Nieuwsbrief ADEX/Gevaarlijke Goederen Nummer 96-07

Philips Electronics Nederland B.V. Customs & Transport Services/DG Building TQ III 264 T Newsletter Toxic Postbox 218 5600 MD Eindhoven Xn Xi efasim4you Tel.: 040-27 86069 Harmful Irritant Fax: 040-27 85950 F E-mail: [email protected] Flammable

Ref. : 2008-03 Subject: Inventories of existing Chemical Substances Date : 2008-03- 01

Dear efasim4you user,

Several countries have an inventory of existing chemical substances: European Union, Canada, USA, The Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and China (new inventory).

Hereby a short list of the different inventories;

European Union: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (EINECS) and European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS). Canada: Domestic Substances List (DSL) and Non-domestic Substances List (NDSL). USA: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Philippines: Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) which contains 44000 chemicals. Australia: Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) which contains 38000 chemicals. New Zealand: New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals (NZIoC) which contains 28000 chemicals. Japan: Japanese Existing and New Chemical Substances List (ENCS). South Korea: Korean Existing Chemicals Inventory (KECI) which contains 37000 chemicals. Switzerland: Inventory of Notified new Substances and Giftliste1 (SWISS). China: Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC).

From June 2007 new substances are checked against the above mentioned inventories (except China). The results are stored in efasim4you and available on request.

C&T/Dangerous Goods