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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
S .  B. 
No. .l;"x'35 
'04 JUL -1 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constihition provides that: 
Article 2, Section 14. The Staie shall protect and propote 
the right to health of the people md instill health 
consciousness anlong them. 
iLticle 2. Section 16. The State shall protect and advance 
the right ofthe people to a balanced mid healthfid ecology in 
accord with the rhythm mind harmony of nature. 
q i e  iiiariagemeot of solid waste cmi pose a wide range of hazards to public health 
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arid lo the environment. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the 
averall solid waste stream. The presence ofheavy metals in packaging is a part of the total 
concmi in light oftlwir likely presence in enkxions or ash when packaging is incinerated, 
or in leachate when packnging is lmitlfilled. 
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Lead, mercury, cadminni, aid hexavalent chromium, on the bmis of available 
scientific and nnetlical evidence, are of particular concern. It is dcsirhle aa a first step in 
reducing the toxicity of packwing waste to eliminate the addition of these heavy met& to 
packaging. 
The piirpose ofthis Act is to achieve this reduction in toxicity without impeding or 
tliscouraging the expanded 1198 of post-consumer materials in the production of packaging 
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r i )  those pnckages or Ixickage components with a code indiccliins date of 
iiiaiiufachire tliat were manufachired prior to the eftlective date ofthis stahite; 
(2) tliose packages or packagiiig components to which lead, c.admiiim. merctrly, or 
~~ex:p,~~iletii 
.ctironiinni have been ackieil in the mmiifiicturiiig, forming, printing, or 
distrib~ii:ion process iti orcler t.o con1plg with iiedtlt or s&ty 
requiretmitts of 
'i)Ililippine I n w  or For wbicli there is no fksible alternative, excepi that the 
~nanokhrrer o f  a package or packagins component must pt:tiiion the Department for 
any exemption fi.oi~i the provisions o f  this subsection for a particular package or 
packaging coil-qoaent bawd upon either criterion. Tlie Secretary niay grant a 2-year 
exeinptioii ifwmmted by the circiunstances. Slicb a exenipt.ion mzyV, 
tI1XIii meeting 
either crikrion oilhis subsection. be renewed for Z years. 
Fix piriposes or illis siibsection, a use for d i i c l i  illere is 110 feasible 
aliernalive is oiie in which the regiA-&x! siilisl:tnce is essential lo llie pt'oieci.ion, 
sit> Iianl-ll ingi or fiinctioti ofthe pach:~e's contents; or 
13) pacltagi:!: aiid rtaclrzging comporrents that svor:ld not emxed the insrimrim 
coit~atr~inant 
levels set fori11 in eiibsection (e) of Section 7 of (Itis Act hilt h r  ihe 
nrlditiari of post-consumer materials. 
(h) %P. provisions o f  slitsection (,a) shall be oEno &ect on and after the expirai.ion ofthe. 
72-1IioiitI1 period ii3llowing the daie ofilie enacimeiit ofthis Act.. 


(:ertificate oft'omplisnce .For as long as the p o c k q  or pacltaging component is in w e .  A 
copy ofthc Certificate of Coiiipiiance sliall be kept m i  file by the nimiufacltirer or supplier 
of the package or packaging cot~iponetit. Certificates of Cotnpljaiice". or copiee iiicreof 
shall be tirniisiietl ti) the i?eparhneni iipaii its refluest and io members of the pirblie in 
nccotihlice with Section 8. 
(17) lftlie rnaniif;nckirer or supplier of the package or packaging cornponelit relorrnnlates or 
creslcs $1 iicw package or packaging coriipoiient, the tnruiiifachirer or siipplicr sl!all provide 
titi aitietitletl or new c:ectificate nf Complirirrce for the 
refotmntilaietl or new pacliap of 
pelcaging c.onrponeni. 


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