Envi Legislation

• Republic Act (RA) 6969


  Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
• RA 6969 mandates control and management of import, manufacture, process, distribution, use, transport, treatment, and disposal of toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes in the country
• Titles of RA 6969

  • Title II: Chemical Management
  • Title III: Hazardous Waste Management
• Title II: Chemical Management


  • Provides for the regulation of all chemical substances that may pose threat to public health and the environment whether through import, manufacture, sale, use, distribution, and disposal
• Title III: Hazardous Waste Management


  • Provides for the regulation of all hazardous wastes from generation, transport, storage, re-use/recycling, treatment and disposal
• Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS)


  Updated list of chemicals being imported, used and manufactured in the Philippines
• PICCS was nominated in December 1993 and includes chemical names (IUPAC), Chemical Abstract Service Number (CAS No.), CAS Registry Index Number, and common name of the chemical or substance
• The number of chemicals in PICCS has increased from 21,000 in 2000 to 47,139 in 2017
• Small Quantity Importation (SQI)


  Importation of new chemicals not yet listed on the PICCS database, with annual importation of 1000 kgs or less
• Pre-Manufacture Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN)


  Notification process for importing or manufacturing new chemicals that will eventually be listed in the PICCS
• PMPIN Compliance Certificate is required for annual importation greater than 1000 kgs
• Non-coverage to PMPIN Rule

  • Radioactive substances
  • Foods
  • Pesticides
  • Drugs
  • Cosmetics
  • Other finished products regulated by other laws
  • Articles & Substances in Articles
  • Naturally-Occurring Substances
  • Wastes
• Although for controlled chemicals, the EMB may issue certain restrictions/prohibitions, e.g. PCB in transformers, Mercury-Added Products
• Non-coverage to PMPIN Rule


  Naturally-Occurring Substances
• Naturally-Occurring Substances


  • Unprocessed or processed only by manual, mechanical, or gravitational means; or by dissolution in water or by flotation or by heating solely to remove water
  • Extracted from air by any means
• Wastes


  • Substances that are without any commercial, industrial, agricultural, or economic usage and are shipped, transported, or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit through any part of the Philippine territory
  • By-products, side-products, process residues, spent reaction media, contaminated plant or equipment or other substances from manufacturing operations and as consumer discards of manufactured products
• Exemptions to PMPIN Rule

  • Small quantity chemicals (less than 1000kg/year)- Small Quantity Importation
  • Certain polymeric chemical derivatives (Polymer and Polymer of Low Concern)
  • Chemicals and chemical substances included in the PICCS
  • New chemicals manufactured exclusively for export
• Data Requirements for PMPIN Procedures

  • Additional documentary requirements
  • Confidential Business Information (CBI)
  • Issuance of Certificate
  • Exemption of PMPIN
• Polymer Exemption


  Exemption from the Pre-Manufacture Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN) notification for certain polymers
• Polymer Exemption


  • Polymer Exemption Certificate one time only
  • If all components are listed in the PICCS and not in the in the Revised PCL as per DAO 2005-27
  • Polymer of Low Concern (PLC)
• Guidelines for the Disclosure of Confidential Business Information (CBI) and Monitoring of Small Quantity Importation (SQI), and Pre-Manufacture Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN)


  • 100% declaration of ingredients, chemical name, CAS Registry Number and other information for SQI and PMPIN application
  • Toxic and Hazardous Management Section of EMB Regional Office at www.emb.gov.ph
  • Chemical Management Section (CMS) at [e-mail]
• Priority Chemical List (PCL)


  List of chemicals that are determined to pose significant or unreasonable risk to human health and the environment
• Priority Chemical List (PCL)


  • Chemicals and its compounds considered to be strictly regulated
  • Requires special reporting due to its significant toxic effects either acute or chronic
  • Carcinogenic
  • Mutagenic
  • Teratogenic
  • Persistency
  • Bio-accumulation
• List of 28 chemicals and chemical substances found to have adverse effects to humans and the environment as per DAO 98-58 Priority Chemical List

  • 1,1,1,-trichloroethane
  • 1,2 diphenylhydrazine (Hydrazobenzene)
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
  • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
  • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  • Halons
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Cadmium compounds
  • Chromium Compounds
• Addition of 20 Chemicals and Compounds to the list of 28 chemicals and chemical substances found to have adverse effects to humans and the environment as per DAO 2005-27 Revised Priority Chemical List


  • 1,4 chlorobenzene (Benzene, chloro-)
  • 1,2 dibromoethane (Ethane, 1,2,-dibromo)
  • Diethyl sulfate (sulfuric acid,diethyl ester)
  • Formaldehyde (Formalin)
  • Phenic acid (Phenol)
  • Perchloroethylene (Ethene, tetrachloro)
  • Mercaptan (perchloromethyl)
  • Methylene chloride (Methylene, dichloro)
  • Trichloroethylene (Ethene, dichloro)
• DAO 2005-05 Toxic Chemical Substances for Issuance of Chemical Control Order

  • Cadmium compounds (Cd)
  • Lead Compounds (Pb)
  • Arsenic Compounds (As)
  • Vinyl Chloride (C2H3Cl)
  • Benzene (C6H6)
  • Chromium (Cr6)
• Priority Chemical List (PCL) Compliance


  • PCL Compliance Certificate (annual renewal) or PCL Exemption Certificate (one time only) for components 1% or less as per EMC 2014-003
  • PCL Chemicals that are simply component ingredient(s) of other substances or products with threshold limit cut off of less than or equal to 1% concentration (in mixtures). The industry shall apply for such exemption in compliance with this Memorandum Circular for PCL chemicals subject to evaluation and approval of EMB.
  • Processing thru OPMS https://opms.emb.gov.ph
• Priority Chemical List (PCL) Compliance

  • DAO 2007- 23 Prescribing Additional Requirements for the Issuance of the Priority Chemical List (PCL) Compliance Certificate
  • EMC 2014-003 Supplemental Guidelines for the DENR AO 2007-23 (Prescribing Additional Requirements for the Issuance of the Priority Chemical List (PCL) Compliance Certificate
• Priority Chemical List (PCL) Compliance

  • EMC 2016-003 Implementation of Online Processing of Priority Chemical List (PCL) and Pre-manufacture Pre-importation Notification (PMPIN) Under the Title II of DENR AO 29, Series of 1992, of RA 6969 https://opms.emb.gov.ph
  • EMC 2016-011 Instructions on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Developed Functions under DENR MC No. 2012-12 on the Chemical Control Orders (CCOs), Small Quantity Importation (SQI) and Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) Certification
• Priority Chemical List (PCL) Compliance

  • EMC 2016-28 Providing for New Fees and Charges for Various Services of the EMB
  • EMC 2017-007 Clarification on the Coverage of Laboratory Facilities under DAO 2007-23 (PCL)
  • EMC 2020- 010 Clarification to DENR Administrative Order 2007-23 On The Scope of Requirements Under The Priority Chemicals List (PCL) Compliance Certificate
• Chemical Control Order (CCO)


  Prohibit, limit or regulate the use, manufacture, import, export, transport, processing, storage, possession, and sale of chemicals and chemical substances that DENR determines to regulate its use, phase-out or ban due to its serious risks and adverse effects to human health and the environment
• CCO Coverage


  • Importers
  • Distributors
  • Manufacturers/ processors/ industry facility owners
  • Industrial Users
  • Laboratory facilities
  • Waste transporters
  • TSD facilities
  • Demolition contractors
  • Shipbreakers
  • Owner/ operator of demolition or renovation activity
  • Facility owners/ contractors/ operators
  • Shipbuilders
• CCO on Mercury and Mercury Compounds

  Regulated or limited use, 66 chemicals
• CCO on Mercury and Mercury Compounds

  • Limitations / restrictions of use and disposal in Chlor-alkali plants, Mining and metallurgical industries, Electrical apparatus, Industrial and control instruments, Pharmaceutical, Paint manufacturing, Pulp and paper manufacturing, Dental amalgam, Industrial catalyst, Pesticides (fungicide) production or formulation
• Gradual Phase-out of Mercury in All Philippine Health Care Facilities and Institutions

  • Thermometers (December 2009)
  • Sphygmomanometers (December 2010)
• CCO on Cyanide and Cyanide Compounds


  Regulated or limited use, 37 chemicals
• Allowable use of Cyanide and Cyanide Compounds

  • Electroplating
  • Mining and metallurgy
  • Steel manufacturing
  • Synthetic fibers and chemicals
  • Plastic
  • Other industry sub-sectors legitimate using cyanide such as jewelry making
• Substances And Compounds That Does Not Dissociate CN Ions Are Not Covered By DAO 1997-39 While Regulated Cyanide Compounds Are Listed In The Updated Annex A
• CCO on Asbestos


  Regulated or limited use, 1 chemical
• Limitations, prohibitions and regulations of use of Asbestos

  • Fireproof clothing
  • Roofing felts or related products
  • Asbestos cement roofing
  • Asbestos cement flat sheet
  • Friction materials
  • High temperature textile products
  • Gaskets
  • Mechanical packing materials
  • High-grade electrical paper
  • Battery separators
  • Other high- density products
  • Toys
  • Pipe and boiler lagging
  • Low-density jointing compounds
  • Corrugated and commercial paper
  • Untreated textiles
  • Flooring felt and covering
  • Roll board
  • Specialty paper
  • Other low-density products