Chile Shows How Its Notification System Will Work

In September, Chile reaffirmed commitments with the Latin American Regulatory Cooperation Forum (LARCF), an association promoting dialogue and information exchange, training initiatives, and regulatory cooperation through national chemical associations. At a recent meeting, the Chilean authorities demonstrated how the forthcoming notification platform would perform.  

Authorities intend to gradually submit the system to new usability tests; therefore, other testing and showcase sessions will take place until December 2022. Currently, the system can record new substance notifications, including:  

• If the substance is produced or imported  
• Substance information (official and common names, CAS number)  
• Substance hazard class and hazard category  
• Type of use, sector, and product category  
• Imported/manufactured quantity  
• Substance SDS uploads  

The substance notification was created under the new chemical management regulation (Decree 57), published in February 2021. The first notification window is scheduled between February 2024 and August 30, 2024, indicating that non-industrial substances notified after the initial notification period will be handled as “new substances”. Accordingly, an official national chemical inventory will be published by December 31, 2024.  

In Chile, manufacturers and importers shall submit updated information (e.g., tonnage bands) every two years through the notification portal as part of the notification system. In addition, certain substances are required to undergo risk assessment, although the substance list and assessment criteria have until June 30, 2022, to be published. 

 On August 23, 2021, Chile published the official list for the classification of chemical substances through Resolution 777. The list, commonly referred to as “Official List of Substances Classification”, is based on the GHS 7th version.  

Manufacturers exporting chemicals to Chile are recommended to follow up the latest regulatory obligations and start preparing. 

Last update: 2021-11-05