Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals Reform Initiative - Implementation of Outstanding Reforms

 

The Final Report and Recommendations on the outstanding reforms was published in the November 2007 issue of the Chemical Gazette.

In the report, it is recommended that new regulations are required to implement the remaining items in the 2003 LRCC Final Report and Recommendations. These amendments will enable the introduction of more chemicals under the low regulatory concern chemical (LRCC) reform initiative. Specifically, the reforms will enable chemicals which meet the relevant criteria to be introduced under the following provisions:

• Increase in volume for low hazardous chemicals introduced under the Low Volume Chemical Permit system;

• Introduction of highly controlled low risk chemicals under the Controlled Use Permit system;

• Extension of an Early Introduction Permit (EIP) system to low hazardous and low risk chemicals;

• Modular assessments of chemicals for which another assessment is available, for example, assessed by another authority or introduction of an analogue of a previously assessed chemical; and

• Free EIP for non-hazardous chemicals and polymers and polymers of low concern.

Discussion Papers

• Overview of the Planned Reforms (PDF 104 Kb);

• Low-Hazardous Criteria for the Purpose of Notification and Assessment - Discussion Paper No. 1 (PDF 290 Kb);

  • Appendix 1 (PDF 152 Kb);

  • Appendix 2 (PDF 124 Kb);

  • Appendix 3 (PDF 110Kb)

• Low Risk Criteria and Scenarios for Controlled Use Permits - Discussion Paper No. 2 (PDF 162 Kb);

• Modular Assessment of Chemicals that have been assessed by another Authority - Discussion Paper No. 3
  (PDF 203Kb);

• Modular Assessment of Chemicals for which appropriate analogues have been previously Assessed by NICNAS - Discussion Paper No. 4 (PDF 190 Kb);

• Review of Definitions - Naturally Occurring Chemicals and Essential Oils - Discussion Paper No. 5 (PDF 49 Kb);

• Low Regulatory Concern Polymers - Discussion Paper No. 6 (PDF 39 Kb);

More Information

• Final Report and Recommendations for NICNAS Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals (LRCC) Reform Initiative;

• The Implementation Strategy for the Recommendations for NICNAS LRCC Reform Initiative (PDF 196 Kb).