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Compliance Matters
Understand the impact on your Regulatory Compliance Obligations
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility:
- Regulations have been implemented by Japan, Taiwan, S Korea and China
- Provision for EPR is included in legislation on the statutes of Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam
Mandatory Eco Design
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| China's Eco Design Mandatory Standard |
Eco Design is legally mandated by China, Japan & S Korea, either directly or indirectly through
- Specific Design Legislation
- Mandatory Packaging Standards
Understand the implications for imported products
Circular Economy
Asia has the experience of Circular Economy legislation in force for more than 15 years.
- First introduced in Japan in 2000, Circular Economy Legislation has been enacted by:
- China (2008)
- South Korea (2010)
- Taiwan (2010
Each country has modified the Japanese Circular Economy structure to suit their own specific conditions.
- A Trade Agreement now exists between these countries for the tariff-free exchange of recovered and recyled resources.
- Japanese aid funding has been developing Environmental and Circular Econmic legislation in cooperation with its Southeast Asian trading partners
Since 1 January 2015 new Food Contact and Food Safety regulations have been enacted 