Asia News 05|2026: China, Japan und Taiwan

• China has issued the Industrial Products Green Design Guidelines (2026), a national‑level framework from MIIT and four other ministries that sets life-cycle-based eco‑design principles and priorities to drive greener, low‑carbon industrial product design, with significant implications for sustainable packaging.
• On 17 April 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) General Office, together with the General Offices of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), officially released the Industrial Products Green Design Guidelines (2026). The document sets out overarching principles and key focus areas for green (ecological) design across the full life cycle of industrial products, aiming to reduce resource consumption and environmental impacts while safeguarding product performance, quality, and safety.
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• This ministerial ordinance is intended to clarify the specific chemical substances subject to regulation by compiling them into a list, and it will come into effect on June 17, 2026. Businesses handling related chemical substances are required to respond and confirm promptly.
• In the official gazette dated April 17, 2026, the "Ministerial Ordinance Designating Chemical Substances Based on the Provisions of Article 1, Paragraph 1, Item 37 of the Enforcement Order of the Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc." was jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Under this ministerial ordinance, a total of 117 substances were designated as "Class I Specified Chemical Substances - PFHxS-related substances" under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL).
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• It is intended to facilitate industry compliance with the new international requirements for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air.
• On April 27, 2026, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) of Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) issued a notice proposing a draft amendment to the List of Dangerous Goods Which Are Transported by Air and Provisions for Dangerous Goods Carried by Passengers and Crew. Comments are welcome before May 11, 2026.
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