Management opened comments on the Recommended Industry Standard *Emergency Rescue Regulation for Hazardous Chemical Accidents (Draft for Comments)* on October 13, MIIT approved 674 industry standards in September, the State Administration for Market Regulation sought comments on Amendment No. 2 to the Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulation, and five ministries adjusted the export control catalogue for precursor chemicals; overseas, the EU made progress on CLP label simplification and ECHA reform, and a significant new use rule issued by the US EPA takes effect on October 26. For chemical equipment buyers, safety regulations and product standard updates directly affect compliance retrofits of existing units and design bases for new lines, while export control catalogues and overseas labelling rules bear on scheduling and compliance costs of export-oriented lines. This article reviews the week in five sections - domestic safety regulation, industry standards, special equipment, export control and overseas legislation - with a traceable source link attached to each item.

How should hazardous chemical safety regulation be read? Emergency rescue regulation open for comments for 2 months

### Emergency rescue regulation for hazardous chemical accidents open for comments until December 13

The Ministry of Emergency Management opened public comments on the recommended industry standard *Emergency Rescue Regulation for Hazardous Chemical Accidents (Draft for Comments)* on October 13, with feedback due by December 13, 2026, a two-month window. The regulation sets requirements on the organization, command, response procedures and equipment configuration of emergency rescue for hazardous chemical accidents; chemical companies involved in production, storage and use can benchmark their own plans and rescue capabilities against it. Source: Ministry of Emergency Management

How should industry standard updates be read? MIIT approved 674 standards at once, chemical sector accounting for 34

### 674 industry standards approved - 34 for chemicals, 15 for petrochemicals, 223 for machinery

On September 1, MIIT announced approval of 674 industry standards including *Driverless Industrial Vehicles*, among which 34 cover the chemical industry, 15 the petrochemical industry, 10 ferrous metallurgy, 36 building materials, 223 machinery and 107 light industry. The standards span product requirements, test methods and safety specifications, and will gradually supersede the corresponding old standards after implementation, updating the compliance basis for equipment manufacturing and acceptance. Buyers should verify the implementation dates and transition arrangements of relevant standards when selecting equipment such as storage tanks. Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

How should special equipment safety be read? Comments sought on Amendment No. 2 to the Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulation

### Amendment to gas cylinder safety regulation open for comments until October 20

On September 21, the Special Equipment Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation sought public comments on Amendment No. 2 (Draft for Comments) to the *Gas Cylinder Safety Technical Regulation*, with feedback due by October 20, 2026. The amendment covers adjustments to gas cylinder filling, inspection intervals and use registration, directly relevant to the gas supply and storage systems of chemical companies; enterprises managing gas cylinders should watch the transition arrangements after the formal release. Source: State Administration for Market Regulation

How should chemical exports be read? Two precursor chemicals added to the export control catalogue

### Five ministries adjust the export administration catalogue for precursor chemicals

On September 22, the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Emergency Management, General Administration of Customs and National Medical Products Administration jointly adjusted the *Catalogue for the Administration of Export of Precursor Chemicals to Specific Countries (Regions)*, adding 2 substances - 1-phenyl-4-oxo-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid methyl ester and its ethyl ester - to Part 1 of Annex 1. Enterprises producing or exporting the above intermediates should verify the catalogue changes and standardize export declarations to avoid shipment delays caused by the adjustment. Source: Ministry of Commerce

How should EU chemicals legislation be read? CLP simplification and ECHA reform move forward

### Political agreement reached on simplifying cosmetics, CLP and fertilizer labelling rules

On June 16, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Commission's “omnibus VI” simplification package, covering rules for cosmetics, chemical classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) and fertilizer products. While maintaining a high level of health and environmental protection, the agreement introduces greater flexibility into chemical rules; the CLP-related amendments will affect labelling, safety data sheets and packaging compliance for chemical products exported to the EU, so exporters should reserve a compliance adjustment period. Source: European Parliament

### Provisional agreement on the ECHA basic regulation approved; plenary vote planned for November

On June 30, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the basic regulation of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA); on September 10, the Parliament's Environment Committee approved it by 68 votes to 1, with 1 abstention, and a plenary vote is planned for November. The new regulation will adjust ECHA's governance structure and resources, strengthening its role in enforcing REACH and CLP, which also implies that registration and evaluation processes for chemicals entering the EU may become further centralized. Source: European Parliament)

How should overseas restrictions and risk evaluation be read? REACH restriction roadmap updated, US SNUR about to take effect

### EU updates the REACH restriction roadmap, new version released on August 31

On August 31, the European Commission released an updated REACH restriction roadmap, following consultations with member state authorities in July. The roadmap sets out planned restriction items and timelines on a rolling basis, helping companies anticipate future restrictions under REACH Annex XVII and assess substitution options and supply chain adjustment costs in advance. Source: European Commission

### US EPA significant new use rule published; effective October 26

On August 26, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR, docket 24-5.5e) in the Federal Register; it was promulgated on September 9 and takes effect on October 26. The rule requires at least 90 days' advance submission of a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) to EPA before manufacturing or processing the listed chemicals for a significant new use; companies exporting chemicals to the US should check whether they fall within the rule's scope. Source: Federal Register

Takeaways: three implications of this week's policy and standards developments

Three features stand out this week. First, domestically the focus is on hazardous chemical safety and standards system building - both the emergency rescue regulation and the gas cylinder regulation amendment are in the comment period, and enterprises can use the feedback window to raise opinions. Second, industry standards are being intensively revised: the one-time approval of 674 standards suggests that manufacturing and acceptance bases are in a transition period, and equipment selection for jacket reactors and mixing tanks should be checked against the new standards. Third, overseas sees "simplification and reinforcement in parallel" - the EU is advancing CLP label simplification and ECHA reform while the US publishes significant new use rules; export-oriented companies should verify compliance checklists product line by product line.

Further reading:

• Chemical Market Weekly | October 13, 2026: August industrial output up 5.2%
• Chemical Market Weekly | October 5, 2026: New hazardous chemical standards take effect

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