Indonesia nears completion of revised chemicals regulations

Major update expected shortly

10 November 2016 / Classification, Indonesia, Substance notification & inventories

A major update of Indonesia’s system for the management of hazardous and toxic substances, known as Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (B3), is being finalised.

Sources in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry tell  Chemical Watch  that relevant ministries have reviewed the legislation and it is close to release. The exact date of implementation, however, is still unknown. 

The changes expected are:

• to the classification system, to match the Globally Harmonized System (GHS);
• types of chemicals, for example, substances, mixtures and preparations;
• the list of chemicals; and
• the use of a technical team to monitor the regulation, to be drawn from ministries, universities, industrial associations and environmental organisations.

The regulation affects every company in Indonesia that produces, imports, transports and stores hazardous chemicals. They will have to register and submit notifications on chemicals, whether manufactured for exports or imported, to the authorities.

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