Takehome:

• Three regulations for management of toxic chemicals and concerned chemicals in Taiwan were revised and issued for public consultation (ending Oct 7^th).
• Approval management of Class 4 toxic chemicals will be incorporated into the existing permit, registration and approval management system of Class 1 to Class 3 toxic chemicals.
• Monthly reporting of handling quantity will be required even if there is no change to the handling quantity or if the handling quantity is zero.
• Label elements can be provided either on fold-out labels, tie-on tags and outer packaging in accordance with Taiwan GHS.

The new Toxic and Chemical Substances of Concern Control Act^[1] (TCSCCA), previously known as the Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act (TCSCA) will be fully implemented on Jan 16th, 2020 (CL news^[2]). As planned more than 30 subordinate regulations will be revised or fleshed out to align with the updates in the Act this year. On Aug 8^th, 2019, Taiwan EPA issued the draft amendments of three administrative regulations^[3] for public comments lasting 60 days, including

• Permit, Registration and Approval Regulations for Toxic Chemical Substances
• Toxic Chemical Substances Handling and Release Quantity Recording Regulations
• Toxic Chemical Substances Labeling and Safety Data Sheet Regulations