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DENR Administrative Order No. 24 of 2013 on the Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Lead and Lead Compounds.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Waste non-domestic sources Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Pollution control Procedural matters International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication.
Abstract

This Administrative Order, consisting of 14 sections completed by two Annexes, establishes the Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Lead and Lead Compounds. It aims at regulating, restricting or prohibiting imports, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk or injury to health or the environment; to prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous or nuclear wastes and their disposal into the Philippine territory for whatever purpose; and to provide advancement and facilitate research on toxic chemicals. This Order aims to the following: increasing awareness about the toxicity of lead and lead compounds and the availability of technically superior and safer alternatives; developing the framework for implementation of appropriate prevention programmes to reduce and eliminate risks from the use of lead, providing guidelines and assistance to identify and release potential lead exposure industrial facilities to reduce workers' lead exposure. Sec. 4 specifies cases in which use of lead and lead compounds are strictly prohibited. Sec. 5 establishes requirements and procedures.

Full text
English
Website
www.denr.gov.ph

References - Legislation

Implements

Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control (Republic Act No. 6969 of 1990).

Legislation | Philippines | 1990

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Transboundary movement of waste, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Waste non-domestic sources, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pollution control, Research, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX