The document provides an easy outline of recent updates to Chinese chemical regulations, including Order 7 by MEP on the notification of new chemicals, Decree 591 by the State Council on existing hazardous chemicals, and China's implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. It notes key regulatory bodies in China and their roles, and explains that while China's system differs from the European Union's REACH system, Order 7 by MEP governs new chemicals similar to non-phase-in substances under REACH.