Thailand Amends Rules on Application for Permit of Type 3 Hazardous Substance

On February 11, 2022, Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) announced to solicit public comments for the draft amendments to the Ministerial Regulation B.E 2537 (1994) issued under Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992), prescribing rules on the application for, or the issuance/modification of the permit of import/export/production/possession of Type 3 hazardous substance via online system. The consultation will be due on February 28, 2022. Once approved, this new ministerial regulation will come into force ninety days from the date of its publication on the Government Gazette.