Summary! **Ecological and environmental standards to be implemented in 2023

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I. The following 6 **environmental standards will come into effect on January 1, 2023. 1. Order of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (No. 27): Measures for the Management of the List of Key Units under Environmental Supervision
2. GB 41616-2022: Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Printing Industry
3. GB 41617-2022: Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Mineral Wool Industry
4. GB 41618-2022: Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Lime and Calcium Carbide Industries
5. GB 26453-2022: Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Glass Industry
6. HJ 772-2022: Technical Specifications for Ecological and Environmental Statistics – Statistics on Emission Sources
7. GB 41930-2022: Characterization of Packages for Low-Level Radioactive Waste – Cement Solidified Forms

II. The following 4 ecological and environmental standards will come into effect on January 15, 2023. At the same time, \"Air Quality – Determination of Odors – Three-point Comparison Odor Bag Method\" (GB/T 14675-93) and \"Environmental Air – Determination of Total Suspended Particulates – Gravimetric Method\" (GB/T 15432-1995) are no longer in force in the implementation of the corresponding **ecological environment standards. 1. HJ 1261-2022 \"Determination of benzene series compounds in exhaust gases from stationary pollution sources – Gas bag sampling/direct injection–gas chromatography method\" 2. HJ 1262-2022 \"Determination of odors in ambient air and exhaust gases – Three-point comparison odor bag method\" 3. HJ 1263-2022 \"Determination of total suspended particulate matter in ambient air – Gravimetric method\" 4. HJ 1264-2022 \"Technical guidelines for monitoring fine particulate matter (PM2.5) using satellite remote sensing\" III. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has issued a decision on amendments, which will come into effect on February 1, 2023. Amendments have been made to the \"Administrative Provisions on the Permitting of Discharge of Urban Sewage into Drainage Networks\" (Order No. 21 of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development), which further establish clear regulations regarding the hierarchical and categorized management of sewage dischargers, the optimization of approval processes, supervision and management, as well as legal responsibilities. IV. Revocation of the document: As of January 1, 2023, the \"Technical Specifications for Environmental Statistics – Statistics on Pollution Sources\" (HJ 772-2015) is revoked. As of July 1, 2024, the \"Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Flat Glass Industry\" (GB 26453-2011) and the \"Emission Standards for Air Pollutants in the Electronic Glass Industry\" (GB 29495-2013) are repealed.