Question & AnswerQ&A (DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 98-58)
The Priority Chemical List (PCL) is promulgated pursuant to Section 19, Chapter IV, Title of DENR Administrative Order 29, which are the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 6969, also known as the Toxic Substances, Hazardous Wastes, and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.
Republic Act 6969 is the Toxic Substances, Hazardous Wastes, and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990, which provides regulatory control over toxic substances and hazardous wastes in the Philippines.
The Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation following its adoption on September 8, 1998.
Users, importers, and manufacturers of the chemicals enumerated in the Priority Chemical List are required to comply with the requirements.
They must submit a Hazardous Wastes Registration Form and a Priority Chemical List (PCL) Biennial Report to the Environmental Quality Division (EQD) of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB).
The first Biennial Report was to be submitted from September 1 to December 31, 1998.
Subsequent Biennial Reports must be submitted within fifteen (15) days from the end of each calendar year.
Yes, the registration and Biennial Reports must be in a form prescribed by the Department and accompanied with the payment of prescribed fees.
Violations shall result in a fine of not less than ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), without prejudice to the institution of criminal proceedings as per RA 6969.
Inquiries can be directed to the Environmental Quality Division, Environmental Management Bureau at 99-101 Topaz Building, Kamias Road, Quezon City.
Examples include 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Arsenic Compounds, Benzene, Asbestos, and Lead Compounds.
Its purpose is to regulate and monitor the use, importation, and manufacture of hazardous chemicals to protect public health and the environment in accordance with RA 6969.