To rectify and add some hazardous substances attached to the Notification of Ministry of Industry on List of Hazardous Substances 2013 dated 28 August 2013 as follows:
1. Revised hazardous substance of the responsible agencies:
Food and Drug Administration
- Revised 3 items: in List 4.1, No.3 (1,1,2-trichloroethane) and No.157 (Methanol), and List 4.3, No.5 (Household and public health products used as correction fluid or to dissolve correction fluid or dry cleaning) - to exempt the product in form of correction tape or correction pen.
Department of Industrial Works
- Revised 1 item: in List 5.4, No.6 (Hydrofluorocarbons) - to change from type 3 to type 1 (no need to register and get a permit).
2. Add items of hazardous substances into the existing lists which are:
Food and Drug Administration
- Add formaldehyde or methanal in List 4.1 No.225 as hazardous substance type 4 (prohibit if use as an active ingredient in household and public health product used as disinfectants and cleaning products for floor, wall, sanitary ware, and others materials) .
Department of Industrial Works
- Add 8 items in List 5.1, as No.489-496 which are
1. Cresol (1319-77-3)
2. HFC-245eb (431-31-2)
3. HFC-338mcc (662-35-1)
4. HFC-338mee (377-36-6)
5. HFC-356ffa (407-59-0)
6. HFO-1234yf (754-12-1)
7. HFO-1234ze (1645-83-6, 29118-24-9)
8. HFC-1336mzz-Z (692-49-9)
Remark: Cresol will be classified as hazardous substance type 2, meanwhile the remaining will be type 3.