Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19, Chapter IV, Title II of DENR Administrative Order No. 29, the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 6969 otherwise known as œToxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 , the Department hereby promulgates the following revised Priority Chemical List (PCL):

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

No.	Chemical Abstract	Philippine Inventory of Chemicals	Chemical Abstract Services
	Service No.	and Chemical Substances (PICCS)	(CAS)/ INDEX Name
		Name
1.	108-90-7	1, 4-CHLOROBENZENE	Benzene, chloro-
2.	106-93-4	1, 2-DIBROMOETHANE	Ethane, 1, 2-dibromo-
3.	95-50-1	0, DICHLOROBENZENE	Benzene, 1, 2-dichloro
4.	106-46-7	1, 4-DICHLOROBENZENE	Benzene , 1, 4-dichloro-
5.	107-06-2	1, 2-DICHLOROETHANE	Ethane, 1, 2-dichloro-
6.	122-66-7	1, 2-DIPHENYLHYDRAZINE	Hydrazobenzene
7.	108-46-3	3-HYDROXYPHENOL	1, 3-Benzenediol
8.	7647-18-9	ANTIMONY PENTACHLORIDE	Antimony chloride
9.	7440-38-2	ARSENIC COMPOUNDS	Arsenic
10.	1332-21-4	ASBESTOS*	Asbestos
11.	71-43-2	BENZENE	Benzene
12.	7440-41-7	BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS	Beryllium
13.	7440-43-9	CADMIUM COMPOUNDS	Cadmium
14.	56-23-5	CARBON TETRACHLORIDE**
15.	General Name	CHLORINATED ETHERS
16.	General Name	CHLOROFLUORO CARBONS**
17.	67-66-3	CHLOROFORM	Trichloromethane
18.	76-06-2	CHLOROPICRIN	Methane, trichloronitro
19.	18540-29-9	CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS	Chromium
20.	57-12-5	CYANIDE COMPOUNDS*	Cyanide
21.	64-67-5	DIETHYL SULFATE	Sulfuric acid, diethyl ester
22.	106-93-4	ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	1, 2 Dibromoethane
23.	75-21-8	ETHYLENE OXIDE	Oxirane
24.	111-30-8	GLUTARALDEHYDE	Pentanedia
25.	50-00-0	FORMALDEHYDE	Formaldehyde
26.	9002-83-9	HALONS**	Ether, chlorotrifluoro-homopolymer
27.	118-74-1	HEXACHLOROBENZENE	Benzene, hexachloro
28.	67-72-1	HEXACHLOROETHANE	Ethane, hexachloro
29.	302-01-2	HYDRAZINE	Hydrazine
30.	7439-92-1	LEAD COMPOUNDS	Lead
31.	149-30-4	MBT 2	(3H)-Benzotiazolethione
32.	594-42-3	MERCAPTAN,	Methanesulfenylchloride,
		PERCHLOROMETHYL	trichloro-
33.	7439-97-6	MERCURY COMPOUNDS*	Mercury
34.	74-87-3	METHYL CHLORIDE	Methane, chloro
35.	75-09-2	METHYLENECHLORIDE	Methylene, dichloro
36.	2385-85-5	MIREX
37.	87-86-5	PENTACHLOROPHENOL	Phenol, pentachloro
38.	127-18-4	PERCHLROETHYLENE	Ethene, tetrachloro
39.	108-95-2	PHENIC ACID	Phenol
40.	75-44-5	PHOSGENE	Carbonyl chloride/Carbonicdichloride
41.	85-44-9	PHTHALMIC ANHYDRIDE	1, 3 Isobenzofurandione
42.	59536-65-1	POLYBROMINATED	Fire Master BP6
		BIPHENYLS*
43.	1336-36-3	POLYCHLORINATED	1, 1- Biphenyl chloroderivatives
44.		1,1, 1-TRICHLOROETHANE**
45.	79-01-6	TRICHLOROETHYLENE	Ethene, Trichloro
46.		TRIBUTYLTIN
47.	7782-49-2	SELENIUM	Selenium
48.	75-01-4	VINYL CHLORIDE	Chlorethylene

Notes: *Asbestos, Cyanide Compounds, Mercury Compounds and Polychlorinated Biphenyls were included in the previous PCL under DENR Administrative Order No. 98-58 but are now subject to the Chemical Control Order (CCO) under their respective DAOs.

** Trichloroethane, Chlorofluoro Carbons and Halons belong to the CCO for Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS).

All users, importers and manufacturers of aforesaid chemicals are hereby required to comply with the following requirements:

1. Completion and submission to the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau-Central Office of an Annual Report on or before January 31;

2. Completion and submission to the concerned Environmental Management Bureau-Regional Office of a Hazardous Wastes Registration Form; and

3. Registration and Annual Reports must be in a form prescribed by the Department and accompanied with the payment of prescribed fees.

Non-compliance of concerned users, importers and manufacturers with the provisions of this Order shall be imposed the following graduated administrative fines for the corresponding violations as prescribed in accordance with the DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2005-003:

                                                                                                                 

Fine (Pesos)	Violation
50,000.00	Non-registration pursuant to the provisions of Title II, DAO 29,
	Series of 1992 under Priority Chemical List (PCL).
10,000.00	Non-submission of the Annual Report
	Non-compliance with the conditions of the permit/Clearance issued, graduated as follows:
10,000.00	1. Non-compliance with one (1) or two (2) conditions
20,000.00	2. Non-compliance with three (3) or four (4) conditions
30,000.00	3. Non-compliance with more than four (4) conditions
40,000.00	4. Non-compliance with more than four (4) conditions and other
	environmental requirements of the DENR.

Incentives for complying sectors shall be adopted from time to time by the Department in accordance with existing DENR Rules and Regulations.

This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and fifteen (15) days upon submission to the Office of the National Administrative Register, UP Law Center.

Adopted: 19 Dec. 2005

(SGD.) MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR
Secretary