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Taiwan Consults on Amendments to Toxic Chemical Substance List

Taiwan EPA is to add four substances to the toxic chemical substances list (TCSL) and to combine two previously separate entries into a single individual entry. The EPA began the public consultation period on the 6th of February and will remain open to comments for fourteen days.

Table 1. TCSL Updates to Be Approved

Listed No.

Serial No.

Chinese Name

English Name

Chemical Formula

CAS Number

Toxicity Class

074

01

二異氰酸甲苯

Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)

Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate

2,6-Toluene diisocyanate (2,6-TDI)

C9H6O2N2

C6H3CH3(NCO)2

 

26471-62-5

584-84-9

91-08-7

Class 3

074

02

2,4-二異氰酸甲苯

Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate

C6H3CH3(NCO)2

584-84-9

Class 3

174

01

六溴環十二烷

Hexabromocyclododecane(HBCD)

1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane

C12H18Br6

3194-55-6

25637-99-4

Class 1

02

α-六溴環十二烷

alpha-hexabromocyclododecane

C12H18Br6

134237-50-6

Class 1

03

β-六溴環十二烷

beta-hexabromocyclododecane

C12H18Br6

134237-51-7

Class 1

04

γ-六溴環十二烷

gamma-hexabromocyclododecane

C12H18Br6

134237-52-8

Class 1    

In addition, the permitted usage applications of the four new toxic substances (Listed No. 174, Serial No. 01-04) have been specified and only allow these substances for R&D purposes and the manufacture of EPS and XPS. Starting from 1 Jan 2016, chromated copper arsenate (Listed No. 055, Serial No. 25) will be prohibited to be manufactured, imported, sold or used in wood preservative. For PBDEs (Listed No. 091, Serial No. 02-08), prohibitions will be imposed on the manufacture of flame retardants for electronic products on 1 Jan 2016. Permits already obtained for these substances will be valid until the expiration date.

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