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Act on Confirmation of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (Act No. 86 of 1999).

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Abstract
The present Law is divided as follows: General (1); Reporting Quantities of Releases of Class I Designated Chemical Substances (2); Provision of Information by Businesses Handling Designated Chemical Substances (3); Miscellaneous (4); Penalties (5); Appendix.
Provisions are made to improve the management of specific chemical substances and to prevent any potentially damaging environmental impact by requiring businesses handling such substances to report when and how they release those very same chemical substances in the environment and to provide technical information on the properties and handling of such substances.
Notes
The present Act has been amended last by Act No. 152 of 2002.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No