The program aims to improve the chemical registration framework and to achieve the goal of sound chemical management. Regarding the revision of the registration regulation, the program has been cooperating with stakeholders to coordinate the process of amending registration regulation in order to improve the related policies. In order to achieve the objective, the program has assisted in organizing 3 public hearings on Amendments of Regulation of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration. In the public comment period, 121 questions and opinions have been collected and analyzed by the program. Three policy symposiums, which invited representatives from industry and relevant agencies, were organized to discuss the establishment and implementation of standard registration of existing chemical substances. The draft list of designated chemical substances subject to standard registration was proposed by the program based on science-based approach and public communication; in addition, the program also assisted the pre-announcement procedure, including drafting the WTO TBT notification documents. To strengthen the compliance of registration regulation, the program held 3 public seminars and continued to maintain the platform of Pre-Confirmation of Chemical Commodity (CCIP). In addition, the CCIP inspection plan has been provided to the authority to promote regulation compliance among industry. The program also provided 3 workshops with 7 professional subjects to the authority to facilitate registration business transfer and capacity building. In terms of the development of sound chemical management framework, a 2-day international chemical management conference and a round table meeting have been organized. The experts from EU, the US, Vietnam, South Korea, and Taiwan were invited to share their experiences. The program also collected and analyzed international trend and policies of chemical management, and compared different regulatory frameworks with the system in Taiwan and proposed suggestions as the foundation for future policy planning and evaluation.

registration, registration regulation revision, existing chemical substances registration, chemical commodity importation pre-confirmation, international chemical management conference