This Act is enacted to prevent toxic and concerned chemical substances from polluting the environment and endangering human health, and to manage all relevant information on domestic chemical substances to serve as a basis for the screening, selection and assessment of toxic and concerned chemical substances. The Act consists of 75 Articles divided into 7 Chapters. Toxic chemical substances shall be classified as 4 Classes as subscribed in Article 3. Chapter 2 and 3 provide for assessment, prevention and management of toxic and concerned chemical substances. The central competent authority may restrict or prohibit the handling of Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 toxic chemical substances. In order to manufacture, import or sell Class 1, 2 or 3 toxic chemical substances, a permit shall be obtained. The handler shall mark toxicity and pollution control items in compliance with regulations on chemical substance containers, packaging, and handling premises and facilities, and shall keep safety data sheets for the toxic chemical substances in question on hand. Enterprises handling chemical substances of concern announced shall apply to the special municipality, county or city competent authority for approval and shall implement handling in compliance with the approval document content. The Act further make provisions for: registration and reporting of chemical substances, accident prevention and emergency response, penalties; etc.
Province chinoise de Taïwan · 1986-11-26