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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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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714
標題：
EY Marine Pollution Incident Taskforce Begins Operation
摘要：
On March 23 the EPA convened the first meeting of the Executive Yuan Severe Marine Pollution Inciden
全文：
On March 23 the EPA convened the first meeting of the Executive Yuan Severe Marine Pollution Inciden
編號：
653
標題：
Energy Star for Buildings to Promote Commercial Energy Savings
摘要：
For many years Taiwan’s energy strategy has not been sufficiently diversified and has not incorporat
全文：
For many years Taiwan’s energy strategy has not been sufficiently diversified and has not incorporat
編號：
478
標題：
Over 89 Billion NTD Budgeted for Environmental Protection in FY 2000
摘要：
General policy Environmental agencies throughout Taiwan have set budgets totaling 89.2 billion NTD f
全文：
Environmental agencies throughout Taiwan have set budgets totaling 89.2 billion NTD for the 18-month
編號：
842
標題：
EPA Bestows Awards on Green Businesses
摘要：
The EPA held the 10th “ROC Green Business Awards” ceremony on the morning of November 8th. Among the
全文：
The EPA held the 10th “ROC Green Business Awards” ceremony on the morning of November 8th. Among the
編號：
102
標題：
EPA to Establish Legislative Streamlining Committee
摘要：
General Policy According to a National Development Committee summary report on economic development
全文：
General Policy According to a National Development Committee summary report on economic development
編號：
519
標題：
Data Management System for Environmental Agents Goes On-line
摘要：
To enhance management efficiency and provide a convenient window for public comment the EPA recently
全文：
To enhance management efficiency and provide a convenient window for public comment the EPA recently
編號：
751
標題：
Feature Article: At Source Controls on Oil Product Quality Delivers Results
摘要：
With the number of vehicles in Taiwan rapidly increasing the quality of oil products has a direct im
全文：
With the number of vehicles in Taiwan rapidly increasing the quality of oil products has a direct im
編號：
866
標題：
Hog Raising Prohibition in Major Watersheds Yielding Results
摘要：
To improve the quality of Taiwan’s drinking water the EPA and various levels of government have work
全文：
To improve the quality of Taiwan’s drinking water the EPA and various levels of government have work
編號：
824
標題：
Drill Aims to Establish Biological-Chemical Attack Response System
摘要：
The EPA conducted Taiwan’s first chemical attack drill targeting a heavily populated urban area in T
全文：
The EPA conducted Taiwan’s first chemical attack drill targeting a heavily populated urban area in T
編號：
272
標題：
Electrical Appliance Firms Now Bear Recycling Responsibility
摘要：
On November 27 1998, the EPA announced that electrical appliance vendors now have the responsibility
全文：
On November 27 1998, the EPA announced that electrical appliance vendors now have the responsibility
編號：
571
標題：
Administrator Lin Urges Consumer Habit Change
摘要：
In preparation for World Environment Day the EPA announced the results of a WWF 1998 report. The rep
全文：
In preparation for World Environment Day the EPA announced the results of a WWF 1998 report. The rep
編號：
853
標題：
Water Quality Management and Soil and Groundwater Remediation Framework
摘要：
To improve the environmental quality of rivers and waterways the ocean, lakes, reservoirs, soil and
全文：
To improve the environmental quality of rivers and waterways the ocean, lakes, reservoirs, soil and
編號：
673
標題：
Feature: National Economic Development Conference Calls for Simplification of EIA Procedures
摘要：
On January 6 the Executive Yuan convened the National Economic Development Conference to discuss mea
全文：
On January 6 the Executive Yuan convened the National Economic Development Conference to discuss mea
編號：
870
標題：
Permit Regulations for Waste Disposal Organizations Simplified
摘要：
The EPA has recently announced the Permit and Management Regulations for Public and Private Waste Cl
全文：
The EPA has recently announced the Permit and Management Regulations for Public and Private Waste Cl
編號：
380
標題：
EY Gives Green Light to Draft of Soil Pollution Act
摘要：
The Executive Yuan (EY) recently completed its review of the proposed Soil Pollution Control Act. Du
全文：
The Executive Yuan (EY) recently completed its review of the proposed Soil Pollution Control Act. Du
編號：
981
標題：
Announcement Subscribe to the EPM Online Bulletin Notification Service
摘要：
In addition to the printed version of the EPM we mail out to our subscribers each month the EPM is a
全文：
In addition to the printed version of the EPM we mail out to our subscribers each month the EPM is a
編號：
747
標題：
EPA Targets Container Industry to Reduce Evasion of Recycling Fees
摘要：
The PET Container Recycling Fund has been operating at a loss for a long period of time. After takin
全文：
The PET Container Recycling Fund has been operating at a loss for a long period of time. After takin
編號：
148
標題：
Inspection Efforts of Toxics-using Facilities to be Intensified
摘要：
Environmental Inspection R.O.C. Premier Vincent Siew recently requested that overall public and in
全文：
Environmental Inspection R.O.C. Premier Vincent Siew recently requested that overall public and in
編號：
426
標題：
Lead Content for Motor Vehicle Fuels Lowered Again
摘要：
Beginning August 26 motor vehicles in all air pollution control zones are prohibited from using fuel
全文：
Beginning August 26 motor vehicles in all air pollution control zones are prohibited from using fuel
編號：
658
標題：
European Officials Visit EPA to Discuss Renewable Energy
摘要：
On the morning of November 14 members of the Luxembourg National Parliament paid a visit to EPA Admi
全文：
On the morning of November 14 members of the Luxembourg National Parliament paid a visit to EPA Admi
編號：
379
標題：
EPA Study Reveals Heavy Metal Content of Incinerator Air Emissions is Minute
摘要：
In a six-month air pollution study begun in December 1998 the EPA focused on the heavy metal content
全文：
In a six-month air pollution study begun in December 1998 the EPA focused on the heavy metal content
編號：
646
標題：
Minimization and Recycling to be Top Priority of Future Waste Management
摘要：
The EPA expects to achieve zero growth in waste volume by 2001. While previous waste management stra
全文：
The EPA expects to achieve zero growth in waste volume by 2001. While previous waste management stra
編號：
590
標題：
EPA Promotes E-Government Effort
摘要：
On July 3 the EPA’s WWW home page was upgraded with the intent to more directly convey environmental
全文：
On July 3 the EPA’s WWW home page was upgraded with the intent to more directly convey environmental
編號：
281
標題：
Taiwan Integrates CO2 Reduction Models in Response to International Trends
摘要：
The Fourth Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Pa
全文：
The Fourth Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Pa
編號：
813
標題：
EPA Promotes Putzu River Basin Clean up
摘要：
The government will allocate NT$ 3.86 billion for the Putzu River basin remediation project in order
全文：
The government will allocate NT$ 3.86 billion for the Putzu River basin remediation project in order
編號：
762
標題：
Control Framework for Marine Pollution Submitted to Executive Yuan
摘要：
Besides laying out plans for future marine monitoring systems the Draft Marine Pollution Control Act
全文：
Besides laying out plans for future marine monitoring systems the Draft Marine Pollution Control Act
編號：
696
標題：
A Shining New Refuse Incinerator Comes on Line
摘要：
Designed by world-renowned Taiwanese American architect I. M. Pei the Hsinchu incinerator came on li
全文：
Designed by world-renowned Taiwanese American architect I. M. Pei the Hsinchu incinerator came on li
編號：
785
標題：
Feature Article: Regulatory Framework for SGPRA Nearing Completion
摘要：
Because there was previously no legal basis for soil and groundwater pollution remediation work cont
全文：
Because there was previously no legal basis for soil and groundwater pollution remediation work cont
編號：
951
標題：
EPA Bans Boat Paints Containing Tributyl Tin Oxide
摘要：
To enhance control over environmental hormones the EPA has formally announced that the use of paints
全文：
To enhance control over environmental hormones the EPA has formally announced that the use of paints
編號：
948
標題：
Best Available Control Technology Regulations Drafted
摘要：
The EPA has drafted BACT regulations in order to further implement regulations related to air qualit
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The EPA has drafted BACT regulations in order to further implement regulations related to air qualit
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