Final Versions of Technical Guidelines of MEE Order 12 Released

On the 24 December 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the final versions of technical risk assessment guidelines. These guidelines will guide and regulate risk assessment activities and assisting the implementation of MEE Order No.12.

The recently published guidelines are:

• Environmental and Health Hazard Assessment (trail) – Appendix 1

This guideline uses GB 30000 series standards and GB/T 24782 as the main resources in hazardous assessment. It sets down the general principles and requirements for the assessment procedures and contents of chemical substances.

• Environmental and Health Exposure Assessment (trail) – Appendix 2

The main material referred in this guideline is HJ 2035 standard – Technical Guideline on Solid Waste Disposal. This guideline is supposed to be used for risk assessment of environmental and health exposure evaluation.  

• Environmental and Health Risk Characterization (trail)- Appendix 3

There is no specific standard referred to in this guideline. However, this guideline will rely on MEE Order No.12, Guidelines for MEE Order No.12, and the Technical Framework Guidelines on the Risk Assessment of Chemical Substance which are the common resources for the three guidelines. Specifically, it includes the main principles, procedures, and technical points for environmental and health risk characterization of chemical substances.

All of the three guidelines mentioned above came into force from the day they were enacted. However, as the term ‘trail’ in the name of the guidance indicated, these guidelines can be modified depending on the actual situation of implementation.  

Download Environmental and Health Hazard Assessment (trail) – Appendix 1 (In Mandarin)

Download Environmental and Health Exposure Assessment (trail) – Appendix 2 (In Mandarin)

Download Environmental and Health Risk Characterization (trail)- Appendix 3 (In Mandarin)

Update: 2021-01-20