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Description of content: This
draft notification aims at amending the list of hazardous substances under
the Hazardous Substances Act. This proposed list involves the revision and
inclusion of certain hazardous substances on the list of hazardous substances
annexed to the Notification of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous
Substances B.E. 2556 (2013) and its last amendments (B.E.2563 (2020)). The
summary is as follows.
1. Department of Industrial Works (DIW) revises the control of 2
entries on List 5.1 as follows.
(1) Entry no. 202 triethanolamine, to add the condition under which
this chemical will be regulated. The condition is "only concentration
>30% w/w".
(2) Entry no. 247 benzyl cyanide, to be changed from type 1 to type
3.
includes Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related
compounds, which are in the group of persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), to
List 5.1 as follows.
(1) Entry no. 526-533 (8 entries), to be classified as type 3 only
being within the scope of specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
(2) Entry no.534-541 (8 entries), to be classified as type 4 in case
of being outside the scope of specific exemptions under the Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, with the exception of being
present as impurity with the concentrations not more than those specified in
this draft Notification.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related substances
which will be regulated under this draft Notification include
(1) perfluorooctanoic acid CAS no. 335-67-1
(2) ammonium perfluorooctanoate CAS no.
3825-26-1
(3) sodium perfluorooctanoate CAS no.
335-95-5
(4) potassium perfluorooctanoate CAS no.
2395-00-8
(5) silver perfluorooctanoate CAS no.
335-93-3
(6) perfluorooctanoyl fluoride CAS no.
335-66-0
(7) methyl perfluorooctanoate CAS no.
376-27-2
(8) ethyl perfluorooctanoate CAS no.
3108-24-5
2. Food and Drug Administration Revises the control of 24 hazardous
substances as follows.
List 4.1, 21 entries (entry no. 18, 31, 39, 41, 47, 51, 52, 74, 75,
94, 109, 110, 111, 137, 138, 152, 168, 173, 189, 208, and 209
List 4.2, 1 entry (entry no. 3),
to amend the condition as follows.
"In products used in household or public health activity with
purposes for inhibiting, preventing, controlling, destroying rodents".
List 4.3, 2 entries as follows.
(2.1) Entry no. 1, to adjust the name to "Products used in
household or public health activity with purpose for inhibiting, preventing,
controlling, destroying rodents"
and to add the exemption conditions as follows.
"Except products being under one of the following conditions.
Product containing essential oils from plant or animal as active
ingredients.
Product mainly containing plant parts which may be processed such as
cutting, grinding, chopping, slicing.
Product containing substances derived from plant or animal through
the process of boiling, fermentation, extraction, combustion or any other
processes without the addition of other substances intended to cause a
chemical reaction as key ingredients.
However, the products under 1, 2 and 3 must not contain any synthetic
chemicals as active ingredients."
(2.2) Entry no. 4, adding the exemption condition as follows.
"Except bleaching products containing enzymes as active
ingredients and not containing synthetic chemicals as active
ingredients."
3. Department of Livestock
- include "chlorpylifos" to List 3.1 (entry no. 24) which
is classified as type 4 hazardous substance with the condition as follows.
"In active ingredients or products containing active ingredients
intended for preventing, destroying, controlling insects or animal pests
(except parasites living in animals)"
4. The producer, importer, exporter, or possessor of the type 3
hazardous substance prescribed in this Notification having been in business
before the effective date of this Notification shall submit an application
for a licence within 30 days since the effective date of this Notification.
If registration is required for any hazardous substance, application for
registration must be submitted within the same time period.
5. The producer, importer, exporter, or possessor of the type 4
hazardous substance prescribed in this Notification having been in business
before the effective date of this Notification shall comply with the order of
competent official within 180 days since the effective date of this
Notification.
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