In 1985, Siyang Rodenticide Factory was established with the approval of the former Ministry of Chemical Industry.
In 1997, China promulgated its first “Pesticide Management Regulations.”
Regulated by: ICAMA (the “Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, MOA“).
In 1998, the State Council abolished the Ministry of Chemical Industry. (After the NDRC established in 2003 and introduced industrial policies in 2005, its final work was taken over by the MIIT established in 2008.)
In 2002, China promulgated its first “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Work Safety” (Work Safety Law),” the”Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals,” and the“Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals.” (Regulated by: SAWS, now MEM)