Asia Pacific (continued) _
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Building owners to be subject to tighter
earthquake-resistance standards for
specific large ceilings, elevators and
escalators as of 1 April 2014 12-Jul2013 [51618]
Japanese REACH: 270 substances
newly subject to an annual reporting
requirement for manufacture and import 31-Jul-2013 [51619]
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Taiwan
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New Zealand
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EPA decision to phase out approvals
for the use of certain organophosphate
and carbamate in insecticides and
revise hazard controls 27-Jun-2013
[42778]
Regulations passed enabling the environmental protection legislation for the
exclusive economic zone and continental shelf to enter into force 28-Jun2013 [45135]
EPA decision to phase out approvals
for the use of certain antifouling paints
and revise hazard classifications and
controls 26-Jun-2013 [45138]
Philippines
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Green Building Rating System adopted
by Department of Energy as official
national rating system 02-Jul-2013
[51261]
Health insurance legislation implemented, requires employers to provide
medical and financial data and pay
interest on healthcare contributions 19Jun-2013 [51263]
Singapore
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DC powered electrical appliances will
be explicitly regulated under the Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act as
of 31 July 2014 30-Jul-2013 [45019]
Responsibilities of companies that
contract out work to be greatly expanded starting in March 2014 12-Jun-2013
[51164]
Korean voluntary green building certification rebranded as Green Standard
Occupational Safety and Health Act
significantly expands employer’s responsibility regarding hazard prevention and protection of all types of workers 03-Jul-2013 [40396]
Some
facilities
that
discharge
wastewater are required to install an
automatic monitoring system as early
as 15 July 2014 11-Jul-2013 [49596]
Thailand
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Certain factories must follow the new
procedures for the appointment of a
person responsible for the environment
and pollution control 21-Jun-2013
[51140]
New rule on workplace investigation
procedure enters into force 07-Jun2013 [51141]
A new form to be used to report VOC
leaks from regulated equipment published 11-Jul-2013 [51207]
Employers applying for the occupational safety, health, and environmental
fund should refer to the revised application procedures 25-Jul-2013 [51722]
Vietnam
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Owners of existing buildings are subject to sustainability requirements 01Jul-2013 [51598]
South Korea
for Energy and Environmental Design
(G-SEED) 28-Jun-2013 [51165]
Three additional chemicals designated
as toxic chemicals under the Toxic
Chemicals Control Act 04-Jul-2013
[51749]
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Administrative sanctions and the
amount of fines against the violations
of products and good standards,
measurements, and quality published
19-Jul-2013 [12849]
Department of Work Safety and Department of Legal Affairs are now the
key authorities in the nation's occupational health and safety management
system 25-Jun-2013 [51219]
Companies carrying out surveys and
monitoring of groundwater resources
have to comply with the new technical
regulations 18-Jul-2013 [51980]
All companies operating in Vietnam
are required to provide information and
documents related to the social and
health insurance of their employees 23
-Jul-2013 [51981]
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