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Some changes to the Guidelines you need to know about before 1 July. The Categorisation Guidelines set out technical details and requirements to support introducers to categorise introductions of i...

Some changes to the Guidelines you need to know about before 1 July.

The Categorisation Guidelines set out technical details and requirements to support introducers to categorise introductions of industrial chemicals. The Executive Director of AICIS issues the Categorisation Guidelines.

These Guidelines will be formally issued by the Executive Director on the AICIS website on 1 July 2020.

It was earlier, in last December informed by Executive Director, about the key changes made to the Categorisation Guidelines following extensive stakeholder consultation. The Categorisation Guidelines with these changes are available on this site.

Changes to the Categorisation Guidelines

the following minor/editorial changes:

• corrected some typographical errors
• reordered some of the text
• made the information requirements clearer for:
  • UV filters
  • chemicals with an end use in tattoo inks
  • highly branched organic chemicals
  • chemicals with an end use as a biocidal active

Other changes

Persistent and bioaccumulative hazard characteristic – waiver for high molecular weight polymers

The waiver for the persistent and bioaccumulative hazard characteristic for high molecular weight polymers (in part 6.28.2) consistent with the waiver for the persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic hazard characteristic. This waiver applies to high molecular weight polymers with:

• < 25% low molecular weight oligomeric species <1,000g/mol AND
• <10% low molecular weight oligomeric species <500g/mol

Options for in silico information

Changes for the Derek Nexus in silico model so that it can now be used for more human health hazard characteristics (see Part 8.2).

NOEC (no observed effect concentration)

Removed mention of NOEC from places that talk about acute aquatic toxicity, as NOEC is only relevant for chronic aquatic toxicity.

The Categorisation Guidelines with these changes will be available from 1 July on our new website.

NICNAS  (National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme) officially retires on 30 June 2020 and will be succeeded by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AIC...

NICNAS  (National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme) officially retires on 30 June 2020 and will be succeeded by the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) on 1 July 2020.

On 1 July, NICNAS Business Services will be replaced by AICIS Business Services with a new web address — https://business.industrialchemicals.gov.au.

AICIS Business Services portal will include many new features and applications to help businesses to complete their transactions online, including:

• Submitting a pre-introduction report

• Applying for an assessment certificate

• Applying for protection of your confidential business information or flagging information as confidential

There are other types of applications that require you to download PDF forms, but you’ll submit these online – no more emailing, posting or faxing required.

Your NICNAS account will automatically transfer to AICIS Business Services

You can use the same login details that you’ve been using for NICNAS Business Services. To access AICIS Business Services from 1 July, use the web address above or click on the ‘Login’ button on our brand new AICIS website, which also launches on 1 July.