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4) Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS)

2020-06-01


To support the introducers under current Australian chemical regulation (AICIS), authorities have rolled out minor improvements in categorization along with adding few chemicals in the inventory (The Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS)).

Minor changes to the Categorisation Guidelines:

After consultation with stakeholders, authorities have made minor/editorial changes on:

  • Information prerequisites for:

  1. UV filters
  2. Chemicals with an end-use in tattoo inks
  3. Highly branched organic chemicals, and
  4. Chemicals with an end-use as a biocidal active.

  • Waiver of persistent and bio-accumulative hazard characteristics for high molecular weight polymers. 
  • Derek Nexus in silico model can now be used for more human health hazard characteristics. 
  • The term NOEC (no observed effect concentration) has been removed while talking about acute aquatic toxicity, as NOEC is only relevant for chronic aquatic toxicity. 

The following are progressions implemented under the new scheme. 

Chemicals added to the Inventory:

  • Chemicals with CAS numbers 13431-57-7, 131796-64-0, 762300-77-6, 2231434-98-1, 85711-34-8, 85711-55-3, and 97404-53-0 are now listed on the AICS.
  • Chemicals with CAS numbers 2417117-63-4, 18721-51-2, 72065-17-9, 52238-01-4, 1627852-91-8, 1469871-11-1, and 1243578-28-0 are presently taken to be listed on the AICS, 5 years after issuance of assessment certificate.

Chemicals with Non-industrial Use:

After extensive review, chemicals with non-industrial uses were identified and removed from the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (old Inventory).

More than 1600 chemicals are now NOT listed under new inventory. The complete list of 1600 chemicals can be obtained from the Australian Government’s Industrial Chemicals Website.

For more details please contact us at compliance@gpcregulatory.com



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