G/TBT/N/AUS/168  
19 April 2024  
(24-3265) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  AUSTRALIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall  be indicated if different from above:   
Australian WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Office of Global Trade Negotiations  
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade  
Canberra ACT 0221  
Australia  
tbt.enquiry@dfat.gov.au  
+61 2 6261 1111  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The 
following chemicals, and chemical mixtures or articles (finished goods) containing the 
following chemicals, wh en used for an industrial purpose (excluding agricultural, 
veterinary or therapeutic purposes):  
• Dechlorane Plus® and its two constituent isomers, syn -Dechlorane Plus and anti -
Dechlorane Plus (DP®, syn DP and anti -DP) 
• Phenol, 2-(2H-benzotriazol -2-yl)-4,6-bis(1,1 -dimethylpropyl) -(UV-328) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
chemical management standards for Persistent Organic Pollutants; (15 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content : The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard 
(IChEMS) has been developed by all Australian governments to efficiently and effectively 
manage the risks of industrial chemicals to the environment while providing consistent 
requirements for bu sinesses across Australia. The IChEMS Register records standards for 
the environmental management of chemicals, including risk management measures for 
specific industrial uses. In turn, the Australian federal government and each Australian 
state and territ ory government will enact legislation to implement the standards in their 
jurisdictions.  
The proposed decisions will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles 
containing the chemicals to Schedule 6 of the IChEMS Register. This will prohibit  their 
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  trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use 
prior to the date of effect of the decision.  
Some uses considered to b e essential are also excepted from the decisions. These 
essential uses are outlined below.  
• Dechlorane Plus® and its two constituent isomers, syn -Dechlorane Plus and anti -
Dechlorane Plus (DP®, syn  DP and anti -DP), except when used for the following 
essential uses:  
o aerospace and space applications (until 1 July - 2031); or  
o defence applications (to be reviewed by the department after 1 July 
2031); or  
o replacement parts, where the chemical was original ly used in the 
manufacture of those parts, for:  
o aerospace and space applications (until the end of the service life of the 
articles or 1 July 2044, whichever comes earlier); or  
o defence applications (until the end of the service life of the articles, 
subjec t to review by the department after 1 July 2044); or  
o motor vehicles (until the end of the service life of the articles or 1 July 
2044, whichever comes earlier); or  
o stationary industrial machines for use in agriculture, forestry and 
construction (until the end of the service life of the articles or 1 July 2044, 
whichever comes earlier); or  
o marine, garden, forestry and outdoor power equipment (until the end of 
the service life of the articles or 1 July 2044, whichever comes earlier); 
or 
o in-vitro diagnostic de vices (until the end of the service life of the articles, 
subject to review by the department after 1 July 2041); or  
o instruments for analysis, measurements, control, monitoring, testing, 
production and inspection (until the end of the service life of the a rticles 
or 1 July 2044, whichever comes earlier).  
• Phenol,2 -(2H-benzotriazol -2-yl)-4,6-bis(1,1 -dimethylpropyl) - (UV-328), except 
when used for the following essential uses:  
• motor vehicles (until 1 July 2031); or  
• industrial coating applications for automotiv e coating, engineering machine 
coating, rail transit coating, and heavy -duty coating for large steel structures 
(until 1 July 2031); or  
• tri-acetyl cellulose (TAC) film in polarisers (until 1 July 2031); or  
• photographic paper (until 1 July 2031); or  
• replace ment parts, where the chemical was originally used in the manufacture of 
those parts, for:  
• motor vehicles (until the end of the service life of the articles or 1 July 2044, 
whichever comes earlier); or  
• stationary industrial machines for use in agriculture, forestry and construction 
(until 1 July 2044); or  
• liquid crystal displays in in -vitro diagnostic devices (to be reviewed by the 
department after 1 July 2041); or  
• liquid crystal displays in instruments for analysis, measurements, control, 
monit oring, testing, production and inspection (until 1 July 2044).  G/TBT/N/AUS/168  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The proposed scheduling decisions aim to:  
• Enact standards for Stockholm Convention listed persistent organic pollutants 
(POPs) that have industrial uses and which Australia has not yet ratified.  
• Facilitate ratification of the Stockholm Convention listings of the chemicals, 
allowing Australia to fulfil its obligations under the Convention.  
• Achie ve better protection of the environment through improved management of 
the environmental risks posed by industrial chemicals.  
• Provide a nationally consistent, transparent, predictable and streamlines 
approach to environmental risk management of industrial chemicals for 
governments, industry and the community.  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Decision for consultation – Dechlorane Plus [ DOCX 2.70MB ] [PDF 235KB ] 
• Decision for consultation – UV-328 [ DOCX 2.7MB ] [PDF 236KB ] 
• Further suppo rting documents are available at: Consultation hub | Public 
comments on IChEMS proposed decisions - Climate Change (dcceew.gov.au) 
https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/ichems -s17-proposed -decisions  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  By 30 June 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2026  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
• Consultation hub | Public comments on IChEMS  proposed decisions - Climate Change 
https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/ichems -s17-proposed -decisions  (dcceew.gov.au)  
• Further information on IChEMS is available at: Industrial Chemicals Environmental 
Management Standard – IChEMS – DCCEEW: 
https://www.dcceew. gov.au/environment/protection/chemicals -management/national -
standard