Policy Monitoring Daily Report | 2026-05-13 | June 1 Compliance Window + Hazardous Chemicals Law

📋 Policy Monitoring Daily Report | 2026-05-13

Monitoring Areas: EU REACH SVHC Candidate List, China GB National Standards (New Materials / Chemical Industry)

🔴 Key Policy Updates This Week

1. GB 18580-2025 “Formaldehyde Emission Limits for Wood-Based Panels and Finishing Products” (New Finding)

• Mandatory implementation: June 1, 2026 (~19 days remaining)
• Key change: Major tightening of formaldehyde emission limits
• New limit: ≤0.050 mg/m³ (ENF grade), completely replacing old E1 grade (≤0.124 mg/m³)
• Detection method: Unified 1m³ climate chamber method
• Impact scope: Wood-based panels, office furniture, decorative materials, building materials industry
• Risk level:🔴 High (19-day countdown, significant tightening)

2. GB 3098 Series “Mechanical Properties of Fasteners” Standards (New Finding)

• Mandatory implementation: June 1, 2026 (~19 days remaining)
• Impact scope: Fastener manufacturing, machinery, automotive, construction industries
• Risk level:🔴 High (simultaneous implementation June 1, broad coverage)

3. GB 30981.2-2025 “Limitation of Hazardous Substances in Coatings — Part 2: Industrial Coatings”

• Mandatory implementation: June 1, 2026 (~19 days remaining)
• Impact scope: Woodware, vehicle, toy, protective, and marine coating manufacturers
• Risk level:🔴 High (19-day countdown)

4. “Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China” (New Finding)

• Effective date: May 2026 (already in effect)
• Issued under Presidential Order No. 64, providing higher-level legal framework for hazardous chemicals management
• Impact scope: All enterprises involved in production, distribution, storage, transport, and use of hazardous chemicals
• Risk level:🔴 High (new law in effect — full compliance required)

5. Announcement No. 20 of 2026 — 15 New Mandatory National Standards (Published May 12)

• Released by SAMR on May 12: 15 mandatory GB standards + 3 amendments
• Key standards include:
• GB 4234.1-2026 “Surgical Implant Metals — Part 1: Wrought Stainless Steel” (effective May 2029)
• GB 11557-2026 “Protection of Driver Against Steering Mechanism Impact” (effective Jan 2027)
• GB 15082-2026 “Vehicle and Motorcycle Speedometers” (effective Jul 2027)
• Risk level:🟡 Medium (implementation dates are distant, but plan ahead)

6. Chemical Industry Standards Effective May 2026

• GB/T 20801.1-2025 “Pressure Piping Code — Part 1: Industrial Piping”
• GB/T 20801.5-2025 “Pressure Piping Code — Part 5: Hydrogen Piping”
• GB/T 338-2025 “Industrial Methanol”
• GB/T 3634.1-2025 “Hydrogen — Part 1: Industrial Hydrogen”
• GB/T 3634.2-2025 “Hydrogen — Part 2: Pure, High-Purity and Ultra-Pure Hydrogen”
• GB/T 1587-2025 “Industrial Potassium Carbonate”
• TSG 08-2026 “Special Equipment Use Management Rules”
• Risk level:🟡 Medium (already in effect — chemical enterprises verify compliance)

🟢 No Major Changes

EU REACH SVHC Candidate List

• Most recent update: February 4, 2026 (Batch 36: n-Hexane + BPAF added, total 253 substances)
• This week (May 6–13) no new SVHC additions announced
• Risk level: 🟢 Low (current baseline: 253 substances)

✅ Action Recommendations

📌 June 1 Compliance Window Alert

At least 3 major standards become mandatory simultaneously on June 1, 2026:

• 🔴 GB 18580-2025 Wood-based panel formaldehyde limits (ENF grade)
• 🔴 GB 30981.2-2025 Industrial coating hazardous substance limits
• 🔴 GB 3098 series Fastener mechanical properties

Only 19 days remain until the compliance window closes — accelerate immediately!

Report generated: 2026-05-13 01:15 (Asia/Shanghai) | Market Intelligence Officer 🕵️