Hyogo Prefectural Government Agricultural and Environment Affairs Dept., Environmental Management Bureau, Environmental Impact Assessment Office PRTR System and Actions Taken in Japan

What is ＰＲＴＲ system ? ＰＲＴＲ is an abbreviation of Pollution Release and Transfer Register PRTR is a system for government to annually compile and officially announce information regarding the release of chemical substances into the environment as well as the transfer of them. PRTR Target business operators (via) Local government Central government Local government A people Submit compilation results & individual data Compilation & announcement to meet needs of regional areas Compilation & official announcement Registration of release and Transfer amount Adding up release amount from households, agricultural fields, vehicles Flow of information

Grounds for the implementation of PRTR system Accident in a chemical plant in Bhobar, India (Chemical substances in large quantity released into the air.) 1992 PRTR system was paid attention in the action plan “Agenda 21” adopted by the “Earth Summit” OECD recommended member countries to introduce & implement PRTR The Law regarding promulgated The Law Concerning Reporting etc. of Releases to The Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements The law regarding PRTR system was activated 【 Status of PRTR system implemented in various countries 】 Japan Manufacturing, etc. announced

Contents of The Law Concerning Reporting etc. of Releases to The Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements 3 The Law Concerning Reporting etc. of Releases to The Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements 〈 enacted July 13, 1999/put into effect ： March 30, 2000/final amendment ： Dec. 13, 2002 〉 Chapter 1 General regulations and rules ［ Article 1 ～ Article 4 ］ Article 1 （ Purpose ） Article 3 （ Guidance for the management of chemical substances ） Article 4 （ Liability of business operator ） Chapter 2 Control of the release of Class I designated chemical substances, etc. ［ Article 5 ～ Article 13 ］ 【 → ＰＲＴＲ System 】 Chapter 3 Information sharing, etc. by business operators using the specific chemical substances. ［ Article 14 ～ Article 16 ］ 【 → ＳＤＳ System 】 Chapter 4 Miscellaneous rules ［ Article 17 ～ Article 23 ］ Article 17 （ Measures taken by central and local public bodies ） Chapter 5 Penalties ［ Article 24 ］ Supplementary rules

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Environmental Ministry are to compile notified data and officially make announcement of the results as well as notify them to related ministries and local governments. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Environmental Ministry are to estimate the amount of release from sources (households, agricultural fields, vehicles, etc.) apart from the notified data. ＰＲＴＲ制度 Central government Evaluation for chemical control status Business operators should clarify the amount of their release and transfer, and evaluate as well as improve their actions to control chemical substances. The amount of chemical release to the environment and the amount of their transfer should be identified by every business operator and every target chemical. Business operators No. of notification in ,638 Enhance the understandings of people regarding the situations of chemical release and control of chemical substances. Japanese people Claim each business operator the transparency of data and make official announcement of data ◎ Announcement of the compilation results by substances, types of operators, and areas, etc. ◎ Announcement of the data of each business operator 4 ＰＲＴＲ System

ＰＲＴＲ届出の概要 Business operator Notifying Send Local government Central government Register ・ Compilation Official announcemen t ■ Eligible period for PRTR One year from April 1 of the previous year ■ Target chemical substances Class I specified chemical substances 462 chemicals （ including specially designated class I 15 chemicals) ※ In the case of notification made in 2014, target period for PRTR is from April 1, 2013 to March 31, ■ Requirement for notification Requirement for notification is applied to Types of target business Number of employees Amount to handle, etc. ■ Notification period From April 1 st to June 30 th 5 Outline of the notification of ＰＲＴＲ

Target chemicals should be selected based on hazards and possible exposures Class I specified chemical substances ( 462 substances) 対象化学物質 ※ Hazard ＝ Adverse impacts on human health, reproduction and growth of animals and plants, destruction of ozone layer 6 Target chemical substances Specially designated class I chemical substances (15 substances) Chemical substances that are to be carcinogenic for human beings Nickel compounds, Benzene, Arsenic and its inorganic compounds, Dioxins, etc. Potentially give adverse impacts on human （ Example ： benzene ） Potentially disturb reproduction and growth of animals and plants （ Example ： Nonilphenol ） Potentially give adverse impacts on human health, by destroying ozone layer, and increasing the amount of solar ultraviolet ray which reaches ground surface (Example ： Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12))

■ Target types of business: 24 types ■ No. of employees: 21 employees or more on fulltime basis. ※ The number is the total number hired by certain target business operator. It does not represent the respective number working in factories or branch offices and workshops. ■ Handling amount of target chemicals: Annual handling is 1tonnage or more 届出要件 Example ： metal mining industry, petroleum & natural gas mining industries, manufacturing, electrical industries, thermal supply industries, sewage treatment facilities, warehouses, petroleum wholesalers, automobile repair & maintenance industries, automobile wholesalers, general waste treatment facilities, industrial waste treatment facilities, medical industries ・・・・ ● Handling amount is to cover eligible period for the expected year of registry （ manufacturing amount ＋ use amount ） ● Specially designated class I chemicals require 0.5 tonnage or more. ● Notified numerical figures do not represent handling amounts. 7 Target Business Operators Target business operators are for those who meet the requirements of “target types of business”, “required number of employees”, “handling amount of target chemicals”

■ Release amount ： Amount released into the environment as a result of business activities ① Release into the air ② Release into public water bodies (rivers, lakes, coastal seas) ③ Release into the ambient soil ④ Landfill (final disposal treatment) by business operator ■ Transfer amount ： The amount transfers outside of the boundary of business operator ⑤ Transfer to sewer ： Amount released to sewer ⑥ Transfer outside of business operator ： Amount hand over to operator in charge of industrial waste treatment 排出量と移動量 8 What to notify by target business operators

数値の算出方法 ① Method using revenue & expenditure of substances Use the difference between amount coming in and going out of business operator ② Method using actual measurement Measure on-site concentrations of exhaust gas and effluent water, then, multiply the measured values by amounts of exhaust gas and effluent water ③ Method using effluent coefficient Multiply handling amount (amount used by business operator) by effluent coefficient (portion estimated to be released into the environment) ④ Method using values specific to specific physical properties of certain chemical substances Multiply effluent and release amounts by values of physical properties (values that can fix the amount of chemical substance contained, such as steam pressure, solubility, etc.) ⑤ Other calculation methods that can give accurate calculated values 9 Calculation of Release Amount and Transfer Amount Release and transfer amounts can be calculated using one of the following 5 calculation methods （ Source: ＰＲＴＲ Manual on calculation of release amount ）

数値の算出方法 10 Release apart from target business operators (Estimation by central government) Central government estimate and officially announce release amount from non-target business operators, mobile entities such as automobiles, and households Among target business operators required for notification, business operators with their number of employees less than 21 Among target business operators, business operators with their annual handling amount of chemical substances is less than 1 tonnage Types of business exempted from notifying: construction industries, food & beverages industries, agriculture, etc. Household ： Release accompanied by the use of insect repellants, paints, herbicides, insecticides, detergents Mobile entities (transportation) ： automobiles, bicycles, vessels, trains, airplanes Targets for estimation available documents Monitoring results Identifying target chemicals for estimation Identifying use amount, shipment amount of target chemicals Estimate amount released into the environment Estimate respective release amount by municipalities Set the portion of amount released into the environment Region/area-wise indicators such as population, the use of land

For the purpose of proper/appropriate control and management of chemical substances, etc., the availability of information regarding their toxicities/hazards as well as handling procedures/process are required. It is relatively easier to obtain information from manufacturers of chemical substances on toxicities/hazards of chemicals. However, chemical substances manufacturers are usually reluctant to provide those information at the time of business dealings. ＳＤＳ assures the dissemination of necessary information for voluntary control/management of chemical substances. （ Assure the safety of workers → Promote the manufacturing of safe products and proper environmental management ） ■ At the time when potentially hazardous chemical substances and products containing these chemical substances are handed over or provided to other business operators, then, SDS mandates business operators to provide information regarding properties of related chemical substances and the ways of handling them. ＳＤＳ：Ｓａｆｅｔｙ Ｄａｔａ Ｓｈｅｅｔ ＳＤＳ制度 Significance of ＳＤＳ system 11 SDS System

Target business operators for SDS system  All of the business operators that handle the Class I specified chemical substances (462 substances) and Class II specified chemical substances (100 substances) as well as products that contains these specified chemicals.  No requirements for the types of businesses, the number of employees on fulltime basis and annual handling amount of the chemical substances （ Different from PRTR system, SDS system does not have requirements for exemption ） Products that fall into the following categories are not necessary to provide SDS and labels. Amount of the target chemical substances contained in products is 1% or less （ as for specially designated class I chemical substances, less than 0.1%) 【＝ portion contained in product should be low 】 Solid products （※）【＝ pipes, boards, assembling parts 】 ※ The solid products should be the ones that maintain their solid state and do not transform into powder or particles during the process of handling by business operators. Products used in air-tight state 【＝ condenser, etc. 】 Products for general consumers 【＝ insecticides, insect repellants, detergents for household use, etc. 】 Recyclable resources 【＝ used cans, metal slags, etc. 】 ＳＤＳ制度の要件① 12 Requirements for SDS System ①

■How to send SDS ■When to send SDS, etc. by Document by Disk by Fax by Approval by receiver is required through Homepage Send by the time when specified chemical substances, etc. are handed over or provided to other business operators. Send whenever specified chemical substances are handed over or supplied to other business operators. However, more flexible time for sending SDS can be applied to the case when the same specified chemical substances are continuously or repeatedly handover or supplied to the same business operator. If/when any changes in safety data have taken places, then, efforts should be made to immediately send updated SDS. ＳＤＳ制度の要件② 13 Requirements for SDS System ②

ＳＤＳへ記載する内容 【 Information to be submitted 】 1 ． Chemical products and company profiles 2 ． Summary of risks and toxicities/hazards 3 ． Constituents and ingredients 4 ． Emergency medical treatment 5 ． Preparedness for fire 6 ． Preparedness for leakage 7 ． Cautions for handling and storage 8 ． Measures for exposure prevention and protection 9 ． Physical and chemical properties 10 ． Stability and reactivity 11 ． Toxicities/hazards 12 ． Environmental impacts 13 ． Cautions for disposal 14 ． Cautions for shipment 15 ． Laws/regulations applied to 16 ． Other information 14 【 Manifestation flow of ＳＤ Ｓ】 Information Required to be submitted by SDS System

【 Information dissemination in response to GHS 】 In handing over or supplying chemical substances, etc. in containers or packages, business operators should make efforts to post labeling regarding ① to ⑥, which comply with JIS Z 7253, on the containers or packages. Pure substances ： from From June 1 st, 2012 Mixed substances ： from From April 1 st, 2015 ラベル表示の努力義務規定 SDS System mandates to provide information on properties and handlings of specified chemical substances as well as to make efforts to indicate them by labeling. 15 Obligations to make efforts for labeling ① Name of product ② Caution/attention ③ Pictorial labeling ④ Info. On risks, toxicities/hazards ⑤ Tips ⑥ Identify supplier

Changes in the number of business operators subject to notifications in Japan 16 The total number in Japan has been decreasing on-going target substances Newly added substances Substances eliminated from the target chemicals 276 target substances, before & after the amendment 186 substances newly added by the amendment 85 substances eliminated by the amendment In response to the amendment of the ordinance in November of 2008, target chemical substances have changed from 354 substances to 462 substances since No.of business operators notified Manufacturing, etc. No.of product s notified by product types

The changes in the number of business operators Subject to notifications to Hyogo Prefectural Government 17 The number of business operators in Hyogo Prefecture subject to notification has been slightly decreasing. The number of business operators in Hyogo Prefecture subject to notification in 2011 were 1,588, which accounts for 4.4 ％ of the total number in Japan and ranks 6 th following Aichi Prefecture, Hokkaido, Osaka Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Saitama Prefecture.

The amount of release and transfer in Japan 18 Eliminated Newly added On-going

The amount of release and transfer in Hyogo Prefecture 19 The total amount of release and transfer in Hyogo Prefecture in 2011 was 23,460 tonnage. This amount covered 5.9 ％ of the total amount in Japan and ranked 2 following Aichi Prefecture Transfer amount Transfer volume (t) Release amount Release volume(t)

87,000t （ 20% ） Non-target business types agriculture, construction, food & beverage industries, etc. 53,000t （ 12% ） Household Agro-chemicals, paints, detergents, etc. Target for notification 【 No. of notified business operators Japan ： 36,638 】 Hyogo pref. ： 1,586 Japan ： 174,000t （ 41% ） Hyogo Pref. ： 8,416t （ 4.8% ） Notification is not applied to: Business operators with employees 20 or less Handling amount of chemicals is less than 1t 46,000t （ 11% ） Target business types metal mining, manufacturing, electrical industries, etc. 69,000t （ 16% ） Mobiles vehicles, bicycles, special vehicles, vessels, trains, airplanes ◇ Release amount Total release amount 429,000 ｔ （ 100% ） Notification from business operators Estimation by central gov. ◇ Transfer amount Target for notification Japan ： 225,000 ｔ / Hyogo Pref. ： 15,044t （ 6.7% ） 平成２４年度公表データ 20 PRTR Data in 2012

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