Toxic Substances Hazardous and

nuclear water control act of 1990

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 WHAT IS ARTICLE 6969?

Republic Act (RA) 6969, also known as the Toxic Substances

and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990,
regulates the management of toxic substances and hazardous
and nuclear wastes in the Philippines. The act covers the
entire life cycle of industrial chemicals and hazardous wastes,
from importation to disposal.
 SECTION 1
Short title. – This Act shall be known as the "Toxic
Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear
WastesControl Act of 1990."

SECTION 2

Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to regulate, restrict or prohibit the
importation,manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical
substances and mixtures that presentunreasonable risk and/or injury to health or the
environment; to prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous andnuclear wastes and
their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose; and to provide
advancementand facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals.
 SECTION 3

Scope. – This Act shall cover the importation,

manufacture, processing, handling, storage,
transportation,sale, distribution, use and disposal of
all unregulated chemical substances and mixtures in
the Philippines, including theentry, even in transit as
well as the keeping or storage and disposal of
hazardous and nuclear wastes into the country
forwhatever purpose.
 SECTION 4
Objectives. – The objectives of this Act are:a) To keep an inventory of chemicals that
are presently being imported, manufactured, or used, indicating,among others, their
existing and possible uses, test data, names of firms manufacturing or using them,
andsuch other information as may be considered relevant to the protection of health
and the environment;b) To monitor and regulate the importation, manufacture,
processing, handling, storage, transportation, sale,distribution, use and disposal of
chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk or injury tohealth or
to the environment in accordance with national policies and international
commitments;c) To inform and educate the populace regarding the hazards and risks
attendant to the manufacture, handling,storage, transportation, processing,
distribution, use and disposal of toxic chemicals and other substances andmixture;
andd) To prevent the entry, even in transit, as well as the keeping or storage and
disposal of hazardous andnuclear wastes into the country for whatever purpose.
 SECTION 5
Definition. – As used in this Act:a) Chemical substance means any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including:i) Any
combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of chemical reaction oroccurring in nature; andii) Any element or uncombined
chemical.b) Chemical mixture means any combination of two or more chemical substances if the combination does notoccur in nature and is not, in whole
or in part, the result of a chemical reaction, if none of the chemicalsubstances comprising the combination is a new chemical substance and if the
combination could have beenmanufactured for commercial purposes without a chemical reaction at the time the chemical substancescomprising the
combination were combined. This shall include nonbiodegradable mixtures.c) Process means the preparation of a chemical substance or mixture after its
manufacture for commercialdistribution:i) In the same form or physical state or in a different form or physical state from that which it wasreceived by the
person so preparing such substance or mixture; orii) As part of an article containing a chemical substance or mixture.d) Importation means the entry of a
products or substances into the Philippines (through the seaports or airportsof entry) after having been properly cleared through or still remaining under
customs control, the product orsubstance of which is intended for direct consumption, merchandising, warehousing, or for further processing.e)
Manufacture means the mechanical or chemical transformation of substances into new products whetherwork is performed by power-driven machines or
by hand, whether it is done in a factory or in the worker's home,and whether the products are sold at wholesale or retail.f) Unreasonable risk means
expected frequency of undesirable effects or adverse responses arising from agiven exposure to a substance.g) Hazardous substances are substances
which present either:1) short-term acute hazards, such as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation or skin absorption,corrosivity or other skin or eye contact
hazards or the risk of fire or explosion; or2) long-term environmental hazards, including chronic toxicity upon repeated exposure,carcinogenicity (which
may in some cases result from acute exposure but with a long latent period),resistance to detoxification process such as biodegradation, the potential to
pollute underground orsurface waters, or aesthetically objectionable properties such as offensive odors.h) Hazardous wastes are hereby defined as
substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial,agricultural or economic usage and are shipped, transported or brought from the country of
origin for dumpingor disposal into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines.Hazardous wastes shall also refer to by-products, side-
products, process residues, spent reaction media,contaminated plant or equipment or other substances from manufacturing operations, and as
consumerdiscards of manufacture products.i) Nuclear wastes are hazardous wastes made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incidental to
theproduction or utilization of nuclear fuels but does not include nuclear fuel, or radioisotopes which have reachedthe final stage of fabrication so as to
be usable for any scientific, medical, agricultural, commercial, or industrialpurpose.
 SECTION 6
Function, Powers and Responsibilities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. –The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources shall be the implementing agency tasked with the followingfunctions, powers, and
responsibilities:a) To keep an updated inventory of chemicals that are presently being manufactured or used, indicating,
amongothers, their existing and possible uses, quality, test data, names of firms manufacturing or using them, andsuch
other information as the Secretary may consider relevant to the protection of health and the environment;b) To require
chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk or injury to health or to theenvironment to be tested
before they are manufactured or imported for the first time;c) To require chemical substances and mixtures which are
presently being manufactured or processed to betested if there is a reason to believe that they pose unreasonable risk
or injury to health or the environment;d) To evaluate the characteristics of chemicals that have been tested to determine
their toxicity and the extentof their effects on health and the environment;e) To enter into contracts and make grants
for research, development, and monitoring of chemical substancesand mixtures;f) To conduct inspection of any
establishment in which chemicals are manufactured, processed, stored or heldbefore or after their commercial
distribution and to make recommendations to the proper authorities concerned;g) To confiscate or impound chemicals
found not falling within said acts cannot be enjoined except after thechemicals have been impounded;h) To monitor and
prevent the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into thecountry;i) To subpoena
witnesses and documents and to require other information if necessary to carry out theprovisions of this Act;j) To call on
any department, bureau, office, agency, state university or college, and other instrumentalities ofthe Government for
assistance in the form of personnel, facilities, and other resources as the need arises in thedischarge of its functions;k)
To disseminate information and conduct educational awareness campaigns on the effects of chemicalsubstances,
mixtures and wastes on health and environment; andl) To exercise such powers and perform such other functions as may
be necessary to carry out its duties andresponsibilities under this Act.
 SECTION 7
Section 7. Inter-Agency Technical Advisory Council. – There is hereby created an Inter-Agency Technical
AdvisoryCouncil attached to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources which shall be composed of
the followingofficials or their duly authorized representatives:Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
ChairmanSecretary of Health MemberDirector of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute MemberSecretary of
Trade and Industry MemberSecretary of Science and Technology MemberSecretary of National Defense
MemberSecretary of Foreign Affairs MemberSecretary of Labor and Employment MemberSecretary of Finance
MemberSecretary of Agriculture MemberRepresentative from a non-governmental organization on health and
safety MemberThe representative from the non-governmental organization shall be appointed by the President
for a term of three (3)years.The Council shall have the following functions:a) To assist the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources in the formulation of the pertinent rules andregulations for the effective
implementation of this Act;b) To assist the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the
preparation and updating of theinventory of chemical substances and mixtures that fall within the coverage of
this Act;c) To conduct preliminary evaluation of the characteristics of chemical substances and mixtures to
determinetheir toxicity and effects on health and the environment and make the necessary recommendations
to theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources; andd) To perform such other functions as the
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources may, from time totime, require.
 SECTION 8

Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Requirements. – Before any

new chemical substance or mixture canbe manufactured,
processed or imported for the first time as determined by the
Department of Environment and NaturalResources, the
manufacturer, processor or importer shall submit the following
information: the name of the chemicalsubstance or mixture; its
chemical identity and molecular structure; proposed categories of
use; an estimate of the amountto be manufactured, processed or
imported; processing and disposal thereof; and any test data
related to health andenvironmental effects which the
manufacturer, processor or importer has.
 SECTION 9
Chemicals Subject to Testing. – Testing shall be required in all cases
where There is a reason to believe that the chemical substances or
mixture may present an unreasonable risk to health or the
environment or there may be substantial human or environmental
exposure. There are insufficient data and experience for determining
or predicting the health and environmental effects of the chemical
substance or mixture; andc) The testing of the chemical substance or
mixture is necessary to develop such data. The manufacturers,
processors or importers shall shoulder the costs of testing the
chemical substance or mixture that will be manufactured, processed,
or imported.
 SECTION 10
Action by the Secretary of Environment and Natural
Resources of his Duly AuthorizedRepresentative. – The
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources or his
duly authorized representative shall,within ninety (90)
days from the date of filing of the notice of manufacture,
processing or importation of a chemicalsubstance or
mixture, decide whether or not to regulate or prohibit its
importation, manufacture, processing, sale,distribution,
use or disposal. The Secretary may, for justifiable reasons,
extend the ninety-day pre-manufacture periodwithin a
reasonable time.
 SECTION 11
Chemical Substances Exempt from Pre-Manufacture Notification.
– The manufacture of the following chemical substances or mixtures shall be
exempt from pre-manufacture notification
A). Those included in the categories of chemical substances and mixtures already
listed in the inventory ofexistingchemicals
B). Those to be produced in small quantities solely for experimental or research
and developmental purposes;
C). Chemical substances and mixtures that will not present an unreasonable risk to
health and the environment;and
D). Chemical substances and mixtures that exist temporarily and which have no
human or environmental exposure such as those which exist as a result of
chemical reaction in the manufacture or processing of a mixture of another
chemical substance.
 SECTION 12

Section 12. Public Access to Records, Reports or Notification. – The public shall have
access to records, reports, orinformation concerning chemical substances and mixtures
including safety data submitted, data on emission or dischargeinto the environment, and
such documents shall be available for inspection or reproduction during normal business
hoursexcept that the Department of Environment and Natural resources may consider a
record, report or information orparticular portions thereof confidential and may not be
made public when such would divulge trade secrets, production orsales figures or
methods, production or processes unique to such manufacturer, processor or distributor,
or wouldotherwise tend to affect adversely the competitive position of such
manufacturer, processor or distributor. The Departmentof Environment and Natural
Resources, however, may release information subject to claim of confidentiality to a
medicalresearch or scientific institution where the information is needed for the purpose
of medical diagnosis or treatment of aperson exposed to the chemical substance or
mixture.
 SECTION 13
Prohibited Acts. – The following acts and omissions shall be considered
unlawful:a) Knowingly use a chemical substance or mixture which is
imported, manufactured, processed or distributed inviolation of this Act or
implementing rules and regulations or orders;b) Failure or refusal to
submit reports, notices or other information, access to records, as
required by this Act, orpermit inspection of establishment where chemicals
are manufactured, processed, stored or otherwise held;c) Failure or
refusal to comply with the pre-manufacture and pre-importation
requirements; andd) Cause, aid or facilitate, directly or indirectly, in the
storage, importation, or bringing into Philippines territory,including its
maritime economic zones, even in transit, either by means of land, air or
sea transportation orotherwise keeping in storage any amount of
hazardous and nuclear wastes in any part of the Philippines
 SECTION 14

Criminal Offenses and Penalties. –a) (i) The penalty of imprisonment of six (6) months and one day to six (6) years and one day and a fine rangingfrom
Six hundred pesos (P600.00) to Four thousand pesos (P4,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person whoshall violate section 13 (a) to (c) of this Act and
shall not be covered by the Probation Law.f the offender is aforeigner, he or she shall be deported and barred from any subsequent entry into the
Philippines after servinghis or her sentence;ii) In case any violation of this Act is committed by a partnership, corporation, association or any
juridicalperson, the partner, president, director or manager who shall consent to or shall knowingly tolerate suchviolation shall be directly liable and
responsible for the act of the employee and shall be criminally liable as a coprincipal;(iii) In case the offender is a government official or employee, he
or she shall, in addition to the above penalties,be deemed automatically dismissed from office and permanently disqualified from holding any
elective orappointive position.b) (i) The penalty of imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one day to twenty (20) years, shall be imposed uponany
person who shall violate section 13 (d) of this Act.f the offender is a foreigner, he or she shall be deportedand barred from any subsequent entry into the
Philippines after serving his or her sentence;(ii) In the case of corporations or other associations, the above penalty shall be imposed upon the
managingpartner, president or chief executive in addition to an exemplary damage of at least Five hundred thousandpesos (P500,000.00).f it is a
foreign firm, the director and all officers of such foreign firm shall be barred fromentry into the Philippines, in addition to the cancellation of its license
to do business in the Philippines;(iii) In case the offender is a government official or employee, he or she in addition to the above penalties bedeemed
automatically dismissed from office and permanently disqualified from holding any elective orappointive position.c) Every penalty imposed for the
unlawful importation, entry, transport, manufacture, processing, sale ordistribution of chemical substances or mixtures into or within the Philippines
shall carry with it the confiscationand forfeiture in favor of the Government of the proceeds of the unlawful act and instruments, tools or
otherimprovements including vehicles, sea vessels, and aircrafts used in or with which the offense was committed.Chemical substances so confiscated
and forfeited by the Government at its option shall be turned over to theDepartment of Environment and Natural resources for safekeeping and proper
disposal.d) The person or firm responsible or connected with the bringing or importation into the country of hazardous ornuclear wastes shall be under
obligation to transport or send back said prohibited wastes;Any and all means of transportation, including all facilities and appurtenances that may
have been used intransporting to or in the storage in the Philippines of any significant amount of hazardous or nuclear wastesshall at the option of the
government be forfeited in its favor.
 SECTION 15
Administrative Fines. – In all cases of violations of this Act,
including violations of implementing rules and regulations which
have been duly promulgated and published in accordance with
Section 16 of this Act, the Secretary of Environment and Natural
Resources is hereby authorized to impose a fine of not less than
Ten thousand pesos(P10,000.00), but not more than Fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000.00) upon any person or entity found
guilty thereof. The administrative fines imposed and collected by
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall
accrue to a special fund to be administered by the Department
exclusively for projects and research activities relative to toxic
substances and mixtures.
 SECTION 16
Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. – The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, incoordination with the
member agencies of the Inter-Agency Technical Advisory Council,
shall prepare and publish the rules and regulations implementing
this Act within six months from the date of its effectivity.

SECTION 17
Appropriations. – Such amount as may be necessary to
implement the provisions of this Act is herebyannually
appropriated and included in the budget of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources.
 SECTION 18
Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared void or
unconstitutional, the remainingprovisions thereof not affected thereby
shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 19

Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive

orders and issuances, and rules andregulations which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
 SECTION 20

Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect after

fifteen (15) days following its publication in the
Official Gazette orin any newspaper of general
circulation.
 How does hazardous waste
affect the environment?

1. Water Pollution

2. Health Problems

3. Environment Damage
 1. Water Pollution
Water pollution is the contamination of
water bodies, usually as a result of human
activities, so that it negatively affects its
uses. Water bodies include lakes, rivers,
oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and
groundwater. Water pollution results when
contaminants mix with these water bodies.
 • Land Pollution
Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land
pollution as a part of land degradation is
caused by the presence of xenobiotic chemicals
or other alteration in the natural soil
environment. It is typically caused by industrial
activity, agricultural chemicals or improper
disposal of waste.
 • Air Pollution
Air pollution is contamination of the
indoor or outdoor environment by any
chemical, physical or biological agent
that modifies the natural characteristics
of the atmosphere.
 2. Health Problems
A lot of health problems arise when it
comes to hazardous and toxic waste.
Peoplen often catch deceases when
drinking filthy water. And also, due to air
pollution people catch pulmonary
complications
 2. Environmental Problem'
toxic wastes have caused substantial
damage to animal and plant populations.
Such wastes overwhelm natural restorative
processes, destroy habitats, and reduce
populations of sensitive species outright or
inhibit their reproductive success.
 effects to the
environment
long term effect Short term effect

Long-term effects include signs of mutation in

The main danger in the short term is
animals, cancer and other diseases in humans,
trash in our waterways and green spaces, and water pollution. The chemicals that are
the destruction of many natural resources. disposed of into our waterways make
Populations of insects such as bees, which are streams, rivers, lakes and aquifers
crucial to preserving the fertility of plant life, unsafe to use for drinking or agricultural
are dying off faster than they can repopulate
purposes.
due to human pollution.
 Proper waste disposal

Hazardous wastes must be deposited in so-called secure

landfills, which provide at least 3 metres (10 feet) of
separation between the bottom of the landfill and the
underlying bedrock or groundwater table. A secure
hazardous-waste landfill must have two impermeable
liners and leachate collection systems.
 WASTE METHODS
1. Composting 5. Waste Energy

2. Recycling 6. Waste Minimization

3. Landfills 7. Bioremediation

4. Incineration
 Proper waste
disposal RECYCLING
Recycling is the process of
converting waste materials into
new materials and objects. This
Hazardous wastes must be deposited in so-called concept often includes the
recovery of energy from waste
secure landfills, which provide at least 3 metres (10 materials. The recyclability of a
feet) of separation between the bottom of the material depends on its ability
to reacquire the properties it
landfill and the underlying bedrock or groundwater had in its original state.

table. A secure hazardous-waste landfill must have

two impermeable liners and leachate collection
systems.
WASTE MINIMIZATION
Waste minimisation is a set of processes and practices
intended to reduce the amount of waste produced. By
reducing or eliminating the generation of harmful and
persistent wastes, waste minimisation supports efforts to
promote a more sustainable society.
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