Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act Article 8

The central competent authority shall officially announce toxic chemical substances as Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 or Class 4 when the toxicological characteristics of chemical substances conform to the toxic chemical substance classification definitions prescribed in Article 3 of this Act.The central competent authority may restrict or prohibit the handling of Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 toxic chemical substances.Handlers may apply for the removal of the restrictions or prohibitions prescribed in the foregoing Paragraph when they can prove that prevention and control methods employed in the toxic chemical substance use process can prevent or avoid pollution of the environment or the endangerment of human health. The applicant may submit an appeal when an application is rejected, but only one appeal may be made. The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing documents to be attached to the appeal application, rejection, the deadline for submission of an appeal, and other related matters.Prior to handling of Class 4 toxic chemical substances, toxicity and relevant information of the toxic chemical substances shall be reported to special municipality, county or city competent authorities. Such handling shall be performed upon permission of the competent authorities in compliance with authorized items.The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing application for permission, review regulation, permits issuance (replacement and re-issue), validity time period, change, extension, cancellation, revocation, and other binding matters.