DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2005-27, December 19, 2005

[ DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2005-27, December 19, 2005 ]

REVISED PRIORITY CHEMICAL LIST

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19, Chapter IV, Title II of DENR Administrative Order No. 29, the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 6969 otherwise known as “Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990”, the Department hereby promulgates the following revised Priority Chemical List (PCL):

No.

Chemical Abstract Philippine Inventory of Chemicals Chemical Abstract Services

Service No. and Chemical Substances (PICCS) (CAS)/ INDEX Name

Name

1. 108-90-7 1, 4-CHLOROBENZENE Benzene, chloro-

2. 106-93-4 1, 2-DIBROMOETHANE Ethane, 1, 2-dibromo-

3. 95-50-1 0, DICHLOROBENZENE Benzene, 1, 2-dichloro

4. 106-46-7 1, 4-DICHLOROBENZENE Benzene , 1, 4-dichloro-

5. 107-06-2 1, 2-DICHLOROETHANE Ethane, 1, 2-dichloro-

6. 122-66-7 1, 2-DIPHENYLHYDRAZINE Hydrazobenzene

7. 108-46-3 3-HYDROXYPHENOL 1, 3-Benzenediol

8. 7647-18-9 ANTIMONY PENTACHLORIDE Antimony chloride

9. 7440-38-2 ARSENIC COMPOUNDS Arsenic

10. 1332-21-4 ASBESTOS* Asbestos

11. 71-43-2 BENZENE Benzene

12. 7440-41-7 BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS Beryllium

13. 7440-43-9 CADMIUM COMPOUNDS Cadmium

14. 56-23-5 CARBON TETRACHLORIDE**

15. General Name CHLORINATED ETHERS

16. General Name CHLOROFLUORO CARBONS**

17. 67-66-3 CHLOROFORM Trichloromethane

18. 76-06-2 CHLOROPICRIN Methane, trichloronitro

19. 18540-29-9 CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS Chromium

20. 57-12-5 CYANIDE COMPOUNDS* Cyanide

21. 64-67-5 DIETHYL SULFATE Sulfuric acid, diethyl ester

22. 106-93-4 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE 1, 2 Dibromoethane

23. 75-21-8 ETHYLENE OXIDE Oxirane

24. 111-30-8 GLUTARALDEHYDE Pentanedia

25. 50-00-0 FORMALDEHYDE Formaldehyde

26. 9002-83-9 HALONS** Ether, chlorotrifluoro-homopolymer

27. 118-74-1 HEXACHLOROBENZENE Benzene, hexachloro

28. 67-72-1 HEXACHLOROETHANE Ethane, hexachloro

29. 302-01-2 HYDRAZINE Hydrazine

30. 7439-92-1 LEAD COMPOUNDS Lead

31. 149-30-4 MBT 2 (3H)-Benzotiazolethione

32. 594-42-3 MERCAPTAN, Methanesulfenylchloride,

PERCHLOROMETHYL trichloro-

33. 7439-97-6 MERCURY COMPOUNDS* Mercury

34. 74-87-3 METHYL CHLORIDE Methane, chloro

35. 75-09-2 METHYLENECHLORIDE Methylene, dichloro

36. 2385-85-5 MIREX

37. 87-86-5 PENTACHLOROPHENOL Phenol, pentachloro

38. 127-18-4 PERCHLROETHYLENE Ethene, tetrachloro

39. 108-95-2 PHENIC ACID Phenol

40. 75-44-5 PHOSGENE Carbonyl chloride/Carbonicdichloride

41. 85-44-9 PHTHALMIC ANHYDRIDE 1, 3 Isobenzofurandione

42. 59536-65-1 POLYBROMINATED Fire Master BP6

BIPHENYLS*

43. 1336-36-3 POLYCHLORINATED 1, 1- Biphenyl chloroderivatives

44. 1,1, 1-TRICHLOROETHANE**

45. 79-01-6 TRICHLOROETHYLENE Ethene, Trichloro

46. TRIBUTYLTIN

47. 7782-49-2 SELENIUM Selenium

48. 75-01-4 VINYL CHLORIDE Chlorethylene

Notes: *Asbestos, Cyanide Compounds, Mercury Compounds and Polychlorinated Biphenyls were included in the previous PCL under DENR Administrative Order No. 98-58 but are now subject to the Chemical Control Order (CCO) under their respective DAOs.

** Trichloroethane, Chlorofluoro Carbons and Halons belong to the CCO for Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS).

All users, importers and manufacturers of aforesaid chemicals are hereby required to comply with the following requirements:

1. Completion and submission to the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau-Central Office of an Annual Report on or before January 31;

2. Completion and submission to the concerned Environmental Management Bureau-Regional Office of a Hazardous Wastes Registration Form; and

3. Registration and Annual Reports must be in a form prescribed by the Department and accompanied with the payment of prescribed fees.

Non-compliance of concerned users, importers and manufacturers with the provisions of this Order shall be imposed the following graduated administrative fines for the corresponding violations as prescribed in accordance with the DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2005-003:

Fine (Pesos)

Violation

50,000.00 Non-registration pursuant to the provisions of Title II, DAO 29,

Series of 1992 under Priority Chemical List (PCL).

10,000.00 Non-submission of the Annual Report

Non-compliance with the conditions of the permit/Clearance issued, graduated as follows:

10,000.00 1. Non-compliance with one (1) or two (2) conditions

20,000.00 2. Non-compliance with three (3) or four (4) conditions

30,000.00 3. Non-compliance with more than four (4) conditions

40,000.00 4. Non-compliance with more than four (4) conditions and other

environmental requirements of the DENR.

Incentives for complying sectors shall be adopted from time to time by the Department in accordance with existing DENR Rules and Regulations.

This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and fifteen (15) days upon submission to the Office of the National Administrative Register, UP Law Center.

Adopted: 19 Dec. 2005

(SGD.) MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR Secretary