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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/AUS/163

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Proposed changes to the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules and Categorisation Guidelines

Objective

Protection of the environment (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

Product Covered

All industrial chemicals used in Australia.

Document Notification

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HSCODE

28 - INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES; 29 - ORGANIC CHEMICALS

ICSCODE

13 - Environment. Health protection. Safety

Keywords

Specific Regions

Description

The consultation paper invites public comments on a suite of proposals relating to categorisation, reporting and record-keeping obligations - through proposed amendments to the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019 and the Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines administered by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS).Key proposals in this consultation include:Replacing written undertakings with records that will make compliance easier.Greater acceptance of International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) names for reporting and record keeping.Changes to the categorisation criteria to benefit:small-scale soap makersintroducers of chemicals in flavour and fragrance blendsintroducers of hazardous chemicals where introduction and use are controlled.Strengthening criteria and/or reporting requirements for health and environmental protection, for example, to prevent persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from being categorised as exempted or reported Introductions.None of the proposals involve changes to the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019

Notified Document

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FR:File here

ES:File here

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