In order to strengthen the source management of toxic and chemical substances, assist relevant ministries and agencies in enhancing management of chemical substances, and improving inter-ministrial cooperation in verification and linking of chemical substance management activities, this project will assist the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau (the “Bureau”) in planning for an integrated and comprehensive policy on toxic and chemical substance management, and enhance the core functions and capability of relevant personnel. In addition, this project will also promote efficient communications among relevant ministries, agencies and stakeholders. For this purpose, this project will compile administrative results and achievements of the Bureau into documentary records and videos to facilitate communications with stakeholders, and allow the general public to better understand the effectiveness of the government's actions in chemical substance management. For implementation results of each work item of this project, a brief summary and descriptions will be provided as follows.
Collecting the current status of chemical substance management promotion in the international community, including trends in chemical substance management policy in the EU, UN, APEC, US, UK, Australia, India, Singapore, Canada, and Denmark; information related to the promotion of Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), including resolutions from three meetings for SAICM intersessional process and information related to the Beyond 2020 process; information related to the Global Chemical Outlooks II - UN Environment report, concerns expressed by Sweden, Spain, and the United States, and recommendations on drafting of policy guidelines and action plans.
In order to fully understand the management responsibilities and implementation results of relevant ministries and agencies, through systematic integration of the Bureau’s and relevant ministries’ chemical substances management results, the following reports have been prepared: “The Interdepartmental Implementation Results Report of the National Policy on Chemical Management 2021 Action Plan”, “The Interdepartmental Implementation Results Report of the National Policy on Chemical Management 2022 Action Plan”, “2021 Annual Report for the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau” and “2022 Annual Report for the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau”. These reports are intended to facilitate the sharing and fair use of government information, protect the citizens’ right to know, enhance the citizens’ understanding and trust in public affairs and supervision, and promote citizens’ democratic participation.
In order to facilitate the implementation of relevant policies and external communicates, and improve understanding of the current trends and future directions of chemical substance management policies, relevant personnel were invite to participate in the following events: “2021 Seminar on the National Policy Framework and Action Plan for Chemical Management” and “2022 Seminar on the National Policy Framework and Action Plan for Chemical Management”. During both events, participants exchanged their views on management of toxic and concerned chemicals and offered valuable recommendations, so that the Bureau was able to interact with relevant stakeholders and enhanced the external effects on promoting relevant policies. In addition, in order to improve the core functions and capacity of the Bureau’s staff, and generate consensus and solidarity among the management and staff, the following events were held: “2021 Executive Policy Camp for the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau” and “2023 Creative Development Camp”. During both events, new ideas were exchanged and promoted through different inter-unit and cross-unit team activities, so that different units with the Bureau are able to manage, communicate and cooperate better, through stimulation of innovative thinking and strengthening of internal integration, thereby enhancing their capacity to face the future challenges in promoting diverse and complex policies.
In order to meet the administrative needs of the Bureau, several presentation materials were prepared related to the comprehensive policy planning or regulatory requirements of relevance to the management of toxic and concerned chemical substances. The contents of these presentations include tables, figures, animations and/or videos. The prepared presentations include “Introduction to the Responsibilities of the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau", " and Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act (Grade A＆B) (Grade C)".
In addition, in order to understand people's satisfaction with our chemical substance management policies and the government's related measures and implementation outcomes, the project conducted three public surveys to assess people's awareness, confidence, and satisfaction with the implementation of policy measures and to provide analysis reports and recommendations for further action.
