The main purpose of this project is to provide amendment proposals on the Environmental Agents Control Act and its sub-laws, and to collect and analyze its current management system and background. Previous enforcement difficulties faced by the competent authority were later clarified and evaluated to avoid repetitions. In addition, Taiwan’s regulations on agro-pesticides and veterinary drugs were also analyzed for its potential adjustments and its feasibilities, with U.S. and E.U. regulations used as references. The following paragraph addresses these projects in detail along with its goal and accomplishments of this year: Through comparisons of the Environmental Agents Control Act with the Agro-pesticides Act and Veterinary Drugs Control Act, 23 amendments for the Act are proposed. Part of the recommendations came from thorough analysis of U.S. and E.U. regulations and understanding current world management trends. Proposals such as the management on bug repellents and antimicrobials, including treated articles impregnated with environmental agents, are recommended for adoption into the Act. In addition, removing technical grade agents from the regulation is also highly recommended. To adopt current dengue prevention method and technology, the use of Wolbachia was introduced to Taiwan this year. As such, the “Environmental Agents Experiment and Research Education Demonstration Prevention Project or Education Demonstration Application and Requirement” regulation is amended, allowing its use on the public, private, and governmental institution sector for experimental and educational purposes. As for the misuse of environmental agents, Taiwan EPA penalty calculation methods on the depravation of illegal benefits are used as references on for the draft of penalty charges in related to the Act. To be aware of management methods on environmental agents and pest control in Asia and Australia, including trends in holding large-scale conferences that can be adopted in Taiwan, delegates and representatives were sent to the FAOPMA-Pest Summit 2018 Shenzhen, China this year. From it, Taiwan successfully implement some of these conference trends when hosting the “Taiwan/US Conference on the Management and Safe Use of Pesticides, 2018”; official representatives from the U.S., Taiwan, and industries were invited, making up an approximate total of 160 delegates and attendees. The “Environmental Agents and Toxic Substances Management Review Conference” was also held in order to strengthen communication with other competent authorities, with 80 attendees participating in the conference. Lastly, the “Pest Control Applicators Training Facility Inspection and Survey” draft project has successfully integrated pest control operator training into management practice. Facilities were inspected to ensure that operators are provided with quality training and protection.

Environmental Agents Control Act, E.U. Biocidal Products, Application Personnel Training Facility of Pest Control Operators, Taiwan and U.S. Pesticides, Technical Grade Environmental Agents, Wolbachia