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Summary and Future Prospects for New and Existing Chemical Substance Management
in Taiwan
Xiang Guozhao＊,† and Zhang Meng＊＊ Department of AP Chemical Registration, REACH24H CONSULTING GROUP CHINA,

14th floor, Building No 3, Haichuang Technology Center 1288 West Wen Yi Road, Hangzhou, China 311121†Corresponding Author, E-mail: jbd@reach24h.cn(Received February 17, 2017; Accepted April 4, 2017)
Abstract
Our study first gives the definitions of new/existing chemical substances, then gives a general introduction of the chemical management
scheme both internationally and then focused on the chemical substance management approach in Taiwan. In addition, the problems existingin the present management approach are also elaborated in the article.
At the end of this article, suggestions for improvement are also put forward, such as setting up necessary supporting documentations,coordinating the cooperation of different departments to speed up the evaluation of existing chemical substances, communication withadvanced countries or regions by regular activities like internal seminar or scientific study with regard to the dossier checking and cuttingedge technology of chemical management.
Key-words: New chemical substance, Existing chemical substance, Sound management, Risk assessment

1．Foreword
For the first time in the history of the world, every humanbeing is subjected to contact with chemicals from themoment of conception until death. We are impacted by allsorts of chemicals, which, on one hand, bring convenienceand greatly enhance our quality of life, but on the other hand,
the improper use of chemicals can put us in danger. There
have been numerous past disasters triggered by improperuse of chemicals, for instance, large-scale Minamata disease
break out in Japan in the mid-1960s, photochemical smog
episode in London in early 1950s, Bhopal gas-leakage
accident in India, and so on. Human ignorance or overconfidence toward chemicals has lead to severe damage of〔氏名〕 Xiang Guozhao〔現職〕 Reach24h China 工業化学品事業部 化学品法
規コンサルタント〔趣味〕 旅行，読書〔経歴〕 2012 年に東南大学化学修士課程を修了。同年 Reach24h 社に入社。2014 年より台湾化学
物質管理を中心とするアジア地域における化学品法規対応を担当。

〔氏名〕 Zhang Meng
〔現職〕 Reach24h China 工業化学品事業部 化学品法
規コンサルタント〔趣味〕 音楽，撮影〔経歴〕 2014 年に合肥工業大学化学修士課程を修了。
同年 Reach24h 社に入社。化学品法規コンサ
ルタントとして中国とフィリピンの新化学物質登記を担当。2015 年より台湾化学品法
規対応に携わる。

our environment and also caused enormous loss of life andproperty. Whilst we encourage the synthesis and developmentof chemicals, we have to make sure the use of chemicals overtheir complete life-cycle are under sound management, more
specifically to adopt a risk-based chemical management
approach prior to the occurrence of such negative events.
This article gives a general introduction of the chemical
management scheme both internationally and then focusedon the chemical substance management approach in Taiwan.
In addition, the problems existing in present management
approaches and suggestions for improvement are alsoelaborated.

2．Definitions
2.1 Chemical Substances:
A chemical substance is a form of matter that has constantchemical composition and characteristic properties1). It
cannot be separated into components by physical separation
methods, i.e., without breaking chemical bonds. Chemical
substances can be chemical elements, chemical compounds,
ions or alloys.
2.2 National Existing Chemical Inventory:
Normally set up by several nominations, nomination isa voluntary plan to create a list which includes chemicalsubstances that are already widely used in the market over acertain prior time period.
2.3 New Chemical Substances:
Chemical substances that are not listed in the National－17－© 2017 Journal of the Japan Society of Colour Material