Overview of Environmental Agent ManagementToxics Substance Management
「Overview of Environmental Agent ManagementToxics Substance Management」於資料集「Environmental Policy Monthly」由單位「行政院環境保護署」的楊先生所提供，聯繫電話是(02)23117722#2217,(02)23117722#2216，最近更新時間為：2022-01-15 01:13:03。 欄位編號的內容是917 ， 欄位標題的內容是Overview of Environmental Agent Management ， 欄位摘要的內容是Environmental agents are an all-pervasive part of our society. To avoid harm to the environment and human health the EPA plans to utilize its limited management resources to strengthen oversight of these agents, conduct more public awareness work, and establish an online management system.
Regulations and Systems
Taiwan’s location in the subtropical zone means that disease-carrying pests and microbes proliferate readily. The environmental agents needed to control disease vectors are thus important everyday products for Taiwan’s population. In spite of their importance, the misuse and abuse of these products often harms the environment and may even cause health risks. To give readers a better understanding of our management of environmental agents, for this issue we have interviewed Tung Te-po, director general of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control, and let him explain the country’s environmental agent management system and policies.
Director General Tung emphasized that although Taiwan enacted the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) on November 10, 1997, the management of environmental agents in fact dates back to the Regulations Governing Pesticides Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用殺蟲劑管理辦法), which were announced by the Ministry of the Interior in 1967. Rodenticides and fungicides were subsequently regulated with the Department of Health’s announcement of the Regulations Governing the Management of Chemical and Biological Agents Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用藥管理辦法). The EPA proposed the draft Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) in 1990 in response to legal changes, and after passage by the Legislative Yuan, this act was implemented on November 10, 1997.
So-called environmental agents consist of three classes of substances: (1) environmental sanitation pesticides, (2) agents used for pollution prevention, and (3) microbial preparations used as environmental agents. Types of enterprises managed under the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act include (1) the environmental agent manufacturing industry, (2) environmental agent vendors, and (3) disease vector control firms.
Environmental agents are regulated in a way similar to that of other chemical agents. The environmental agent management system primarily consists of a registration and permit system, an operation management system, and an oversight and inspection system:
Registration and permit system: Product information must be submitted to the EPA and a registration application made whenever environmental agents are manufactured, processed, or imported. Such agents may be manufactured or imported only after a permit has been issued. For their part, environmental agent vendors and disease vector control firms must also obtain a permit from the local competent authorities before engaging in business.
Operation management system: After environmental agents have been registered, granted a permit, and gone on sale, the management focus shifts to operations involving the agents, including manufacturing, mixing, packaging, storage, placement, labeling, and advertising, etc.
Oversight and inspection system: Environmental protection units may send personnel bearing verifying documentation to places where environmental agents are used for the purpose of performing necessary checking and inspection of samples.
Effective Management
Although the country’s environmental agent management system has gradually attained a state of maturity, Director General Tung noted that the resources the EPA can devote to the management of environmental agents are actually extremely limited. As far as manpower is concerned, only one division of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control is responsible for the overall environmental agent management system and the drafting of policy. Moreover, since management of environmental agents is only one of the many duties of local government, it is difficult for local authorities to accumulate much experience in this area.
Furthermore, funding for environmental agent management is very meager in comparison with other environmental protection services. After the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act was enacted, the total environmental agent budget was NT$4.83 million in 1998, and rose to NT$7.58 million in 1999 due to more research spending and local subsidies. The budget was NT$10.6 million in the second half of 1999 and all of 2000, NT$4.56 million in 2001, and will be NT$6.21 million in 2002 (see table).
Recent Annual Budgets for EPA Environmental Agent Management
Administrative services (NT$)
Technology projects (NT$)
Local Government Subsidies (NT$)
Total (NT$)
Jul ’97-Jun ‘98
4,025,000
0
800,000
4,825,000
Jul ’98-Jun ‘99
4,025,000
550,000
3,000,000
7,575,000
Jul ’99-Dec ‘00
5,558,000
1,412,000
3,612,000
10,582,000
Jan ’01- Dec ‘01
3,120,000
1,440,000
0
4,560,000
Jan ’02- Dec ‘02
4,210,000
2,000,000
0
6,210,000
Note : The Executive Yuan took over responsibility for allocating all subsidies for local governments in 2001.
As far as the current state of management is concerned (as of April 8, 2002), the EPA has approved a total of 691 permits, including 434 manufacturing permits and 257 import permits. In addition, county and city environmental protection bureaus have issued a total of 225 environmental agent sale licenses and 421 disease vector control licenses.
Environmental protection units are continuing to keep tabs on permit-holding businesses. Taking 2001 as an example, inspections were performed of 665 firms. In addition, 14,660 environmental agent packaging items and container labels were inspected. In the case of the 123 items that failed to meet standards, the original manufacturers were requested to recall the products and make improvements before the given deadline.
The EPA also oversees environmental agent education and awareness work performed by local authorities, and produces environmental agent user handbooks intended to make the public better informed about the use of these chemicals. The EPA’s updated environmental agent manufacturing and import permit overview and query CD-ROM serves as a procurement reference for environmental protection units.
Furthermore, as part of the promotion of e-government, the EPA has established a database for the management of environmental agents enabling the effective management of environmental agent permits and licenses; this database can also be used to simplify administrative procedures and streamline management tasks. Finally, the public can use the Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System located on the EPA website’s to find out about legally-registered agents, disease vector control firms, and environmental agent vendors.
Simplifying Procedures
Keeping pace with Taiwan’s WTO membership and the roll-out of e-government, the EPA is in the midst of instituting new measures to make administrative procedures concerning environmental agents simpler and more convenient. The EPA's ultimate goal is to achieve the most effective possible management of these agents.
The new measures are aimed at both the general public and at environmental agent firms. Apart from stepping up public safety awareness concerning environmental agents, the EPA is also using the Internet to provide several relevant online services, and is improving dialogue with environmental agent firms. Specific measures being taken by the EPA include:
Simplification of the format of environmental agent reporting forms: The EPA has combined four types of reporting forms as a single form, and revised the Guidelines for the Approval of Environmental Agent Permit Applications (環境用藥許可證申請核發作業要點), simplifying application materials and strengthening public service.
In accordance with the toxicity and chemical characteristics of specific environmental agents, the EPA is now requiring warnings and precautions on environmental agent product labels, and requires graphic symbols to illustrate these.
The establishment of an Environmental Agent License Extension and Application Notification Online Query System will permit enterprises to search for license validity periods and expiration dates, and will remind firms to quickly apply for extensions. The EPA hopes to avoid the harm to firms and the public interest that may occur if permits are allowed to expire.
An Environmental Agent Management Information System has already been established and is making the management of environmental agent permits and licenses more efficient. This system, which offers edit, query, statistical analysis, file transfer, and printing functions, will simplify management and administrative procedures.
The establishment of an Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System will allow the public and local governments to conveniently query environmental agent permit information as a reference for their purchasing decisions. Members of the public can also go online to find information on approved disease vector control firms and obtain legal and safe pest prevention services. This query system can be found at http://www.epa.gov.tw/j/envagent/.
The EPA is strengthening oversight of environmental agents on the market. The items the EPA checks or investigates include prohibited, phony and substandard environmental agents, labeling on environmental agents, active components of environmental agents, environmental agent manufacturers and vendors, disease vector control firms, and advertisements for environmental agents. The goal of oversight is to safeguard the quality of environmental agents and ensure that customers use them safely.
Printed by the EPA, the “Environmental Agent Permit Application Question and Answer Handbook” provides clear explanations of relevant laws, elucidates their practical applications, and helps vendors avoid permit application misunderstandings, reducing the application rejection rate.
The EPA has performed a general survey of environmental agent manufacturers and established a list of relevant firms. In conjunction with local environmental protection bureaus, the EPA is visiting these firms and providing assistance. A planned “Environmental Agent Electronic Bulletin” will automatically send firms information on environmental agents and increase their knowledge of legal regulations and government orders.
Apart from these new public service and simplification measures, the EPA also plans to perform strict reviews of applications for environmental agent permits to ensure that the agents are being used safely. A careful review of environmental agent labeling will help safeguard consumers. The EPA continues to print a variety of environmental agent safety handbooks for free distribution to the public. The EPA, together with local environmental protection units, also holds public meetings to explain the correct use of environmental agents to improve environmental sanitation and eliminate disease vectors such as mosquitoes and flies. By using environmental agents properly, it will be possible to cut back on their use and achieve better environmental protection.
For more information, please call 02-2311-7722 ext. 2860 and 2865.
[CAPTION: To maintain safety, close tabs must be kept on a wide variety of environmental agents.] ， 欄位全文的內容是Environmental agents are an all-pervasive part of our society. To avoid harm to the environment and human health the EPA plans to utilize its limited management resources to strengthen oversight of these agents, conduct more public awareness work, and establish an online management system.
Regulations and Systems
Taiwan’s location in the subtropical zone means that disease-carrying pests and microbes proliferate readily. The environmental agents needed to control disease vectors are thus important everyday products for Taiwan’s population. In spite of their importance, the misuse and abuse of these products often harms the environment and may even cause health risks. To give readers a better understanding of our management of environmental agents, for this issue we have interviewed Tung Te-po, director general of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control, and let him explain the country’s environmental agent management system and policies.
Director General Tung emphasized that although Taiwan enacted the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) on November 10, 1997, the management of environmental agents in fact dates back to the Regulations Governing Pesticides Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用殺蟲劑管理辦法), which were announced by the Ministry of the Interior in 1967. Rodenticides and fungicides were subsequently regulated with the Department of Health’s announcement of the Regulations Governing the Management of Chemical and Biological Agents Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用藥管理辦法). The EPA proposed the draft Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) in 1990 in response to legal changes, and after passage by the Legislative Yuan, this act was implemented on November 10, 1997.
So-called environmental agents consist of three classes of substances: (1) environmental sanitation pesticides, (2) agents used for pollution prevention, and (3) microbial preparations used as environmental agents. Types of enterprises managed under the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act include (1) the environmental agent manufacturing industry, (2) environmental agent vendors, and (3) disease vector control firms.
Environmental agents are regulated in a way similar to that of other chemical agents. The environmental agent management system primarily consists of a registration and permit system, an operation management system, and an oversight and inspection system:
Registration and permit system: Product information must be submitted to the EPA and a registration application made whenever environmental agents are manufactured, processed, or imported. Such agents may be manufactured or imported only after a permit has been issued. For their part, environmental agent vendors and disease vector control firms must also obtain a permit from the local competent authorities before engaging in business.
Operation management system: After environmental agents have been registered, granted a permit, and gone on sale, the management focus shifts to operations involving the agents, including manufacturing, mixing, packaging, storage, placement, labeling, and advertising, etc.
Oversight and inspection system: Environmental protection units may send personnel bearing verifying documentation to places where environmental agents are used for the purpose of performing necessary checking and inspection of samples.
Effective Management
Although the country’s environmental agent management system has gradually attained a state of maturity, Director General Tung noted that the resources the EPA can devote to the management of environmental agents are actually extremely limited. As far as manpower is concerned, only one division of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control is responsible for the overall environmental agent management system and the drafting of policy. Moreover, since management of environmental agents is only one of the many duties of local government, it is difficult for local authorities to accumulate much experience in this area.
Furthermore, funding for environmental agent management is very meager in comparison with other environmental protection services. After the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act was enacted, the total environmental agent budget was NT$4.83 million in 1998, and rose to NT$7.58 million in 1999 due to more research spending and local subsidies. The budget was NT$10.6 million in the second half of 1999 and all of 2000, NT$4.56 million in 2001, and will be NT$6.21 million in 2002 (see table).
Recent Annual Budgets for EPA Environmental Agent Management
Administrative services (NT$)
Technology projects (NT$)
Local Government Subsidies (NT$)
Total (NT$)
Jul ’97-Jun ‘98
4,025,000
0
800,000
4,825,000
Jul ’98-Jun ‘99
4,025,000
550,000
3,000,000
7,575,000
Jul ’99-Dec ‘00
5,558,000
1,412,000
3,612,000
10,582,000
Jan ’01- Dec ‘01
3,120,000
1,440,000
0
4,560,000
Jan ’02- Dec ‘02
4,210,000
2,000,000
0
6,210,000
Note : The Executive Yuan took over responsibility for allocating all subsidies for local governments in 2001.
As far as the current state of management is concerned (as of April 8, 2002), the EPA has approved a total of 691 permits, including 434 manufacturing permits and 257 import permits. In addition, county and city environmental protection bureaus have issued a total of 225 environmental agent sale licenses and 421 disease vector control licenses.
Environmental protection units are continuing to keep tabs on permit-holding businesses. Taking 2001 as an example, inspections were performed of 665 firms. In addition, 14,660 environmental agent packaging items and container labels were inspected. In the case of the 123 items that failed to meet standards, the original manufacturers were requested to recall the products and make improvements before the given deadline.
The EPA also oversees environmental agent education and awareness work performed by local authorities, and produces environmental agent user handbooks intended to make the public better informed about the use of these chemicals. The EPA’s updated environmental agent manufacturing and import permit overview and query CD-ROM serves as a procurement reference for environmental protection units.
Furthermore, as part of the promotion of e-government, the EPA has established a database for the management of environmental agents enabling the effective management of environmental agent permits and licenses; this database can also be used to simplify administrative procedures and streamline management tasks. Finally, the public can use the Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System located on the EPA website’s to find out about legally-registered agents, disease vector control firms, and environmental agent vendors.
Simplifying Procedures
Keeping pace with Taiwan’s WTO membership and the roll-out of e-government, the EPA is in the midst of instituting new measures to make administrative procedures concerning environmental agents simpler and more convenient. The EPA's ultimate goal is to achieve the most effective possible management of these agents.
The new measures are aimed at both the general public and at environmental agent firms. Apart from stepping up public safety awareness concerning environmental agents, the EPA is also using the Internet to provide several relevant online services, and is improving dialogue with environmental agent firms. Specific measures being taken by the EPA include:
Simplification of the format of environmental agent reporting forms: The EPA has combined four types of reporting forms as a single form, and revised the Guidelines for the Approval of Environmental Agent Permit Applications (環境用藥許可證申請核發作業要點), simplifying application materials and strengthening public service.
In accordance with the toxicity and chemical characteristics of specific environmental agents, the EPA is now requiring warnings and precautions on environmental agent product labels, and requires graphic symbols to illustrate these.
The establishment of an Environmental Agent License Extension and Application Notification Online Query System will permit enterprises to search for license validity periods and expiration dates, and will remind firms to quickly apply for extensions. The EPA hopes to avoid the harm to firms and the public interest that may occur if permits are allowed to expire.
An Environmental Agent Management Information System has already been established and is making the management of environmental agent permits and licenses more efficient. This system, which offers edit, query, statistical analysis, file transfer, and printing functions, will simplify management and administrative procedures.
The establishment of an Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System will allow the public and local governments to conveniently query environmental agent permit information as a reference for their purchasing decisions. Members of the public can also go online to find information on approved disease vector control firms and obtain legal and safe pest prevention services. This query system can be found at http://www.epa.gov.tw/j/envagent/.
The EPA is strengthening oversight of environmental agents on the market. The items the EPA checks or investigates include prohibited, phony and substandard environmental agents, labeling on environmental agents, active components of environmental agents, environmental agent manufacturers and vendors, disease vector control firms, and advertisements for environmental agents. The goal of oversight is to safeguard the quality of environmental agents and ensure that customers use them safely.
Printed by the EPA, the “Environmental Agent Permit Application Question and Answer Handbook” provides clear explanations of relevant laws, elucidates their practical applications, and helps vendors avoid permit application misunderstandings, reducing the application rejection rate.
The EPA has performed a general survey of environmental agent manufacturers and established a list of relevant firms. In conjunction with local environmental protection bureaus, the EPA is visiting these firms and providing assistance. A planned “Environmental Agent Electronic Bulletin” will automatically send firms information on environmental agents and increase their knowledge of legal regulations and government orders.
Apart from these new public service and simplification measures, the EPA also plans to perform strict reviews of applications for environmental agent permits to ensure that the agents are being used safely. A careful review of environmental agent labeling will help safeguard consumers. The EPA continues to print a variety of environmental agent safety handbooks for free distribution to the public. The EPA, together with local environmental protection units, also holds public meetings to explain the correct use of environmental agents to improve environmental sanitation and eliminate disease vectors such as mosquitoes and flies. By using environmental agents properly, it will be possible to cut back on their use and achieve better environmental protection.
For more information, please call 02-2311-7722 ext. 2860 and 2865.
[CAPTION: To maintain safety, close tabs must be kept on a wide variety of environmental agents.] ， 欄位年度的內容是2002 ， 欄位月份的內容是5 ， 欄位卷的內容是5 ， 欄位期的內容是4 ， 欄位順序的內容是1 ， 欄位倒序的內容是2 ， 欄位分類的內容是Toxics Substance Management ， 欄位標題2的內容是Overview of Environmental Agent Management ， 欄位檔案位置的內容是print/V5/V5-04 。
編號
917
標題
Overview of Environmental Agent Management
摘要
Environmental agents are an all-pervasive part of our society. To avoid harm to the environment and human health the EPA plans to utilize its limited management resources to strengthen oversight of these agents, conduct more public awareness work, and establish an online management system. Regulations and Systems Taiwan’s location in the subtropical zone means that disease-carrying pests and microbes proliferate readily. The environmental agents needed to control disease vectors are thus important everyday products for Taiwan’s population. In spite of their importance, the misuse and abuse of these products often harms the environment and may even cause health risks. To give readers a better understanding of our management of environmental agents, for this issue we have interviewed Tung Te-po, director general of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control, and let him explain the country’s environmental agent management system and policies. Director General Tung emphasized that although Taiwan enacted the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) on November 10, 1997, the management of environmental agents in fact dates back to the Regulations Governing Pesticides Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用殺蟲劑管理辦法), which were announced by the Ministry of the Interior in 1967. Rodenticides and fungicides were subsequently regulated with the Department of Health’s announcement of the Regulations Governing the Management of Chemical and Biological Agents Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用藥管理辦法). The EPA proposed the draft Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) in 1990 in response to legal changes, and after passage by the Legislative Yuan, this act was implemented on November 10, 1997. So-called environmental agents consist of three classes of substances: (1) environmental sanitation pesticides, (2) agents used for pollution prevention, and (3) microbial preparations used as environmental agents. Types of enterprises managed under the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act include (1) the environmental agent manufacturing industry, (2) environmental agent vendors, and (3) disease vector control firms. Environmental agents are regulated in a way similar to that of other chemical agents. The environmental agent management system primarily consists of a registration and permit system, an operation management system, and an oversight and inspection system: Registration and permit system: Product information must be submitted to the EPA and a registration application made whenever environmental agents are manufactured, processed, or imported. Such agents may be manufactured or imported only after a permit has been issued. For their part, environmental agent vendors and disease vector control firms must also obtain a permit from the local competent authorities before engaging in business. Operation management system: After environmental agents have been registered, granted a permit, and gone on sale, the management focus shifts to operations involving the agents, including manufacturing, mixing, packaging, storage, placement, labeling, and advertising, etc. Oversight and inspection system: Environmental protection units may send personnel bearing verifying documentation to places where environmental agents are used for the purpose of performing necessary checking and inspection of samples. Effective Management Although the country’s environmental agent management system has gradually attained a state of maturity, Director General Tung noted that the resources the EPA can devote to the management of environmental agents are actually extremely limited. As far as manpower is concerned, only one division of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control is responsible for the overall environmental agent management system and the drafting of policy. Moreover, since management of environmental agents is only one of the many duties of local government, it is difficult for local authorities to accumulate much experience in this area. Furthermore, funding for environmental agent management is very meager in comparison with other environmental protection services. After the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act was enacted, the total environmental agent budget was NT$4.83 million in 1998, and rose to NT$7.58 million in 1999 due to more research spending and local subsidies. The budget was NT$10.6 million in the second half of 1999 and all of 2000, NT$4.56 million in 2001, and will be NT$6.21 million in 2002 (see table). Recent Annual Budgets for EPA Environmental Agent Management Administrative services (NT$) Technology projects (NT$) Local Government Subsidies (NT$) Total (NT$) Jul ’97-Jun ‘98 4,025,000 0 800,000 4,825,000 Jul ’98-Jun ‘99 4,025,000 550,000 3,000,000 7,575,000 Jul ’99-Dec ‘00 5,558,000 1,412,000 3,612,000 10,582,000 Jan ’01- Dec ‘01 3,120,000 1,440,000 0 4,560,000 Jan ’02- Dec ‘02 4,210,000 2,000,000 0 6,210,000 Note : The Executive Yuan took over responsibility for allocating all subsidies for local governments in 2001. As far as the current state of management is concerned (as of April 8, 2002), the EPA has approved a total of 691 permits, including 434 manufacturing permits and 257 import permits. In addition, county and city environmental protection bureaus have issued a total of 225 environmental agent sale licenses and 421 disease vector control licenses. Environmental protection units are continuing to keep tabs on permit-holding businesses. Taking 2001 as an example, inspections were performed of 665 firms. In addition, 14,660 environmental agent packaging items and container labels were inspected. In the case of the 123 items that failed to meet standards, the original manufacturers were requested to recall the products and make improvements before the given deadline. The EPA also oversees environmental agent education and awareness work performed by local authorities, and produces environmental agent user handbooks intended to make the public better informed about the use of these chemicals. The EPA’s updated environmental agent manufacturing and import permit overview and query CD-ROM serves as a procurement reference for environmental protection units. Furthermore, as part of the promotion of e-government, the EPA has established a database for the management of environmental agents enabling the effective management of environmental agent permits and licenses; this database can also be used to simplify administrative procedures and streamline management tasks. Finally, the public can use the Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System located on the EPA website’s to find out about legally-registered agents, disease vector control firms, and environmental agent vendors. Simplifying Procedures Keeping pace with Taiwan’s WTO membership and the roll-out of e-government, the EPA is in the midst of instituting new measures to make administrative procedures concerning environmental agents simpler and more convenient. The EPA's ultimate goal is to achieve the most effective possible management of these agents. The new measures are aimed at both the general public and at environmental agent firms. Apart from stepping up public safety awareness concerning environmental agents, the EPA is also using the Internet to provide several relevant online services, and is improving dialogue with environmental agent firms. Specific measures being taken by the EPA include: Simplification of the format of environmental agent reporting forms: The EPA has combined four types of reporting forms as a single form, and revised the Guidelines for the Approval of Environmental Agent Permit Applications (環境用藥許可證申請核發作業要點), simplifying application materials and strengthening public service. In accordance with the toxicity and chemical characteristics of specific environmental agents, the EPA is now requiring warnings and precautions on environmental agent product labels, and requires graphic symbols to illustrate these. The establishment of an Environmental Agent License Extension and Application Notification Online Query System will permit enterprises to search for license validity periods and expiration dates, and will remind firms to quickly apply for extensions. The EPA hopes to avoid the harm to firms and the public interest that may occur if permits are allowed to expire. An Environmental Agent Management Information System has already been established and is making the management of environmental agent permits and licenses more efficient. This system, which offers edit, query, statistical analysis, file transfer, and printing functions, will simplify management and administrative procedures. The establishment of an Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System will allow the public and local governments to conveniently query environmental agent permit information as a reference for their purchasing decisions. Members of the public can also go online to find information on approved disease vector control firms and obtain legal and safe pest prevention services. This query system can be found at http://www.epa.gov.tw/j/envagent/. The EPA is strengthening oversight of environmental agents on the market. The items the EPA checks or investigates include prohibited, phony and substandard environmental agents, labeling on environmental agents, active components of environmental agents, environmental agent manufacturers and vendors, disease vector control firms, and advertisements for environmental agents. The goal of oversight is to safeguard the quality of environmental agents and ensure that customers use them safely. Printed by the EPA, the “Environmental Agent Permit Application Question and Answer Handbook” provides clear explanations of relevant laws, elucidates their practical applications, and helps vendors avoid permit application misunderstandings, reducing the application rejection rate. The EPA has performed a general survey of environmental agent manufacturers and established a list of relevant firms. In conjunction with local environmental protection bureaus, the EPA is visiting these firms and providing assistance. A planned “Environmental Agent Electronic Bulletin” will automatically send firms information on environmental agents and increase their knowledge of legal regulations and government orders. Apart from these new public service and simplification measures, the EPA also plans to perform strict reviews of applications for environmental agent permits to ensure that the agents are being used safely. A careful review of environmental agent labeling will help safeguard consumers. The EPA continues to print a variety of environmental agent safety handbooks for free distribution to the public. The EPA, together with local environmental protection units, also holds public meetings to explain the correct use of environmental agents to improve environmental sanitation and eliminate disease vectors such as mosquitoes and flies. By using environmental agents properly, it will be possible to cut back on their use and achieve better environmental protection. For more information, please call 02-2311-7722 ext. 2860 and 2865. [CAPTION: To maintain safety, close tabs must be kept on a wide variety of environmental agents.]
全文
Environmental agents are an all-pervasive part of our society. To avoid harm to the environment and human health the EPA plans to utilize its limited management resources to strengthen oversight of these agents, conduct more public awareness work, and establish an online management system. Regulations and Systems Taiwan’s location in the subtropical zone means that disease-carrying pests and microbes proliferate readily. The environmental agents needed to control disease vectors are thus important everyday products for Taiwan’s population. In spite of their importance, the misuse and abuse of these products often harms the environment and may even cause health risks. To give readers a better understanding of our management of environmental agents, for this issue we have interviewed Tung Te-po, director general of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control, and let him explain the country’s environmental agent management system and policies. Director General Tung emphasized that although Taiwan enacted the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) on November 10, 1997, the management of environmental agents in fact dates back to the Regulations Governing Pesticides Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用殺蟲劑管理辦法), which were announced by the Ministry of the Interior in 1967. Rodenticides and fungicides were subsequently regulated with the Department of Health’s announcement of the Regulations Governing the Management of Chemical and Biological Agents Used for Environmental Sanitation Purposes (環境衛生用藥管理辦法). The EPA proposed the draft Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act (環境用藥管理法) in 1990 in response to legal changes, and after passage by the Legislative Yuan, this act was implemented on November 10, 1997. So-called environmental agents consist of three classes of substances: (1) environmental sanitation pesticides, (2) agents used for pollution prevention, and (3) microbial preparations used as environmental agents. Types of enterprises managed under the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act include (1) the environmental agent manufacturing industry, (2) environmental agent vendors, and (3) disease vector control firms. Environmental agents are regulated in a way similar to that of other chemical agents. The environmental agent management system primarily consists of a registration and permit system, an operation management system, and an oversight and inspection system: Registration and permit system: Product information must be submitted to the EPA and a registration application made whenever environmental agents are manufactured, processed, or imported. Such agents may be manufactured or imported only after a permit has been issued. For their part, environmental agent vendors and disease vector control firms must also obtain a permit from the local competent authorities before engaging in business. Operation management system: After environmental agents have been registered, granted a permit, and gone on sale, the management focus shifts to operations involving the agents, including manufacturing, mixing, packaging, storage, placement, labeling, and advertising, etc. Oversight and inspection system: Environmental protection units may send personnel bearing verifying documentation to places where environmental agents are used for the purpose of performing necessary checking and inspection of samples. Effective Management Although the country’s environmental agent management system has gradually attained a state of maturity, Director General Tung noted that the resources the EPA can devote to the management of environmental agents are actually extremely limited. As far as manpower is concerned, only one division of the EPA Bureau of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Chemicals Control is responsible for the overall environmental agent management system and the drafting of policy. Moreover, since management of environmental agents is only one of the many duties of local government, it is difficult for local authorities to accumulate much experience in this area. Furthermore, funding for environmental agent management is very meager in comparison with other environmental protection services. After the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act was enacted, the total environmental agent budget was NT$4.83 million in 1998, and rose to NT$7.58 million in 1999 due to more research spending and local subsidies. The budget was NT$10.6 million in the second half of 1999 and all of 2000, NT$4.56 million in 2001, and will be NT$6.21 million in 2002 (see table). Recent Annual Budgets for EPA Environmental Agent Management Administrative services (NT$) Technology projects (NT$) Local Government Subsidies (NT$) Total (NT$) Jul ’97-Jun ‘98 4,025,000 0 800,000 4,825,000 Jul ’98-Jun ‘99 4,025,000 550,000 3,000,000 7,575,000 Jul ’99-Dec ‘00 5,558,000 1,412,000 3,612,000 10,582,000 Jan ’01- Dec ‘01 3,120,000 1,440,000 0 4,560,000 Jan ’02- Dec ‘02 4,210,000 2,000,000 0 6,210,000 Note : The Executive Yuan took over responsibility for allocating all subsidies for local governments in 2001. As far as the current state of management is concerned (as of April 8, 2002), the EPA has approved a total of 691 permits, including 434 manufacturing permits and 257 import permits. In addition, county and city environmental protection bureaus have issued a total of 225 environmental agent sale licenses and 421 disease vector control licenses. Environmental protection units are continuing to keep tabs on permit-holding businesses. Taking 2001 as an example, inspections were performed of 665 firms. In addition, 14,660 environmental agent packaging items and container labels were inspected. In the case of the 123 items that failed to meet standards, the original manufacturers were requested to recall the products and make improvements before the given deadline. The EPA also oversees environmental agent education and awareness work performed by local authorities, and produces environmental agent user handbooks intended to make the public better informed about the use of these chemicals. The EPA’s updated environmental agent manufacturing and import permit overview and query CD-ROM serves as a procurement reference for environmental protection units. Furthermore, as part of the promotion of e-government, the EPA has established a database for the management of environmental agents enabling the effective management of environmental agent permits and licenses; this database can also be used to simplify administrative procedures and streamline management tasks. Finally, the public can use the Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System located on the EPA website’s to find out about legally-registered agents, disease vector control firms, and environmental agent vendors. Simplifying Procedures Keeping pace with Taiwan’s WTO membership and the roll-out of e-government, the EPA is in the midst of instituting new measures to make administrative procedures concerning environmental agents simpler and more convenient. The EPA's ultimate goal is to achieve the most effective possible management of these agents. The new measures are aimed at both the general public and at environmental agent firms. Apart from stepping up public safety awareness concerning environmental agents, the EPA is also using the Internet to provide several relevant online services, and is improving dialogue with environmental agent firms. Specific measures being taken by the EPA include: Simplification of the format of environmental agent reporting forms: The EPA has combined four types of reporting forms as a single form, and revised the Guidelines for the Approval of Environmental Agent Permit Applications (環境用藥許可證申請核發作業要點), simplifying application materials and strengthening public service. In accordance with the toxicity and chemical characteristics of specific environmental agents, the EPA is now requiring warnings and precautions on environmental agent product labels, and requires graphic symbols to illustrate these. The establishment of an Environmental Agent License Extension and Application Notification Online Query System will permit enterprises to search for license validity periods and expiration dates, and will remind firms to quickly apply for extensions. The EPA hopes to avoid the harm to firms and the public interest that may occur if permits are allowed to expire. An Environmental Agent Management Information System has already been established and is making the management of environmental agent permits and licenses more efficient. This system, which offers edit, query, statistical analysis, file transfer, and printing functions, will simplify management and administrative procedures. The establishment of an Environmental Agent License and Disease Vector Control Industry Online Query System will allow the public and local governments to conveniently query environmental agent permit information as a reference for their purchasing decisions. Members of the public can also go online to find information on approved disease vector control firms and obtain legal and safe pest prevention services. This query system can be found at http://www.epa.gov.tw/j/envagent/. The EPA is strengthening oversight of environmental agents on the market. The items the EPA checks or investigates include prohibited, phony and substandard environmental agents, labeling on environmental agents, active components of environmental agents, environmental agent manufacturers and vendors, disease vector control firms, and advertisements for environmental agents. The goal of oversight is to safeguard the quality of environmental agents and ensure that customers use them safely. Printed by the EPA, the “Environmental Agent Permit Application Question and Answer Handbook” provides clear explanations of relevant laws, elucidates their practical applications, and helps vendors avoid permit application misunderstandings, reducing the application rejection rate. The EPA has performed a general survey of environmental agent manufacturers and established a list of relevant firms. In conjunction with local environmental protection bureaus, the EPA is visiting these firms and providing assistance. A planned “Environmental Agent Electronic Bulletin” will automatically send firms information on environmental agents and increase their knowledge of legal regulations and government orders. Apart from these new public service and simplification measures, the EPA also plans to perform strict reviews of applications for environmental agent permits to ensure that the agents are being used safely. A careful review of environmental agent labeling will help safeguard consumers. The EPA continues to print a variety of environmental agent safety handbooks for free distribution to the public. The EPA, together with local environmental protection units, also holds public meetings to explain the correct use of environmental agents to improve environmental sanitation and eliminate disease vectors such as mosquitoes and flies. By using environmental agents properly, it will be possible to cut back on their use and achieve better environmental protection. For more information, please call 02-2311-7722 ext. 2860 and 2865. [CAPTION: To maintain safety, close tabs must be kept on a wide variety of environmental agents.]
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Toxics Substance Management
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Overview of Environmental Agent Management
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「Overview of Environmental Agent ManagementToxics Substance Management」所屬的資料集：「Environmental Policy Monthly」的其他資料
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362
標題：
EY to Execute Staged Improvements to the Efficiency of Electrical Equipment
摘要：
Acting on conclusions reached by the ROC National Energy Conference the EPA and the Energy Commissio
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Acting on conclusions reached by the ROC National Energy Conference the EPA and the Energy Commissio
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834
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Three-stage Phase-out of Plastic Bags to Kick off in May 2002
摘要：
Taiwanese consumers use over 10 billion plastic bags every year. These bags being non-biodegradable,
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Taiwanese consumers use over 10 billion plastic bags every year. These bags being non-biodegradable,
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3470
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Dengue Fever Vector Control in Taiwan
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Environmental Sanitation Dengue Fever V ector Control in Taiwan
In 2015, an outbreak of dengue fe
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Dengue Fever Vector Control in Taiwan
In 2015, an outbreak of dengue fever in Tainan turned into
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955
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Marine Pollution Emergency Response System Activated Due to Disabled Oil Tanker
摘要：
Having suffered mechanical problems in Japanese waters on May 2 an oil tanker fully loaded with crud
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Having suffered mechanical problems in Japanese waters on May 2 an oil tanker fully loaded with crud
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852
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Tracking Industrial Waste Flows in Real-time Using GPS
摘要：
The EPA plans to start using global positioning system (GPS) technology next year to perform the rea
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The EPA plans to start using global positioning system (GPS) technology next year to perform the rea
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3738
標題：
Penalties Intensified for Water Pollution Control Act Violations
摘要：
Water
Penalties Intensified for Water Pollution Control Act Violations
On 16 January 2019, the EPA
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Penalties Intensified for Water Pollution Control Act Violations
On 16 January 2019, the EPA announ
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242
標題：
Construction Site Air Pollution Control Criteria Developed
摘要：
In line with this year’s Street Cleanup Plan the EPA is accelerating development of the Construction
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In line with this year’s Street Cleanup Plan the EPA is accelerating development of the Construction
編號：
522
標題：
Drinking Water Safety Promoted On-line
摘要：
The EPA recently announced that the "Drinking Water Management Information System" has been formally
全文：
The EPA recently announced that the "Drinking Water Management Information System" has been formally
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583
標題：
Remote Sensing Technology for Marine Oil Pollution Developed
摘要：
On June 18 the EPA announced the results of an R&D project to develop remote sensing technology for
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On June 18 the EPA announced the results of an R&D project to develop remote sensing technology for
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786
標題：
Long-term Erhjen River Pollution Headache Resolved
摘要：
“In the last few days we’ve already received 140 e-mails from people living along the Erhjen River s
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“In the last few days we’ve already received 140 e-mails from people living along the Erhjen River s
編號：
199
標題：
Industrial Parks to be Checked for Groundwater Contamination in FY 1999
摘要：
Due to the high frequency of groundwater and soil contamination incidents the EPA will investigate T
全文：
Due to the high frequency of groundwater and soil contamination incidents the EPA will investigate T
編號：
427
標題：
Local Governments Urged to Strengthen Permit System for Stationary Pollution Sources
摘要：
Near the end of last year the work of performing air pollution permit reviews was transferred from t
全文：
Near the end of last year the work of performing air pollution permit reviews was transferred from t
編號：
18
標題：
IDE Offers APEC Cleaner Production Training
摘要：
Others The pollution control industry ranks among Taiwan's top ten new industries. Limitations of t
全文：
Others The pollution control industry ranks among Taiwan's top ten new industries. Limitations of t
編號：
425
標題：
Heavy Metal Classifications for Agricultural Soils to be Applied to Industrial Lands
摘要：
Due to the frequency of incidents of industrial-use land pollution and illegal dumping in Taiwan the
全文：
Due to the frequency of incidents of industrial-use land pollution and illegal dumping in Taiwan the
編號：
739
標題：
Scope of Vendors Required to Install Recycling Facilities Expanded
摘要：
Taiwan's Waste Disposal Act requires specified vendors to install recycling facilities within their
全文：
Taiwan's Waste Disposal Act requires specified vendors to install recycling facilities within their
編號：
516
標題：
Total Pollution Quantity Controls Promoted in Kao-Ping Air Quality District
摘要：
Due to the relatively poor air quality in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area the EPA has decided to initiat
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Due to the relatively poor air quality in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area the EPA has decided to initiat
編號：
889
標題：
New Policies for a New Year
摘要：
The EPM presents an overview of some of the major policies being pursued within the EPA this year in
全文：
The EPM presents an overview of some of the major policies being pursued within the EPA this year in
編號：
461
標題：
EPA Urges Local EPB Labs to Obtain CNLA Certification
摘要：
Due to recent controversies over the accuracy of environmental testing data and in order to raise th
全文：
Due to recent controversies over the accuracy of environmental testing data and in order to raise th
編號：
93
標題：
Amendments to the Enforcement Rules for Toxics Act Submitted to Executive Yuan
摘要：
Toxic Substance On November 19 1997, the Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act was amended and annou
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Toxic Substance Management On November 19 1997, the Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act was amend
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352
標題：
Broader Fly Ash Disposal Regulations to Encourage Resource Recovery
摘要：
The EPA has agreed to extend the grace period permitted local authorities to improve disposal provis
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The EPA has agreed to extend the grace period permitted local authorities to improve disposal provis
編號：
596
標題：
President Chen Emphasizes the Importance of Sustainable Development
摘要：
During a recent visit with foreign guests President Chen Shui-Bian emphasized the importance of sust
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During a recent visit with foreign guests President Chen Shui-Bian emphasized the importance of sust
編號：
241
標題：
Amended EIA Enforcement Rules to Be Announced
摘要：
An amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act Enforcement Rules was recently approved by t
全文：
An amendment to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act Enforcement Rules was recently approved by t
編號：
639
標題：
EPA Develops Concrete Measures to Encourage Private Investment in the Industrial Waste Market
摘要：
In order to seek solutions to the current industrial waste disposal problem the EPA recently convene
全文：
In order to seek solutions to the current industrial waste disposal problem the EPA recently convene
編號：
530
標題：
Management Guidelines for Vehicle Emissions Inspection Stations Promulgated
摘要：
As part of its efforts to implement large-scale remote sensing of vehicle emissions the EPA has aske
全文：
As part of its efforts to implement large-scale remote sensing of vehicle emissions the EPA has aske
編號：
176
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Draft of Recycling Organization Management Regulations Completed
摘要：
The EPA completed a draft of management and assistance guidelines to manage recycling organizations.
全文：
The EPA completed a draft of management and assistance guidelines to manage recycling organizations.
編號：
588
標題：
Edgar Lin Urges Greater Interaction Between Environmental Agencies
摘要：
EPA Administrator Edgar Lin recently called his first joint meeting of environmental agencies. At t
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EPA Administrator Edgar Lin recently called his first joint meeting of environmental agencies. At t
編號：
635
標題：
2001 Proposed Environmental Budget Tops NT$9.6 Billion
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NT$9.6 billion was set aside for environmental protection in the 2001 central government budget. Co
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NT$9.6 billion was set aside for environmental protection in the 2001 central government budget. Co
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3281
標題：
Air Quality Flags Piloted at Schools
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Air Quality Flags Piloted at Schools
Since the implementation of the Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5
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Air Quality Flags Piloted at Schools
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802
標題：
EPA Fights Resumption of Smelting along Erhjen River
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The southern division of the EPA Chief Inspectorate and the Tainan County Bureau of Environmental Pr
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The southern division of the EPA Chief Inspectorate and the Tainan County Bureau of Environmental Pr
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21
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Taiwan to Hold Meeting on APEC Marine Modeling Process
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Others The APEC Committee on Marine Modeling Processes convened its first meeting in Taipei on Augu
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Others The APEC Committee on Marine Modeling Processes convened its first meeting in Taipei on Augu
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