📋 Policy Monitoring Daily Report | 2026-05-12
Monitoring Areas: EU REACH SVHC Candidate List, China GB National Standards (New Materials / Chemical Industry)
🔴 Key Policy Updates This Week
1. China GB Standards — Multiple Standards Effective May 1, 2026
| Standard | Title | Effective Date | Risk Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB 12955-2024 | “Fire Doors” — New full mandatory standard | May 1, 2026 (already in effect) | 🔴 High |
| GB/T 46434-2025 | “Methanol Purity and Trace Organic Impurities — Gas Chromatography Method” | May 1, 2026 (already in effect) | 🟡 Medium |
| GB/T 23528.3-2025 | “Xylooligosaccharide” — Replaces GB/T 35545-2017 | May 1, 2026 (already in effect) | 🟡 Medium |
🔴 GB 12955-2024 “Fire Doors” — Key Update Alert
This revision represents a major overhaul of China’s fire door standard. Key changes:
- New classification system: Divided into evacuation route fire doors, facility/equipment fire doors, and residential fire doors — with differentiated technical requirements for each category
- Tighter material requirements: Stricter combustion performance and environmental performance requirements for door frame bodies and core materials
- New smoke-seal performance requirement: Mandatory to prevent toxic smoke spread in fires
- Mechanical strength requirements: Structural stability and durability requirements
- Water-spray resistance: Fire doors installed in evacuation routes or key facilities must withstand water-jet impact during firefighting
Impact scope: Fire door manufacturers, construction companies, real estate developers, property management
Transition: Already in effect — companies must immediately complete standard upgrades, testing certification, and certificate reissuance
2. GB 30981.2-2025 “Limitation of Hazardous Substances in Coatings — Part 2: Industrial Coatings”
- Mandatory implementation: June 1, 2026 (~20 days remaining)
- Impact scope: Woodware coating, vehicle coating, toy coating, protective coating, and marine coating manufacturers
- Risk level:🔴 High (20-day countdown)
- Key change: Integrates 5 previous independent standards into a unified regulatory framework with stricter substance limits
🟢 No Major Changes
EU REACH SVHC Candidate List
- Most recent update: February 4, 2026 (Batch 36 — n-Hexane and BPAF added, total 253 substances)
- April 21, 2026: REACH Annex XVII added 2,4-dinitrotoluene restriction (indirect impact)
- This week (May 5–12, 2026) no new SVHC additions announced
- Risk level: 🟢 Low (current baseline: 253 substances)
✅ Action Recommendations
| Priority | Time Window | Action Item |
|---|---|---|
| URGENT | Immediate | Fire door manufacturers immediately implement GB 12955-2024, complete testing and certification reissuance, stop shipping products under old standard |
| URGENT | 20 days (before 2026-06-01) | Coating manufacturers complete GB 30981.2-2025 compliance assessment, adjust formulations, complete testing and certification |
| Important | Before 2026-08-01 | Building material enterprises prepare for GB 46520-2025 compliance (combustion performance of building insulation materials) |
| Planning | Before 2026-11-01 | Dust operation enterprises familiarize with GB 46770-2025 requirements, begin equipment upgrade planning |
Report generated: 2026-05-12 01:15 (Asia/Shanghai) | Market Intelligence Officer 🕵️
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