Australie : Proposition de normes de gestion des produits chimiques pour les polluants organiques persistants

 

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 businesses 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 state and territory 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 7 of the Register. This will prohibit their import, manufacture, use and export in Australia, with exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use prior to the date of effect of the decision.

• Octabromodiphenyl ether, heptabromodiphenyl and hexabromodiphenyl ether
• Pentabromodiphenyl ether and tetrabromodiphenyl ether
• Hexabromocyclododecane

The proposed decisions will assign the following chemicals, and mixtures and articles containing the chemicals, to Schedule 6 of the Register. This will prohibit their import, manufacture, use and export in Australia, with limited exceptions for unintentional trace contamination, research, environmentally sound disposal, and for articles in use prior to the date of effect of the decision.

Certains usages considérés comme essentiels sont également exclus des décisions. Ces utilisations essentielles sont décrites ci-dessous.

• Decabromodiphenyl ether and nonabromodiphenyl ether, except when used for the following essential uses:
  • spare parts for aircraft that were manufactured prior to 1 January 2027 (until the end of the service life of the aircraft); or
  • aircraft (until 1 January 2027,); or
  • polyurethane foam for building insulation (until 1 January 2027); or
  • electric and electronic equipment (until 1 January 2027); or
  • spare parts for motor vehicles that were manufactured prior to 2019 (until 1 January 2036); or
  • textile products (other than clothing and toys) that require anti‐flammable characteristics (until 1 January 2027).

Les décisions de calendrier proposées visent à :

• Adopter des normes pour la Convention de Stockholm énumérant les polluants organiques persistants (POP) qui ont des utilisations industrielles et que l'Australie n'a pas encore ratifiée.
• Faciliter la ratification des listes de produits chimiques de la Convention de Stockholm, permettant à l'Australie de remplir ses obligations en vertu de la Convention.
• Parvenir à une meilleure protection de l’environnement grâce à une meilleure gestion des risques environnementaux posés par les produits chimiques industriels.
• Fournir une approche nationale cohérente, transparente, prévisible et rationalisée en matière de gestion des risques environnementaux liés aux produits chimiques industriels pour les gouvernements, l'industrie et la communauté.

The proposed decisions can be found ICI.

Pour en savoir plus sur la conformité des produits chimiques en Australie, veuillez contacter directement le Product Compliance Institute.