Taiwan Taiwan updates labelling requirements for Toxic and Concerned Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) of Taiwan has amended some of the articles of Regulations for the Labelling and Materials Safety Data Sheets for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances. The amended regulation came into force on 4 November 2022, except for Articles 3 and 4 where it will be effective from 31 October 2023.

The amendments were based on a consultation that was published on 21 July 2022 and closed on 20 August 2022. The amendment was made to align with the EU’s Regulation on Classification, Labelling, Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulations).

Before the amendments, companies only needed to indicate the hazardous substances presented in the mixtures. Now, companies have to list all hazardous substances on the SDS and the label. The information on hazardous substances can be labelled in two ways. Companies can include the hazard information if the testing report is available for the mixture. If there is no available testing result for mixtures, companies should follow the national standard CNS 15030 to label the substances’ hazards.

Articles 3 and 4 of the regulation concern the labelling requirements and the packaging size. See earlier news on this.