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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/AUS/162

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Proposed chemical management standards for Persistent Organic Pollutants

Objective

Other (TBT)

Product Covered

Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and nonabromodiphenyl ether (nonaBDE)Octabromodiphenyl ether (octaBDE), heptabromodiphenyl ether (heptaBDE) and hexabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE)Pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE) and tetrabromodiphenyl ether (tetraBDE)Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)

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HSCODE

ICSCODE

71.100 - Products of the chemical industry

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Specific Regions

Description

The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) has been developed by all Australian governments to efficiently and effectively manage the risks of industrial chemicals to the environment, while providing consistent requirements for businesses across Australia. The IChEMS Register records standards for the environmental management of chemicals, including risk management measures for specific industrial uses. In turn, the Australian federal government and each state and territory government will enact legislation to implement the standards in their jurisdictions.The proposed decisions will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles containing the chemicals, to Schedule 7 of the Register. This will prohibit their import, manufacture, use and export in Australia, with exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use prior to the date of effect of the decision.Octabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl and hexabromodiphenyl etherPentabromodiphenyl ether and tetrabromodiphenyl etherHexabromocyclododecaneThe proposed decisions will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles containing the chemicals, to Schedule 6 of the Register.  This will prohibit their import, manufacture, use and export in Australia, with limited exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use prior to the date of effect of the decision.Some uses considered to be essential are also excepted from the decisions. These essential uses are outlined below.Decabromodiphenyl ether and nonabromodiphenyl ether, except when used for the following essential uses:spare parts for aircraft that were manufactured prior to 1 January 2027 (until the end of the service life of the aircraft); oraircraft (until 1 January 2027,); orpolyurethane foam for building insulation (until 1 January 2027); orelectric and electronic equipment (until 1 January 2027); orspare parts for motor vehicles that were manufactured prior to 2019 (until 1 January 2036); ortextile products (other than clothing and toys) that require anti‐flammable characteristics (until 1 January 2027).

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