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types of businesses - power plants and incinerators. The Act would gradually come into effect for 20 types
of businesses by 2020. The Ministry of Environment is accepting comments on the proposed Act until
8 March 2014

South Africa
Companies contributing to air pollution may soon be required to submit pollution prevention plans.
Companies contributing to air pollution may be required to submit pollution prevention plans by 31 March
2015 if the proposal published on 14 March 2014 is adopted. The proposal requires submission of a
progress report towards implementation of the plan by 31 March each year for the preceding calendar year.
The Department of Environmental Affairs proposed publication of the national pollution prevention plans
regulations, under sections 29(3), 53(o) and (p) read with section 57(1)(a) of the National Environmental
Management: Air Quality Act, 2004.

Japan
Chemicals now have to be classified according to the updated Japan Industrial Standard JIS Z 7252:2014
which adopts GHS 4th Revision. On 25 March 2014, Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) Z 7252:2014
‘’Classification of chemicals based on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (GHS)’ was released, adopting GHS 4th Revision. JIS Z 7252:2014 is an updated version of JIS
Z 7252:2009 which was in line with GHS 2nd Revision. Businesses labeling chemicals and/or providing
Safety Data Sheet (i.e. chemical manufacturers, importers, handlers and sellers) as required under the
certain legislation must classify the concerned chemicals based on JIS Z 7252:2014 by the transitional
period expires on 31 December 2016. The relevant legislation includes the Industrial Safety and Health Act
and PRTR Act. Businesses that voluntarily label chemicals and/or provide SDS in GHS format are strongly
recommended to classify them based on JIS Z 7252:2014

Europe
France
Regulatory framework on Seveso major-hazard installations aligned with Seveso III from 1 June 2015.
From 1 June 2015, operators of classified installations subject to authorization due to their activities of
manufacture, use and storage of chemicals will be subject to a revised industrial classification regime,
following the introduction of the Seveso III regime. The classified installation nomenclature will be
significantly modified in order to create Rubrics 4000 to 4999 for activities of manufacture, use and storage
of chemicals classified according to the CLP/GHS classification rules. In addition, rules for determining
whether an installation is a low-risk or high-risk Seveso will be based on thresholds indicated in one
table. Operating requirements for Seveso installations will be compiled into one specific section of the
Environment Code to ease readability of Seveso requirements, previously spread out in different parts of
the Code. Operators of Seveso classified installations will also be required to update their major-accident
prevention policy every five years. Th