GHS Implementation Status 2011
2011/1/7
The 3-year Interagency GHS Implement Plan led by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), Executive Yuan was concluded to have the first stage of implementation enter into force on December, 31st, 2008. In early January 2011, the second stage implementation was enforced and a full implementation is planned by the end of 2015.
The first stage of GHS enforcement is subject to relevant laws of the CLA (Regulation of Labelling and Hazard Communication of Dangerous and Harmful Materials, the Regulation), EPA (Regulation of Toxic Chemical Substance Labelling and MSDS), and MOTC (Traffic Safety Rule, Article 84 based on the UNRTDG). It should be noted that mandatory compliance of 1,062 prioritized hazard chemical substances and its mixtures is required by the Regulation of Labelling and Hazard Communication of Dangerous and Harmful Materials. GHS compliance also applies to EPA’s 271 enlisted toxic chemical substances.