Chemical control laws

Kawasaki M. 1980. Experiences with the test scheme under the chemical control law of Japan An approach to structure-activity correlations. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 4 444-454. 

In Japan there is no specific regulation for biocides, and new substances are regulated under the Industrial Chemical Control Law (ICCL). The scheme is based on an inventory for existing substances and notification for new substances. The fact that three different agencies are involved slows down the approval system considerably (28). 

The Korean Existing Chemicals List (ECL) was established in 1991 under the Toxic Chemicals Control Law (TCCL).26 The ECL, published by the Minister of Environment, is current through 1994 and contains approximately 30,000 substances. Newly manufactured or imported chemicals are subject to a toxicity examination by the Ministry of Environment (MOE). 

Korea introduced Toxic Chemicals Control Law (TCCL) in 1990. This law was... 

Basic professional development courses offered by SCHC are MSDS and Label Preparation Workshops Science, Toxicology and Industrial Hygiene for Hazard Communication and Hazard Determination Risk Assessment. Regulatory courses include Canadian Mexican Hazard Communication Pesticide Consumer Product Labeling Component Disclosure Requirements European Union Hazard Communication Transportation Classification Labeling HMIS/NEPA Labeling and International Chemical Control Laws. 

Very recently, 2 more countries in the Asia-Pacific area have set in motion the mechanisms to establish chemical inventcxies. These are South Korea and the Philippines. In 1992, as part of their Toxic Chemicals Control Law , South Korea initiated the requirement to nominate candidate chemicals for their Existing Chemicals List the list closes for nominations on 31st December 1993. Similariy, embodied in the Philippine Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act (R.A.6%9,1990), the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances was established. Again, the nomination period closes at the end of 1993 (see chapter by Knight). 

The Toxic Chemicals Control Law (TCCL) was enacted on 1 August 1990 to control chemical substances which are hazardous to human health or the environment, and in principle it has been enforced since 8 February 1991. All new chemical substances have to be notified to the Ministry of Environment (MoE) before being imported or manufactured, to enable the Chemical Substances Examination Committee (CSEC) to conduct a toxicity examination to decide if action is needed to prevent harmful effects from this substance. Existing chemical substances can also be re-evaluated to decide if their use should be controlled as a Toxic Chemical. A Guide for Chemical Manufacturers/Importers is available for the TCCL [37]. 

The Toxic Chemicals Control Law A Guide fw Chemical Manufacturers/ Importers , 1993, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea. 

The central role of science in the achievement of the objectives of chemical control laws includes development of hazard and exposure data to determine risk according to the following relationship ... 

Japan MRLs are established by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) in consultation with the Food Safety Committee (FSC) under auspices of the Food Sanitation Law. Until recently, specific with-holding limits (WHLs) were set under the Agricultural Chemical Control Law to govern residue limits associated with... 

Kawasaki, M. Experiences with the Test Scheme Under the Chemical Control Law of Japan An Approach to Structure-Activity Correlations, Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 4 444-454 (1980). 

This chapter explores those queshons, beginning with a discussion of one of the oldest chemical control laws, the US Toxic Substances Control Act. Readers should note that the discussions of laws and regulations that follow are intended simply to illuminate the question of why chemicals can be found throughout our environment and should not be construed as legal or regulatory advice. 

In 2013, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA, S. 1009) was introduced into the Senate [178]. This proposed bill differed markedly from TSCA in several respects. Although debate over the legislation continues as of this writing, the provisions of the CSIA may indicate the direction that chemical control law will take in the United States. These provisions include the following ... 

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