1 Notification of Ministry of Industry Subject: List of hazardous substances (No. 3) B.E. 2548 (2005) ---------------------------- By the virtue of section 5 paragraph two and section 18 paragraph two of the Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535 (1992) which contains some provisions concerning the limitation of the people rights and liberties that is permissible by the provisions of section 29 together with section 31, section 35, section 39, section 48 and section 50 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Minister of Industry, with the opinions of the Committee on Hazardous substance, hereby issues the ministerial notification as follows: Article 1 To withdraw certain hazardous substances listed on the list of hazardous substances annexed to the notification of Ministry of Industry B.E. 2538 (1995) dated 17 th February B.E. 2538 (1995) as follows, (1) Seventeen hazardous substances in the responsibility of Department of Agriculture. They are AMITRAZ, AZAMETHIPHOS, BRODIFACOUM, BROMADIOLONE (unstated stereochemistry), COUMATETRALYL, CYPERMETHRIN , alpha -CYPERMETHRIN (corrected stereochemistry), beta -CYPERMETHRIN, CYROMAZINE, FLOCOUMAFEN (unstated stereochemistry), PHOSMET, PHOXIM, PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE (PIPERONYL ETHER BUTOXIDE), TETRAMETHRIN, THIAMETHOXAM, TRICHLORFON, and TRIFLUMURON. (2) Seven hazardous substances in the responsibility of Food and Drug Administration. They are ALKYL CYANOACRYLATE, ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (CRUDE ARSENIC; WHITE ARSENIC; ARSENIOUS ACID; ARSENOUS ANHYDRIDE), CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, DICHLOROISOCYANURIC ACID and its salts, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, SURFACTANTS, and TRICHLOROISOCYANURIC ACID and its salts. (3) Thirteen hazardous substances in the responsibility of Department of Industrial Works. They are ARSENIC, ARSENIC PENTOXIDE (ARSENIC OXIDE; ARSENIC ANHYDRIDE; ARSENIC ACID), ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (CRUDE ARSENIC; WHITE ARSENIC; ARSENIOUS ACID; ARSENOUS ANHYDRIDE), BROMOCHLOROMETHANE, CHLOROFORM (TRICHLOROMETHANE), MURCURIC CHLORIDE, MURCURIC OXIDE, MURCURIC SULFIDE (MERCURIC SULPHIDE), MERCUROUS CHROMATE Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 2 (MERCURY CHROMATE), MERCURY (QUICK SILVER; HYDRARGYRUM), MERCURY(II) THIOCYANATE, POTASSIUM CYANIDE > 1% w/w, SODIUM CYANIDE > 1% w/w. Article 2 To designate the hazardous substances listed in “List Kor” and “List Khor” annexed to this notification as hazardous substances in “List Kor” of the list of hazardous substances annexed to the notification of Ministry of Industry B.E. 2538 (1995) dated 17 th February B.E. 2538 (1995), and to arrange them in alphabetical order. Article 3 The producer, importer, exporter, or possessor of the hazardous substance who has already been in business shall notify their operation relating to type 2 hazardous substance, or shall submit an application for a permit for type 3 hazardous substance to a competent authority of the responsible agency within 30 days after this notification enters into force. Any hazardous substance which registration is required, it must be done within the same time period. The business shall be allowed to operate as normal during the time in suspense for the admission of registration application until the competent authority denies the registration as applied. This shall, thus, enter into force on the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Announced on the 21 st November B.E. 2548 (2005) (signed)__________________________________ Mr. Suriya Jungrungreangkit Minister of Industry (Published in the Government Gazette, Volume 122, special part 147d, dated 23 rd December B.E. 2548 (2005)) Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 1 "List Kor" annexed to the Notification of Ministry of Industry (No. 3) B.E. 2548 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances 1 ACIDS 3 - Department of Livestock Development in products for manufacture of animal feed, animal farm, slaughter house, and manufacture of processing animal products for the purpose of disinfection and cleaning, or for anticlogging of drainage system or sewer line. 2 ACRYLYL CHLORIDE ; (ACRYLIC 3 814-68-6 Department of Industrial Works ACID CHLORIDE ; ACRYLOYL CHLORIDE ; PROPENOYL CHLORIDE) 3 ADIPONITRILE 1 111-69-3 Department of Industrial Works 4 ALDEHYDES 3 - Department of Livestock Development in products for manufacture of animal feed, animal farm, slaughter house, and manufacture of Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 2 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances processing animal products for the purpose of disinfection and cleaning, or for anticlogging of drainage system or sewer line. in products for 5 ALKALIS 3 - Department of Livestock Development manufacture of animal feed, animal farm, slaughter house, and manufacture of processing animal products for the purpose of disinfection and cleaning, or for anticlogging of drainage system or sewer line. in products for 6 ALKYL CYANOACRYLATE 1 - Food and Drug Administration household or public health uses intended for adhesion of material surface. Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 3 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances 7 (4-AMINOBUTYL) DIETHOXY 1 3037-72-7 Department of Industrial Works METHYL SILANE 8 4'-AMINOPROPIOPHENONE 1 70-69-9 Department of Industrial Works 9 AMITRAZ 3 33089-61-1 Department of Agriculture except the part in responsibility of Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Livestock Development. 10 AMITRAZ 3 33089-61-1 Department of Livestock Development in active ingredients, microorganisms or products containing active ingredients or microorganisms intended for preventing, destroying or controlling insects or animals which are pests to animals (excluding parasites inside animal bodies). Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 4 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances 11 AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS 3 - Food and Drug Administration in products for household or public health uses intended for disinfecting and cleaning floor, surface, sanitary products and other materials, or for anticlogging of drainage system or sewer line. 12 ANIONIC SURFACTANTS 1 - Food and Drug Administration in products for household or public health uses intended for disinfecting and cleaning floor, surface, sanitary products and other materials, or for anticlogging of drainage system or sewer line. 13 ANTIMONY PENTAFLUORIDE 1 7783-70-2 Department of Industrial Works 14 ARSENIC 3 7440-38-2 Department of Industrial Works except the part in responsibility of Food and Drug Administration. Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 5 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances 15 ARSENIC AND ARSENIC COMPOUNDS 4 - Food and Drug Administration in products for household or public health uses intended for preventing and controlling insects and other animals. 16 ARSENIC PENTOXIDE ; (ARSENIC 3 1303-28-2 Department of Industrial Works except the part in OXIDE; ARSENIC ANHYDRIDE; responsibility of ARSENIC ACID) Food and Drug Administration. 17 ARSENIC TRIOXIDE ; (CRUDE 3 1327-53-3 Department of Industrial Works except the part in ARSENIC; WHITE ARSENIC; responsibility of ARSENIOUS ACID; Food and Drug ARSENOUS ANHYDRIDE) Administration. 18 AURAMINE ; (4,4'-(IMIDOCARBONYL) 3 492-80-8 Department of Industrial Works bis(N,N-DIMETHYLAMILINE)) 19 AZAMETHIPHOS 3 35575-96-3 Department of Agriculture except the part in responsibility of Department of Livestock Development. Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 6 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances 20 AZAMETHIPHOS 3 35575-96-3 Department of Livestock Development in active ingredients, microorganisms or products containing active ingredients or microorganisms intended for preventing, destroying or controlling insects or animals which are pests to animals (excluding parasites inside animal bodies). 21 AZOBENZENE ; (DIPHENYLDIIMIDE ; 3 103-33-3 Department of Industrial Works BENZENEAZOBENZENE) 22 BENZENEARSONIC ACID 1 98-05-5 Department of Industrial Works 23 BENZOTRICHLORIDE 1 98-07-7 Department of Industrial Works 24 2,2' - BIOXIRANE ; 3 1464-53-5 Department of Industrial Works DIEPOXYBUTANE ; (BUTADIENE DIEPOXIDE ; 1,3-BUTADIENE DIEPOXIDE ; 1,2 : 3,4 - DIEPOXY BUTANE ) Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 7 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible Agency Condition Hazardous Number Substances 25 BENZYL CYANIDE 1 140-29-4 Department of Industrial Works 26 3,3-BIS (CHLOROMETHYL) OXETANE 1 78-71-7 Department of Industrial Works 27 BRODIFACOUM 3 56073-10-0 Department of Agriculture except the part in responsibility of Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Livestock Development. 28 BRODIFACOUM 3 56073-10-0 Department of Livestock Development in active ingredients, microorganisms or products containing active ingredients or microorganisms intended for preventing, destroying or controlling insects or animals which are pests to animals (excluding parasites inside animal bodies). Unofficial Translation Only the Thai version of the texts is legally binding. 8 Number Hazardous Substance Type of CAS Responsible