1 Amendment of the Toxic Chemical Substances 
Control Act (TCSCA) (Draft)  
Chapter 1 General Principles  
Article 1  
This Act is enacted to prevent toxic chemical substances from polluting the environment and 
endangering human health, and to manage all relevant information on domestic chemical substances to 
serve as a basis for toxic chemical substances screening, selection and assessment.  
Article 2  
“Competent authority” as referred to in this Act refers to the Environmental Protection Administration, 
Executive Yuan, at the central government level, the municipal government in special municipalities and the 
county or city government in counties or cities.  
Article 3  
Terms used in this Act a re defined as follows.  
I. “Toxic chemical substances” refers to those chemical substances that are intentionally produced by 
human activity or unintentionally derived from production processes and that have been officially 
announced by the central competent a uthority as having toxicity subject to the following classification 
regulations. Toxic chemical substances shall be classified as follows.  
A. Class 1 toxic chemical substances: those chemical substances that are not prone to decompose in 
the environment or that pollute the environment or endanger human health due to 
bioaccumulation, bioconcentration or biotransformation.  
B. Class 2 toxic chemical s ubstances: those chemical substances that cause tumors, infertility, 
teratogenesis, genetic mutations or other chronic diseases.  
C. Class 3 toxic chemical substances: those chemical substances that endanger human health or the 
lives of biological organisms im mediately upon exposure.  
D. Class 4 toxic chemical substances: those chemical substances for which there is concern of 
pollution of the environment or the endangerment of human health.  
II. "Chemical substances of very concern" refer to those chemical substances t hat possess 
endocrine -disrupting chemicals (EDCs) characteristics or other scientifically -verified ability to 
pollute the environment or suspected threat to human health based on public consumer issues of 
domestic or foreign concern, are controlled by the central competent authority.  
III. “Handling” refers to such activities as the manufacture, import, export, sale, transport, use, storage or 
discarding of chemical substances.  
IV. “Pollution of the environment” refers to an alteration of the quality of air, water or  soil due to the 
handling of chemical substances such that it causes an impact on the normal use of the air, water or 
soil, destruction of the natural ecology or damage to property.  
V. “Release quantity” refers to the total quantity of a chemical substance th at is dispersed into the air, 
water or soil due to handling.  
VI. “Existing chemical substances” refers to those chemical substances that are listed in the chemical 
substance inventory issued by the central competent authority after consultation with the govern ment 
authorities in charge of subject industry.  
VII. “New chemical substances” refers to chemical substances that are not included in the existing 
chemical substance inventory.  
Article 4  
The matters designated as the responsibility of the central competent authority:  
I. Drafting of nationwide toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern management 
policies, programs, and plans.  
II. Drafting, review, and interpretation of nationwide toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of  2 very concern management laws and regulations.  
III. Oversight of nationwide toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern transport 
management.  
IV. Supervision, guidance, and approval of toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very 
concern management by special municipalities or counties/cities.  
V . Coordination of management of toxic chemical substances and chemical substances of very concern in 
cases involving rele vant agencies, two or more counties and cities, a special municipality and 
county/city, or two special municipalities.  
VI. Training of nationwide toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern management 
research, development, and implementation personnel.  
VII. International cooperation and scientific/technological interchange concerning toxic chemical 
substances and chemical substances of very concern.  
VIII. Awareness of nationwide toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern 
management.  
IX. Oversight of nationwide and regional toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very 
concern joint prevention organizations.  
X. Management and oversight of chemical substance registration and reporting tasks.  
XI. Management of the Chemical Substances Management Fund.  
XII. Other matters concerning the nationwide management of toxic chemic al substances and chemical 
substances of very concern.  
Article 5  
The responsibilities of special municipality, county and city competent authorities are as follows:  
I. Planning and implementation toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern 
management implementation programs and plans within its area of jurisdiction.  
II. Implementation of toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern management 
laws and regulations implement and drafting, interpretation, and implementati on of autonomous 
toxic chemical substance management laws and regulations within its area of jurisdiction.  
III. Toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern management research and 
development and awareness within its area of jurisdiction.  
IV. Investigation and analysis of the transport and dispersion of toxic chemical substances and chemical 
substances of very concern within its area of jurisdiction.  
V. Investigation of toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern management an d 
statistical data production and reporting within its area of jurisdiction.  
VI. Oversight of regional toxic chemical substance and chemical substance of very concern joint 
prevention organizations within its area of jurisdiction.  
VII. Oversight toxic chemical su bstance and chemical substance of very concern transport hazard 
prevention and handling within its area of jurisdiction.  
VIII. Implementation and audit of chemical substance registration and reporting matters.  
IX. Other relevant toxic chemical substance and chemica l substance of very concern management 
matters within its area of jurisdiction.  
Article 6  
The competent authority may appoint a subordinate agency or commission another agency or group 
to implement relevant toxic chemical substance and chemical substance  of very concern management 
research, personnel training, and hazard assessment and prevention matters.  
The central competent authority may commission an administrative corporation, juridical person 
organization, or relevant professional group to implement  toxic chemical substance and chemical substance 
of very concern environmental accident response consulting and related matters; commissioning regulations 
shall be determined by the central competent authority.  
Article 7  
The central government shall esta blish a national  board  of chemical substance management, which  3 shall bear responsibility for relevant national chemical substance decision -making and coordination, and the 
board 's decisions should be handed over to relevant agencies for implementation; the  board  shall be 
composed of government representatives, experts, specialists, and members of social groups.  
Chapter 2  Toxic chemical substance hazard assessment and prevention  
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 authorit y 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 cen tral competent authority shall determine regulations governing documents to be attached to 
the appeal application, rejection, the deadline for submission of an appeal, and other binding matters.  
Prior to handling of Class 4 toxic chemical substances, toxic ity 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 procedure, permits issuance (replacement and re -issue), validity time period, change, extension, 
cancellation, revocation, and other binding matters.   
Article 9  
The handler shall produce reports and regularly report records concerning the handling of toxic 
chemical substances and their release quantities; such records shall be preserved properly for future 
reference.  
The central competent authority sh all determine regulations governing the production, format, and 
preservation of the records in the foregoing paragraph, the content, frequency, and method of reports, and 
other binding matters.  
The competent authority shall provide the release quantities r ecords on -line pursuant to the foregoing 
1st Paragraph to the public for reference, on a stage -by-stage basis.  
Article 10  
The central competent authority may control the handling of Class 1 and Class 2 toxic chemical 
substances by means of total release q uantity control methods.  
Article 10  
The handlers of Class 1, 2, and 3 toxic chemical substances shall submit risk prevention and response 
plans concerning the toxic chemical substances at issue to the special municipal, county, or city competent 
authority  to be filed for future reference, and shall implement measures in compliance with the content of 
the risk prevention and response plans.  
The competent authority shall provide Class 3 toxic chemical substance risk prevention and response 
plans in the foreg oing paragraph to the public for reference.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing risk prevention and response 
plan production, content, reporting, implementation, disclosure for public reference, and other binding 
matters w ith regard to the toxic chemical substance risk prevention and response plans in the foregoing two 
paragraphs.  
Chapter 3 Toxic chemical substance management  
Article 12  
Unless other regulations apply, the handling of toxic chemical substances shall be con ducted in 
compliance with methods officially announced or approved by the central competent authority.   4 The central competent authority may, based on management requirements, officially announce control 
concentration standards and large -scale handling stand ards for toxic chemical substances.   
Article 13  
When it is verified through scientific techniques or field testing and research of a toxic chemical 
substance that original officially announced management items fail to meet requirements, the central 
competent authority shall promptly issue an official announcement of modification or cancellation.  
Article 14  
A manufacturer, importer or seller of Class 1, 2 or 3 toxic chemical substances shall apply to the 
competent authority for a permit, and shall op erate in compliance with the content of the permit.  
An enterprise using or storing Class 1, 2 or 3 toxic chemical substances shall apply to the special 
municipal, county, or city competent authority for registration, and shall operate in compliance with th e 
content of the registration document.  
An enterprise disposing of or exporting Class 1, 2 or 3 toxic chemical substances shall apply by the 
batch or shipment to the special municipality, county or city competent authority for registration, and may 
only be gin handling after doing so.  
With regard to the handling of Class 1, 2, and 3 toxic chemical substances prescribed in paragraphs 1 
and 2, when the total quantity handled is less than the large -scale handling standards announced in 
Paragraph 2, Article 12, the case may be reported to the special municipality, county, or city competent 
authority for approval; after approval has been granted and approval documents obtained, the case shall not 
be subject to the restrictions of paragraphs 1 and 2, Article 11, Ar ticle 19, and Article 20.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing permit, registration, and 
approval application, review procedures, issuance (replacement or renewal), change, extension, revocation, 
cancellation, and other binding matters in the foregoing four paragraphs.   
Article 15  
 The approval document in Paragraph 4, Article 8, the permit in Paragraph 1 of the previous article, 
the registration document in Paragraph 2, and the approval document in Paragraph 4 shall have a validity 
period of 5 years. If handling must continue after this period, an application for an extension must be made 
within 3 to 6 months prior to expiration; no extension may exceed 5 years.  
The competent authority may modify or cancel the permit,  registration document or approval 
document in the foregoing paragraph when necessary to prevent Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 toxic 
chemical substances from polluting the environment and endangering human health.  
Article 16  
If a toxic chemical substance handler's permit, registration, or approval has been cancelled or revoked 
pursuant to the regulations of this Act, or if the handler has been ordered to terminate operation, the handler 
may not apply for a handling permit, registration, or approv al for that toxic chemical substance within a 
period of two years.  
Those handlers that have partially or completely suspended work or business pursuant to the 
regulations of this Act shall submit explanations and verification documents concerning the completion of 
improvements before the resumption of work or business, and may resume work or business only after 
verification and approval by the competent authority. This also applies to those that have been ordered by 
the competent authority to make impr ovements within a limited period and that voluntarily report the 
suspension of work or business . 
Article 17  
Handlers of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 toxic chemical substances shall adopt measures necessary to 
protect third parties, and shall, pursuant to  regulations, purchase liability insurance to cover handling risks. 
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing the handlers required to purchase 
liability insurance and insurance targets, insurance contract items, minimum insuran ce amount, insurance 
content, and document preservation and relevant document content in the foregoing paragraph.  
Toxic chemical substance handlers must take active steps to prevent accidents from occurring, and 
must commission or assign response personnel  to bear responsibility for adoption of necessary protection,  5 response, and disposal measures in the event of an accident.  
A handler in the previous paragraph shall ensure the training and retraining of such response 
personnel, and such training and retrai ning shall be conducted by the central competent authority or an 
agency or organization designated or commissioned by the central competent authority.  
The training records of the handler in the previous paragraph shall be preserved for 3 years.  
An enterpri se manufacturing, using, storing or transporting Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 toxic chemical 
substances shall establish a toxic chemical substance joint prevention organization, and must  submit its 
establishment plan to the central government competent au thority or special municipality, county, or city 
competent authority for future reference. Such toxic chemical substance joint prevention organizations shall 
assist with prevention, response, and disposal  measures in the event of an accident.  
With regard to the joint prevention organization in the previous paragraph, the central competent 
authority shall determine the assistance items the organization must provide, establishment application, plan 
submitted for future reference, period of validity, changes,  revocation or cancellation, member training, 
audit by the competent authority, and other binding matters.  
Article 18  
The handler shall mark toxicity and pollution control items in compliance with regulations on 
chemical substance containers, packaging, and handling premises and facilities, and shall keep safety data 
sheets for the toxic chemical substances in question on hand.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing the marking of containers, 
packaging, handling sites, and f acilities, the preparation, classification, pictograms, contents, formats, and 
establishment of safety data sheets, and other binding matters in the foregoing paragraph.  
Article 19  
An enterprise manufacturing, using, storing or transporting Class 1, Class  2, and Class 3 toxic 
chemical substances shall employ professional technical management personnel pursuant to regulations for 
the performance of toxic chemical substance pollution control and risk prevention and response work.  
The central competent author ity shall, with regard to the professional technical management personnel 
in the foregoing paragraph, determine regulations governing qualifications and training; issuance, 
revocation or cancellation of qualification certificates; employment grade; number of personnel; work 
responsibilities; deputies; changes; and other binding matters.   
Article 20  
The normal operation of discharge and leakage prevention facilities shall be maintained and response 
equipment shall be kept available while toxic chemical substances are in the process of being handled.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing installation, construction, 
operation, inspection, maintenance, service, calibration, record -keeping, record preservation, and other 
bindi ng matters with regard to the response equipment and detection and alarm equipment in the foregoing 
paragraph.   
Article 21  
For those circumstances in which the handling of Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 toxic chemical 
substances is to be suspended for a per iod that exceeds one month, the statutory responsible person shall, 
within thirty days from the day handling is suspended, submit a list of the remaining toxic chemical 
substances to the competent authority for approval and handle the remaining toxic chemi cal substances in 
compliance with the following methods.  
I. Return to the original manufacturer of vendor.  
II.  Sale or transfer to others.  
III. Return to overseas exporter.  
IV. Disposal pursuant to relevant waste disposal regulations.  
V. Other methods officially announced or approved by the central competent authority  
Article 22  
The following circumstances in which Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 toxic chemical substances are handled 
shall be deemed as the suspension of handling:   6 I. Those circumstances in which handling is suspended for one year or more without the approval of the 
competent authority.  
II. Those circumstances in which handling is suspended for six months or more and the competent 
authority determines there is concern of pollution of the environment or the endange rment of human 
health.  
III. Those handlers of a toxic chemical substance whose permit, registration, or approval has been revoked 
or cancelled, or that have been ordered to terminate business, pursuant to the regulations of this Act.  
Article 23  
Owners of Clas s 1, Class 2, and Class 3 toxic chemical substances shall, prior to transport, submit a 
transport manifest to the special municipality, county or city competent authority at the place of dispatch, 
and shall send a copy of the authorized transport manifest to the special municipality, county or city 
competent authority at the destination.  
Vehicles transporting Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 toxic chemical substances shall, pursuant to 
regulations, be installed with real -time tracking systems, which shall be k ept in normal operation.  
The central competent authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation and 
Communications shall determine regulations governing transport manifest reporting and preservation, 
transport markings, documents to be carried,  safety equipment, accident handling, and other binding matters 
in the foregoing paragraph.  
Article 24  
Toxic chemical substance handlers may not sell or transfer such toxic chemical substances to 
enterprises that have not obtained a permit, completed registration, or obtained approval in compliance with 
Paragraph 4, Article 8 and paragraphs 1 to 4, Article 14. However, the case shall not be subject to this 
restriction if it has been reported to and received the approval of the special municipality, cou nty, or city 
competent authority in advance.  
Article 25  
For those toxic chemical substances for which one of the following circumstances applies, the handler 
shall promptly adopt emergency control measures and, within no more than one hour, notify the loc al 
competent authority.  
I. Those circumstances in which the environment surrounding the handling site suffers pollution due to 
leakage, chemical reaction or other unexpected accident.  
II. Those circumstances in which an unexpected accident occurs during transport  and for which there is 
concern of pollution of the environment or the endangerment of human health.  
For the circumstances in the subparagraphs of the foregoing paragraph, the special municipality, 
county or city competent authority, in addition to orderin g the adoption of necessary measures, may also 
order the partial or complete suspension of handling related to the accident at issue.  
The handler in Paragraph 1 shall, in addition to being required to bear responsibility for clearance and 
disposal pursuant  to relevant regulations after the occurrence of an accident, also submit a report to the 
special municipality, county, or city competent authority for reference. The central competent authority 
shall determine standards governing the format, content, item s to be recorded, and other binding matters of 
said report.  
If the expenses incurred by handling and improvement, and other derivative costs, to be paid to the 
competent authority in Paragraph 2 have not been paid before the deadline, the case shall be tur ned over for 
compulsory execution; special municipality, county, or city competent authority shall be exempted from 
providing a pledge to the administrative court with its request for provisional seizure or provisional 
disposition.  
When the competent autho rity adopts handling measures in compliance with Paragraph 2, it may 
compulsorily enter the accident site to perform relevant sampling, testing, and handling measures without 
obtaining the consent of the handler, owner, manager, or user.  
The right to obtai n payment for the expenses in Paragraph 2 shall take precedence over all creditor's 
rights and mortgage rights.   7 Article 26  
Emergency response vehicles dispatched by the central, municipality, county and city competent 
authorities, or the handlers in responding to a toxic chemical substance disaster or accident, are not subject 
to speed limit when on duty; emergency vehicles may not be subject to the limit of road traffic signals, 
markings and informative signals, while the vehicle’s warning lights and  siren are operating for performing 
emergency duty.  
For emergency response vehicles for a toxic chemical substances disaster pursuant to the foregoing 
paragraph, the central competent authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation and 
Communi cations shall determine regulations governing vehicles signals, color in vehicles identification, 
equipment standards, function, qualification of drivers, handler permission, supervision and management 
for duty performance, and other related matters.  
Article 27  
Each industry competent authority shall provide  guida nce for pollution abatement work for toxic 
chemical substances.  
Article 28  
The handling of toxic chemical substances by government agencies and academic organizations may 
be managed in compliance  with the following regulations:  
I. The central government agency with jurisdiction over the government agency or academic 
organization shall, in conjunction with the central competent authority, separately determine 
regulations governing management authority  over and use of the handled toxic chemical substances; 
the employment of professional technical management personnel; transport; record production, 
reporting, and length of preservation; marking, storage, checking; and other binding matters.  
II. The central g overnment agency with jurisdiction over the government agency or academic 
organization shall submit management methods for individual handling circumstances to the central 
competent authority for approval.   
Chapter 4  Assessment, prevention and management  of chemical substances of very concern  
 
Article 29  
With regard to the handling of chemical substances of very concern, except when the regulations of 
other laws are applicable, such handling shall be performed employing methods announced or approved by 
the central competent authority.  
The central competent authority may, in compliance with management needs, announce control 
concentration standards and large -scale handling standards for the substances in the foregoing paragraph.  
Article 30  
Enterprises handling chemical substances of very concern announced pursuant to the foregoing 
paragraph shall apply to the competent authority for an approval document, and shall implement handling in 
compliance with the approved content.  
With regard to th e handling of the chemical substances of very concern in the foregoing paragraph, 
when the total quality handled is less than the large -scale handling standards announced in Paragraph 2, the 
case shall not be subject to the restrictions of articles 34 to 3 6.  
The central competent authority shall determine the handling approval application, review procedures, 
permit issuance (replacement and re -issue), validity period, changes, extension, cancellation, revocation, 
and other binding matters in Paragraph 1.  
Article 31  
The handler shall produce regular reports concerning the handling and release quantities of chemical 
substances of very concern, and such records must be properly preserved for future reference.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing record production and format, 
and report content, frequency, approach, preservation, and other binding matters in the foregoing paragraph.  
The competent authority may disclose the release quantity records for the chemical substances of very 
concern in Paragraph 2 online in stages for public examination.   8 Article 32  
In compliance with regulations, the handler shall mark toxicity  and pollution control items on 
chemical substances of very concern containers, packaging, and handling premises and facilities, and shall 
keep safety data sheets for the substances in question on hand.  
The central competent authority shall determine regul ations governing the container, packaging, and 
handling premise and facility markings, and safety data sheet production, classification, pictures, content, 
format, installation, and other binding matters in the foregoing paragraph.  
Article 33  
A handler o f chemical substances of very concern may not sell or transfer chemical substances of very 
concern to those who have not obtained approval as prescribed in Article 30. However, the case shall not be 
subject to this restriction if it has been reported to an d received the approval of the special municipality, 
county, or city competent authority in advance.  
Article 34  
When a chemical substance of very concern is hazardous, relevant handlers shall submit hazard 
prevention and response plans for that substance  to the special municipality, county, or city competent 
authority for future reference, and shall perform handling in compliance with the content of the hazard 
prevention and response plan.  
The handler in the foregoing paragraph shall take active steps to prevent the occurrence of accidents, 
shall station response personnel, and shall bear responsibility for adoption of necessary protection, response, 
and disposal measures in the event of an accident.  
The requirements of paragraphs 4 and 5, Article 17 shall be applicable to the foregoing paragraph.  
A joint prevention organization must be established when manufacturing, using, storing, or 
transporting the chemical substances of very concern in Paragraph  1, and an establishment plan shall be 
submitted to the central government competent authority or special municipality, county, or city competent 
authority for future reference. Such toxic chemical substance joint prevention organizations shall assist with  
prevention, response, and disposal measures in the event of an accident.  
During the process of handling chemical substances of very concern in Paragraph 1, the handler must 
maintain normal operation of facilities preventing discharge or leakage, and must keep response equipment 
on hand.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing prevention and response plan 
production, joint prevention organization, installation of response, detection, and warning equipment, and 
other binding mat ters in paragraph 1 and 4, and the previous paragraph.  
Article 35  
When chemical substances of very concern are hazardous, owner shall submit a transport manifest to 
the special municipality, county, or city competent authority of the place of the origin o f shipment prior to 
transport, and shall then send a copy of the transport manifest bearing an approval stamp to the special 
municipality, county, or city competent authority of the place of the shipment destination. In addition, 
transport vehicles must be  equipped with real -time tracking systems with specifications announced by the 
central competent authority and kept in normal operating condition.  
The central competent authority shall, in conjunction with the Ministry of Transportation and 
Communications,  determine regulations governing transport manifest reporting and preservation, markings 
at the time of transport, documents to be carried during transport, safety equipment, handling of accidents, 
and other binding matters in the foregoing paragraph.  
Article 36  
When chemical substances of very concern are hazardous, the handler must immediately adopt 
emergency prevention measures in any of the following circumstances,  and must notify the special 
municipality, county, or city competent authority within one hour:  
I. A leak, chemical reaction, or other accident has polluted the environment around handling premises.  
II. An accident during the transport process has polluted the environment or poses a possible threat to 
human health.   9 The requirements of paragraphs 2 to 7, Article 25 are applicable to the foregoing paragraph.  
Article 37  
The requirements of articles 13, 15, 16, and 26 to 28 are applicable to this chapter.  
Chapter 5  Registration and reporting of chemical substances  
Article 38  
To improve comprehensive data for agencies to manage chemical substances, enterprises that 
manufacture or import certain quantities of existed chemical substances each year shall apply to register 
chemical substance data from the competent authority before the specified deadline. Those enterprises of 
manufacturing or importing new chemical substances shall apply to register chemical substance data from 
the competent authority 90 days prior to the aforementioned activities. Both abovementioned existed and 
new chemical substances (it  is called registered chemical substance thereafter) shall be allowed to 
manufacture or import after approval of their registration.  
Chemical substances subject to registration must be regularly declared in compliance with the central 
competent authority's  regulations.  
The registered content of chemical substance data in Paragraph 1 includes status of manufacture or 
import, physical, and chemical, toxicological, exposure characteristics, as well as hazardous assessment, 
and other data items designated to be included in r egistration by the central competent authority. Based on 
the annual quantities of manufacture and import along with the substance type, registration may be divided 
into standard registration, simplified registration, and small quantity registration.  
The c entral competent authority shall make registered regulations  for the various types of the 
chemical substances in paragraphs 1 to 3, including quantity increments, status of manufacture or import, 
physical, chemical, toxicological, and exposure characteris tics, as well as hazardous assessment along with 
other required documents, for example, registration deadline, the standard registration, simplified 
registration, small quantity registration, common registration approaches, review procedures, 
approval/reje ction, revocation or cancellation of registration approval, prohibited or restricted handling 
approaches, data reporting or addition following registration, document preservation methods, information 
disclosure, business secret protection methods, and othe r binding matters.  
Article 39  
If the competent authority judges the toxicity of a new chemical substance in compliant with the 
definition of a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 2 toxic chemical substance as prescribed in Article 3, an additional 
clause shall be appended to ban and to restrict the substance's handling, even requiring the reported state of 
handling when they are registered. If a new chemical substance is judged to cause  environment pollution or 
adverse effect on  human health, an additional clause  shall be appended to restrict the substance's handling; 
the relevant data of exposure and risk assessment should be acquired..  
If the competent authority confirms the toxicity of a new chemical substance in compliant with the 
definition of a Class 1, Cla ss 2, or Class 2 toxic chemical substance as prescribed in Article 3, the substance 
shall be announced as mentioned in Paragraph 1, Article 8.  
Article 40  
Registration and declaration may be performed individually or through joint consultation.  
When different parties apply to register the same chemical substance jointly or sequentially, they may 
use common data needed for registration through consultation, and do not need to repeat testing.  
When data is used jointly through consultation in the f oregoing paragraph, if the parties involved 
cannot negotiate the apportionment of expenses entailed by the acquisition of necessary data, the competent 
authority may determine an average apportionment at the request of the registrants, and permit the use o f 
the registration data after the parties have paid their respective shares of expenses.  
Article 41   
The approved chemical substance data for registration should be used to manage chemical substances 
those are utilized by the industry competent authority . Moreover, the data should be provided as the basis 
for assessment, screening and announcement of toxic chemical substances and chemical substances of very 
concern.   10 The same applies in the case of data reported for future reference.  
Article 42  
With regard to the handling and management of chemical substances whose registration has been 
approved, apart from their announcement as toxic chemical substances or chemical substances of very 
concern and handling in compliance with this Act, the chemical  substances shall be handled in compliance 
with the laws and regulations of other central industry competent authorities.  
The competent authority may commission management of the approved registration and other relevant 
matters concerning existing chemica l substances and new chemical substances to a nonprofit organization 
establish with funding from the competent authority, administrative corporation, or relevant professional 
group; the commissioning regulations shall be determined by the central competent  authority.  
Chapter 6 Audit, inspection, and financial matters  
Article 43  
The competent authority may send personnel bearing documents verifying their implementation of 
relevant duties or markings sufficient to provide identification to enter public or private premises, and 
examine the handling of toxic chemical substances, chemical substances of very concern, chemical 
substances that must be registered, relevant goods or premises, or order the provision of relevant 
information. Such personnel may order the provision of stocking, production, sales, and inventory 
documents, account books, relevant statements, and other production/marketing or import/export data 
needed to audit toxic chemical substance flows. When necessary, such personnel may request the 
presentation of receipts, take samples of relevant chemical substances or goods, implement inspection, and 
provisionally seal the premises, which shall be left under the safekeeping of the statutory responsible 
person.  
Any samples taken as specified in the previous paragraph shall be promptly tested, and an 
environmental analysis and testing organization that has received a permit from the central competent 
authority may be conditioned to perform testing. The time needed  for the testing of samples may not exceed 
one month. However, this restriction shall not apply after the central competent authority's approval has 
been obtained.  
The environmental analysis and testing organization in the foregoing paragraph may conduct only 
those test types specified in its permit. The central competent authority shall determine regulations 
governing such an organization's required conditions, facilities, testing personnel qualifications, in -service 
training, permit application, review p rocedures, period of validity, permit issuance (replacement and re -
issue), permit revocation or cancellation, suspension of business, resumption of operation, audit, assessment 
procedures, data reporting, and other binding matters.  
With regard to the stan dard testing methods for toxic chemical substances, chemical substances of 
very concern, and chemical substances that must be registered, national standards should be followed when 
available; if there are no national standards, testing shall be performed a s announced by the central 
competent authority.  
Article 44  
When audit is performed of toxic chemical substances, chemical substances of very concern, chemical 
substances that must be registered, or related goods in compliance with Paragraph 1 of the prev ious article, 
the audit results shall be handled as follows:  
I. If the regulations of this Act have been violated, the violator shall be punished pursuant to the 
regulations of this Act, and the handler must dispose of the substance or goods within a limited  period 
of time in compliance with waste clearance and disposal laws and regulations.  
II. When a sealed substance or article has been determined to be waste, the handler may be ordered to 
dispose of the substance or article within a limited period of time in compliance with waste clearance 
and disposal laws and regulations. If it is determined that improvement may be made or the substance 
may be converted to another substance, the seal shall be removed, the items handed back, and the 
handler requested to make improvement under supervision within a limited time period or perform 
conversion. If the handler fails to make improvement or perform conversion in the time provided, the  11 handler may be ordered to dispose of the substance or article within a limited period  of time in 
compliance with waste clearance and disposal laws and regulations.  
III.  The seal shall be removed and the items handed back if there was no violation of this Act.  
Article 45  
The central competent authority shall determine the standards for fees collected by competent 
authorities in compliance with this Act.  
Article 46  
The central competent authority has established the Chemical Substances Management Fund for the 
purpose of management, screening, assessment, and control of chemical substances. T he Chemical 
Substances Management Fund shall collect chemical substance handling fees and accident consulting fees 
from handlers on the basis of the handlers' manufacturing, import, and release quantities, state of dispersion, 
and accident hazard or risk.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing the substance types 
corresponding to the chemical substance handling fees and accident consulting fees in the foregoing 
paragraph, calculation methods, payment procedures, payment deadl ines, commissioning of professional 
organizations to perform audit, and other binding matters.  
The sources of monies for the fund in Paragraph 1 are as follows:  
I. Income from chemical substance handling fees and accident consulting fees.  
II. Chemical substance registration and reporting fees, and other fees that must be collected pursuant to 
this Act.  
III. Fund yield income.  
IV. Appropriations from the central competent authority made following budgetary procedures.  
V. Allocations from other environmen tal protection funds.  
VI. Allocation of some environmental pollution fines, administrative fines, and income from recovered 
debts.  
VII. Other income connected with chemical substance management.  
  
Article 47  
The Chemical Substances Management Fund shall have the following uses:  
I. Expenditures made by competent authorities at all levels for consulting, hazard assessment and 
prevention, management, and incentive measure plans implemented in compliance with Articl e 7, all 
articles from Chapter 2 to Chapter 6, and Article 66.  
II. Expenses related to fund compensation claims and lawsuits.  
III. Fund personnel and administrative expenses; personnel expenses connected with chemical substance 
management work.  
IV. Expenses connecte d with manpower, equipment, and apparatus needed for the implementation of 
chemical substance management and adoption of accident monitoring and handling measures by 
competent authorities at all levels.  
V. Expenses connected with the checking and audit of ch emical substances and audit of implementation 
effectiveness.  
VI. Expenses connected with international environmental protection work involving chemical substances.  
VII. Expenses connected with chemical substance release quantities, dispersion surveys, and audit o f 
implementation effectiveness.  
VIII. Expenses connected with collection of chemical substance handling fees and accident consulting 
fees. 
IX. Expenses connected with chemical substance health risk assessment and management.  
X. Chemical substance management and hazar d assessment and prevention technology research, 
promotion, development, and incentive expenses.  
XI. Matters connected with provision of subsidies for chemical substance management and hazard 
assessment and prevention work.   12 XII. Other chemical substance management  and hazard assessment and prevention expenses approved by 
the central competent authority.  
The central competent authority shall determine regulations governing fund incentive and subsidy 
recipients, application qualifications, review procedures, cancell ation and revocation of incentives and 
subsidies, demand for payment, and other binding matters in the foregoing paragraph.  
The central competent authority may send personnel bearing verification documents to enter plants 
(facilities) and business premises  subordinate to chemical substance handling fee or accident consulting fee 
payers to perform relevant audit tasks or order the provision of necessary data, and the fee payer may not 
evade, obstruct, or refuse such personnel's requests.  
Article 48  
The Chemical Substances Management Fund in the foregoing article shall establish a fund 
management committee (referred to below as "management committee") to bear responsibility for 
management and use; the management committee may establish a working techn ology team when 
necessary.  
The management committee in the foregoing paragraph shall designate members, who shall have two -
year periods of appointment; experts and scholars may not constitute fewer than two -thirds of the total 
number of committee members.  
Chapter 7 Penal Provisions  
Article 49  
In any of the following circumstances, when death results, the responsible party shall be subject to life 
imprisonment or at least 7 years of imprisonment, and may be fined from NT$1 million to NT$10 million; 
when injury results, the responsible party shal l be subject to from 3 to 10 years of imprisonment, and may 
be fined from NT$1 million to NT$5 million; when health hazards causing disease result, the responsible 
party shall be subject to less than 3 years of imprisonment, and may be fined NT$1 million t o NT$4 million:  
I. Violation of the restrictions or prohibitions announced in Paragraph 2, Article 8.  
II. Unauthorized handling after failing to obtain a permit as prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 14 or 
handling not in compliance with the items listed on the permit.  
III. Unauthorized handling after failing to perform registration or obtain approval as prescribed in 
Paragraph 4, Article 8, paragraph 2 or 3, Article 14, or Paragraph 1, Article 30 or handling not in 
compliance with the items listed on the registratio n or approval document.  
IV. The failure to comply with an order  issued by the competent authority pursuant to Article 25, 
Paragraph 2  
 
Article 50  
 When any one of the following situations applies, the responsible party shall be subject to less than 3 
years of imprisonment, detention, and/or a fine of from NT$1 million to NT$5 million:  
I. Violation of the restrictions or prohibitions announced in Paragraph 2, Article 8, causing severe 
pollution to the environment.  
II. Unauthorized handling after failing to obtain a permit pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 14 or handling 
not in compliance with the items listed on the permit, causing severe pollution to the environment.  
III. Unauthorized handling after failing to obtain regist ration or approval pursuant to Paragraph 4, Article 
8, paragraph 2 or 3, Article 14, or Paragraph 1, Article 30 or handling not in compliance with the 
items listed on the registration or approval document, causing severe pollution to the environment.  
IV. The f ailure to comply with an order issued by the competent authority pursuant to Article 25, 
Paragraph 2, causing severe pollution to the environment.  
V. Those circumstances in which those that have reporting obligations pursuant to the regulations of this 
Act kn owingly report false information or keep false records of their operations.  
Article 51  
For those circumstances in which a statutory responsible person of a juridical person, or an agent, 
employee or other working personnel of a juridical person or natural  person, violates, due to the  13 performance of business activities, either of the two previous articles, in addition to the perpetrator being 
punished, said juridical person or natural person shall also be fined pursuant to the regulations of each 
article vi olated.  
Article 52   
A handler may not dismiss, demote, reduce the pay of, or take any other unfavorable action against an 
employee who discloses behavior in violation of this Act to the competent authority or judicial agency, 
serves as a witness in a lawsuit, or refuses to pa rticipate in actions violating this Act.  
 Any dismissal, demotion, pay reduction, or other unfavorable action taken by a handler or its person 
exercising management powers shall be invalid.  
If the employee of a handler is subject to unfavorable action du e to the behavior specified in 
Paragraph 1, the handler shall bear responsibility for presenting evidence showing that the unfavorable 
action is unconnected with the behavior specified in Paragraph 1.  
If the employee of a handler has participated in behav ior subject to criminal responsibility pursuant to 
Act, but discloses this behavior to the competent authority or makes a confession or surrenders to a judicial 
agency, with the result that other principal criminals or accomplices are uncovered, this shall  result in 
mitigation or waiver of the employee's punishment.  
 
Article 53  
Those in one of the following circumstances shall be fined NT$1 million to NT$5 million and shall be 
ordered to make improvements within a limited time period. Those that have failed to complete 
improvements by the deadline may be ordered to suspend work or suspend business. When necessary, the 
competent authority may issue orders for the termination of business, the revocation or cancellation of 
registration or the revocation o r cancellation of permits.  
I. A violation of restrictions or prohibitions officially announced pursuant to Article 8, Paragraph 2.  
II. Failure to obtain a permit pursuant to Article 14, Paragraph 1 and the performance of unauthorized 
handling.  
III. Failure to purchase  liability insurance to cover handling risks pursuant to Article 17, Paragraph 1.  
IV. A violation of management regulations prescribed in Article 20, Paragraphs 1 or 2 governing the 
installation, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, service, or ca libration of emergency 
response equipment and detection and alarm equipment that causes pollution of the environment.  
V. A violation of the regulations of Article 21.  
VI. A violation of the regulations of Article 25, Paragraphs 1 or 2; a violation of the regulati ons of 
Paragraph 3 that causes pollution to the environment; failure to bear responsibility for clearance and 
disposal pursuant to the regulations of Paragraph 4 of the same article.  
VII. For those that have been ordered by the competent authority pursuant to A rticle 44, 
Subparagraph 1 or 2 to perform clearance and disposal within a limited period, failure to perform 
clearance and disposal by the deadline.  
Article 54  
Those who evade, obstruct, or refuse the competent authority's audit, orders, sampling for testing, or 
sealing for custody pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 43 shall be subject to fines of from NT$300,000 to 
NT$1.5 million, and may be fined per violation.  
If the circumstances in the foregoing paragraph do not involves toxic chemical substances, and a 
decision is not made in compliance with another industry competent authority's legal requirements, or there 
has been a violation of the requirements of Paragra ph 3, Article 47, the responsible party shall be subject a 
fine of from NT$100,000 to NT$300,000, and may be fined per violation.  
 
Article 55  
Those in one of the following circumstances shall be fined NT$100,000 to NT$500,000 and shall be 
ordered to make improvements within a limited time period. Those that have failed to complete 
improvements by the deadline may be ordered to suspend work or su spend business. When necessary, the  14 competent authority may issue orders for the termination of business, the revocation or cancellation of 
registration or the revocation or cancellation of permits.  
I. A party with recording, filing, preservation, or reporting responsibilities pursuant to Paragraph 4, 
Article 8, Paragraph 1, Article 9, Paragraph 1, Article 23, or Paragraph 4, Article 25 fails to perform 
recording, filing, preservation, or reporting tasks .  
II. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 1, Article 11, Paragraph 1, Article 18, Paragraph 1, Article 19 
or Article 24.  
III. Unauthorized handling after failing to apply for registration in violation of the regulations of 
paragraph 2 or 3, Article 14.  
IV. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 17 concerning insurance targets, insurance contract 
items, minimum insurance amounts, insurance content, and document preservation management 
regulations or violation of the regulations of Paragraph 3 by fa ilure to take active steps to prevent 
accidents.  
V. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 1, Article 20 or the management regulations of Paragraph 2 
of the same article concerning response equipment, installation, construction, operation, inspection, 
maintenance, safekeeping, calibration, and record -keeping of detection and warning equipment, and 
the preservation of records.  
VI. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 23 or the management regulations of Paragraph 3 
of the same article concerning  the installation of real -time tracking systems, markings during 
transport, safety equipment, and handling of accidents.  
VII. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 3, Article 43 concerning permit testing categories or the 
regulations of the same paragraph concerning the conditions, facilities, testing personnel 
qualifications, in -service training, testing permit validity period, data submission, and implementation 
of services.  
 
Article 56  
Those in one of the following circumstances shall be fined NT$60,000  to NT$300,000 and shall be 
ordered to make improvements within a limited time period; those that have failed to complete 
improvements by the deadline may be ordered to suspend work or suspend business; when necessary, the 
competent authority may issue ord ers for the termination of business, the revocation or cancellation of 
registration or the revocation or cancellation of permits.  
I. Violation of the management regulations of Paragraph 5, Article 8 concerning approval and permit 
issuance (replacement and re -issue) and permit and approval changes.  
II. When records (forms) are produced or reported pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 9, the content or 
format has omissions, or failure to complete additions and corrections required by the competent 
authority before the assigned deadline.  
III. Violation of the management regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 9 concerning record reporting 
frequency, methods, and preservation.  
IV. Violation of the regulations of Article 10 concerning total release quantity control methods and 
handli ng.  
V. Violation of the management regulations of Paragraph 3, Article 11 concerning hazard prevention and 
the production, content, submission, and implementation of response plans.  
VI. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 1, Article 12.  
VII. Failure to perfor m handling in compliance with the items listed on the handling permit pursuant to 
Paragraph 1, Article 14 or failure to perform handling in compliance with the registration items 
pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 of the same article.  
VIII. Unauthorized handling afte r failing to obtain approval in violation of the regulations of 
Paragraph 4, Article 14 or handling not in compliance with the approved items.  
IX. Violation of the management regulations of Paragraph 5, Article 14 concerning permit registration 
approval, perm it issuance (replacement and re -issue), and permit change.   15 X. Violation of the regulations of paragraphs 3 to 6, Article 17, or violation of the regulations of 
Paragraph 7 of the same article.  
XI. Violation of the management regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 18 concerning marking of 
containers, packaging, handling premises, and facilities, and the production, classification, pictures, 
content, format, and establishment of safety data sheets.  
XII. Violation of the management regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 19 c oncerning professional 
technical management personnel qualifications, training, assignment grade, number of assigned 
persons, implemented services, deputies, and changes.  
XIII. Violation of the regulations of Article 23 concerning transport manifest reporting a nd 
preservation, and documents that must be carried.  
XIV. Violation of the management regulations of Subparagraph 1, Article 28 concerning the 
management duties and powers of government agencies and academic organizations, their uses, 
assignment of professiona l technical management personnel, transport, record production, reporting, 
and length of preservation, marking, storage, and audit or failure to perform handling in compliance 
with the management methods prescribed in Subparagraph 2 of the same article.  
Article 57  
Professional technical management personnel who violate the regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 19 
or Paragraph 3, Article 34  concerning training, implementation of services, and reporting of resignations 
shall be subject to fines of from NT$4 ,000 to NT$20,000; when necessary, the person's qualification 
certificate may be revoked or cancelled.  
Article 58  
Those in one of the following circumstances shall be fined NT$60,000 to NT$300,000 and shall be 
ordered to make improvements within a limited  time period; those that have failed to complete 
improvements by the deadline may be ordered to suspend work or suspend business; when necessary, the 
competent authority may issue orders for the termination of business, the revocation or cancellation of 
registration or the revocation or cancellation of permits.  
I. Violation of the regulations of Paragraph 1, Article 29.  
II. Unauthorized handling after failing to obtain approval in violation of the regulations of Article 30 
Paragraph 3 or handling not in compliance with the approved items.  
III. A party with recording, filing, preservation, or reporting responsibilities pursuant to  Article 30 
Paragraph 1 or Article 36 Paragraph 2 fails to perform recording, filing, preservation, or reporting 
tasks.  
IV. Violation of the management regulations of Article 30 Paragraph 3 concerning approval, permit 
issuance (replacement and re -issue), and permit change.  
V. When records (forms) are produced or reported pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 31, the content or 
format has omissions, failure to complete additions and corrections required by the competent 
authority before the assigned deadline.  
VI. Violati on of the management regulations of Paragraph 2, Article 31 concerning record reporting 
frequency, methods, and preservation.  
VII. Violation of the regulations of Article 32 Paragraph 1, Article 33 regulations.  
VIII. Violation of the management regulations of Parag raph 2, Article 32 concerning marking of 
containers, packaging, handling premises, and facilities, and the production, classification, pictures, 
content, format, and establishment of safety data sheets.  
IX. Violation of the regulations of Article 34, Article 35, and their prescribed regulations.  
X. Violation of the regulations of paragraphs 1 and 2, Article 36.  
XI. Violation of the regulations of Article 37.  
Article 59  
Those who manufacture or import new chemical substances without obtaining registration and 
approval pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 38 shall be subject to fines of from NT$200,000 to NT$2 million, 
and shall be ordered to make improvement within a limited time period.  If the responsible party fails to  16 complete improvement before the deadline, that party may be fined per violation. If the responsible party 
fails to complete improvement before the deadline after being again ordered to make improvement within  a 
limited time period, that party may be ordered to stop work, suspend business, or re -export the chemical 
substances.  
Those who manufacture or import existing chemical substances without obtaining registration and 
approval pursuant to Paragraph 1, Artic le 38, or who fail to perform reporting pursuant to Paragraph 2 of the 
same article, shall be subject to fines of from  NT$30,000 to NT$300,000, and the party shall be ordered to 
make improvement within a limited time period.  If the responsible party fail s to complete improvement 
before the deadline, that party may be fined per violation. If the responsible party fails to complete 
improvement before the deadline after being again ordered to make improvement within a limited time 
period, that party may be o rdered to stop work, suspend business, or re -export the chemical substances.  
Those who violate of the regulations of Paragraph 1, Article 39 concerning additional clauses shall be 
subject to fines of from NT$100,000 to NT$500,000, and shall be ordered to make improvement within a 
limited time period. The registration and approval of those who fail to make improvement before the 
deadline may be revoked. The manufacturers and importers of the chemical substances in question, their 
compounds, and their finish ed products must recycle or destroy such substances, compounds, or products, 
and the competent authority may, when necessary, perform the recycling or destruction of such items, and 
shall collect necessary expenses.  
Violation of the regulations of Paragra ph 4, Article 38 concerning registration  of manufacture or 
import status, registration deadline, joint registration methods, reporting or addition of chemical substance 
data, and document preservation methods shall be subject to fines of from NT$30,000 to  NT$300,000, and 
shall be ordered to make improvement within a limited time period. Those who fail to make improvement 
before the deadline may be fined per violation. If the responsible party fails to complete improvement 
before the deadline after being ag ain ordered to make improvement within a limited time period, that party 
may be ordered to stop work, suspend business, or re -export the chemical substances.  
Article 60  
 When audit is performed of toxic chemical substances, chemical substances of very con cern, 
chemical substances that must be registered, or related goods pursuant to Article 43, the following actions 
shall be taken in compliance with audit results:  
I. In the case of violations of this Act, the substance or related goods may be confiscated.  
II. If it is determined that the sealed substance or related goods must be subjected to improvement or 
converted to another substance, the substance or goods may be confiscated if the responsible party 
fails to complete improvement  or conversion before the de adline.  
Article 61  
The period for making improvements, reporting or performing conversion for those notified pursuant to this 
Act to make improvements, report or perform conversion within a limited period may not exceed thirty days 
unless there are actual  needs and the central competent authority grants approval.  
Article 62  
    Except when other regulations apply, punishments prescribed in this Act shall be 
administered at the central government level by the Environmental Protection Administration, at the special 
municipality level by the special municipality government, and at t he county or city level by the city or 
county government.  
The competent authority shall bear responsibility for enforcement of work stoppage and suspension of 
business, and cancellation or revocation of permit, registration, or approval document implement ation in 
this Act. The competent authority shall request that the industry competent authority order the termination 
of business.  
If handlers and persons with registration and reporting responsibilities who have violated the 
regulations of  this Act notif y the competent authority on their own accord and complete the prescribed 
procedures before the case has been reported or uncovered by the competent authority, and pollution of the 
environment has not occurred, the punishments for the following violations shall be reduced; punishment  17 shall likewise be reduced in cases that involve criminal responsibility:  
I. Handling not in compliance with the permit, registration, or approval.  
II. Untruthful application for a permit, registration, approval, or registered or rep orted data.  
Article 63  
In the case of those violate their duties or actions prescribed by this Act obtain material gain, apart 
from being fined certain amounts pursuant to the regulations of this Act, payment of amounts within the 
scope of such person's material gain may be soug ht.  
When actions taken to benefit others result in others being subject to punishment for violation of the 
duties prescribed in this Act, since the perpetrator received material gain but no punishment, payment of 
amounts within the scope of such person's material gain may be sought.  
If a perpetrator is subject to punishment for violation of the duties prescribed in this Act, but others 
receive material gain but no punishment as a consequence of such actions, payment of amounts within the 
scope of such per son's material gain may be sought.  
With regard to the seeking of payment in the three foregoing paragraphs, the deciding competent 
authority may handle the case through an administrative act. So -called "material gains" include active gains 
and passive gai ns in the form of reduced or waived payments; the central competent authority shall 
determine relevant calculation and estimation regulations.  
Article 64  
Members of the public may report actions violating the regulations of this Act through the statement 
of facts or submission of evidential information to the special municipality, county, or city competent 
authority.  
Special municipality, county, and city competent authorities shall maintain the confidentiality of 
informants' identities. If a report in the foregoing paragraph is verified and a fine assessed, when the amount 
of the fine reaches a certain threshold, a certain percentage of total collected fin e amount shall be provided 
as a reward to the informant.  
The special municipality, county, or city competent authority shall determine regulations governing 
the qualifications of informants making reports and receiving rewards, reward percentage, allocati on 
method, and other relevant matters in the foregoing paragraph.  
Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions  
Article 65  
After the official announcement by the central competent authority of those toxic chemical substances 
and chemical substances of concern that are already being handled prior to official announcement, the 
handler shall, within the officially announced period, complete improvement with regard to matters that 
must be declared, reported or implemented in compliance with regulations, and shall obtain  a permit, 
complete registration or obtain approval pursuant to this Act, and may only continue handling after doing 
so. 
Article 66  
Chemical substance registration information pursuant to this Act shall be disseminated to the public. 
However, the central competent authority possesses the authority to maintain confidentiality of information 
involving national defense, industrial or commercial confidentialities subject to the application submitted by 
the manufacturer or importer and received approval by the central competent authority.  
When one of the following circumstances occurs, information confidentiality in the foregoing 
paragraph shall not be subjected to this restriction pursuant to the authority of the central competent 
authority.  
I. It is necessary for  benefitting the public.  
II. It is necessary for protecting people’s lives, bodies, health.  
III. It is consented by the manufacturer or importer. Confidentiality shall be maintained concerning 
reviews, checking, and the collection of samples and testing performed p ursuant to this Act that 
involve national defense, industrial or commercial secrets. However, identities, physical, chemical, 
toxicity, classification, labeling and relevant safety information of chemical substances shall not be  18 subjected to this restricti on. 
The Freedom of Government Information Law shall apply to application to the central, municipality, 
county and city competent authorities for provision of government information pursuant to the regulations 
in the foregoing three paragraphs.  
Article 67  
The competent authority may grant incentives to enterprises that comply with one of following 
conditions:  
I. The handler has not violated the regulations of this Act for ten consecutive years.  
II. The handler has achieved outstanding results in its toxic chemical  substance and chemical 
substances of concern risk prevention and equipment improvement efforts.  
III. Those that invent or improve methods for the reduction of dangers or pollution created through the 
manufacture, transport, storage or use of toxic chemical sub stances and chemical substances of 
concern that are appropriate for promotion.  
The competent authority shall determine regulations governing applicable targets, selection, incentive 
methods, and other binding matters with regard to the incentives in the fo regoing paragraph.  
Article 68   
If the competent authority is negligent in enforcement when a handler, person responsible for 
registration and reporting, or other person with relevant responsibilities violates the regulations of this Act 
or orders determined under the authorization of th is Act, citizens or public interest groups may notify the 
competent authority in writing and state the specific content of the negligent enforcement. If the competent 
authority has still failed to perform enforcement in accordance with law within 60 days a fter the date of 
delivery of written notification, the citizen or public interest group may initiate a lawsuit in administrative 
court addressing the negligence in implementation of duties taking the competent authority as the defendant, 
and ask that the c ompetent authority be ordered to perform implementation.  
With regard to the administrative court's decision in the foregoing paragraph, in accordance with its 
authority, the court may order the defendant agency to pay appropriate legal expenses, detection  and 
appraisal fees, and other lawsuit -related expenses to a plaintiff who has made a substantive contribution to 
the control of environmental pollution by chemical substances.  
The central competent authority shall determine the format of the written noti fication in Paragraph 1 
in consultation with relevant agencies.  
Article 69  
The central competent authority shall determine the enforcement rules of this Act.  
Article 70  
This Act shall take effect on the date of promulgation.  
With regard to the revised articles of this Act, apart from the revision and promulgation of Article 7, 
Article 43, Article 44, articles 46 to 48, Article 54, Article 57, Article 62, and Article 64 on _______, which 
shall take effect on the date of promulgation, the remaining articl es shall take effect one year after 
promulgation .