商务部11月29日发布公告，明确2013年稀土出口配额申报条件，对申报生产企业和流通企业的环保要求有所简化，不再要求生产企业“具有与生产规模相适应的环保治理设施，污染物排放达到国家或地方规定的污染物排放标准”，经省级以上环境保护部门证明上年和当年排污费依法按时足额缴纳、无环境违法行为，且制定了环境应急预案及配套设施健全。出口企业也无需提交省级以上环境保护部门出具的上年和当年两年的环境守法证明文件。环保方面要求已转移至适用环保部的监管标准。

The ministry of commerce on November 29, by way of a public announcement,Clear 2013 rare earth export quota declaration conditions,To declare production enterprise and circulation enterprise environmental protection request is simplified,No longer requires production enterprise"With matched to the production scale of environmental protection treatment facilities,Pollutant discharge to national or local the prescribed standards for pollutants discharge",The environmental protection departments at or above the provincial level that the previous year and the pollutant discharge fee pay according to law/No violation of environmental laws,And make the environment emergency plan and improve the supporting facilities.Export enterprises also need not submit environmental protection departments at or above the provincial level certificate of the previous year and the two years of environmental law documents.The aspect of environmental protection requirements have been transferred to the applicable regulatory standards of she.