Regulations on New Chemical Substances Registration Article 10

Two or more manufactures or importers applying for registration for the same new chemical substance may jointly submit application for registration approval. Quantities shall be aggregated for all substances approved under joint submission.For a new chemical substance granted under registration approval by the central competent authority, with consent of the original registrant, an applicant may apply to the central competent authority for joint registration approval, within the valid period of the registration approval document.Issue date and valid period of the registration document granted under joint registration, pursuant to the previous paragraph, shall remain the same as the original registration document. But the date on which above modification to the joint registration approved shall be noted; that the type of registration according to the aggregated quantities under joint registration shall be noted, as well.The central competent authority may subject new chemical substances to certain registration type or joint submission where the national annual manufactured or imported quantity of the same new chemical substance reaches certain amount.