Taiwan EPA to tighten the restriction on organotin compounds

On October 4, 2022, Taiwan’s EPA issued a notice to commence a period of public comments for the Draft Amendments to Categories and Management of Handling for Toxic Chemical Substance (hereinafter referred to as the Draft Amendments) under Taiwan TCSCA. The Draft Amendments proposed to update the toxicity classification and handling requirements of 10 existing organotin compounds and add 4 new organotin compounds as toxic chemicals. Once approved, a grace period of 1~2 year(s) will be provided for enterprises to comply with the corresponding requirements. Comments are welcome before November 3, 2022.