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What hazardous chemicals are subject to control?
Effective from 1 July 2018, the non-pesticide hazardous chemicals controlled under the HCCO include:
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| 1. Hexabromobiphenyl (HBB) | 36355-01-8 | |
| 2. Hexabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE) and heptabromodiphenyl ether (heptaBDE) |
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| (a) 2,2',4,4',5,5'- hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-153) | 68631-49-2 | |
| (b) 2,2',4,4',5,6'- hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-154) | 207122-15-4 | |
| (c) 2,2',3,3',4,5',6- heptabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-175) | 446255-22-7 | |
| (d) 2,2',3,4,4',5',6-heptabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-183) | 207122-16-5 | |
| (e) Other hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ethers present in commercial octabromodiphenyl ether |
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| 3. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | 118-74-1 | |
| 4. Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB) | 608-93-5 | |
| 5. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) | 1336-36-3 | |
| 6. Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (tetraBDE) and pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE) | ||
| (a) 2,2',4,4'- tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) | 5436-43-1 | |
| (b) 2,2',4,4',5- pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99) | 60348-60-9 | |
| (c) Other tetra- and pentabromodiphenyl ether present in commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether |
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| 7. Hexabromocyclododecane | ||
| (a) Hexabromocyclododecane | 25637-99-4 | |
| (b) 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane and its main diastereoisomers | 3194-55-6 | |
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| 1. Asbestos: [Note 2] | ||
| (a) Actinolite | 77536-66-4 | |
| (b) Anthophyllite | 77536-67-5 | |
| (c) Amosite | 12172-73-5 | |
| (d) Crocidolite | 12001-28-4 | |
| (e) Tremolite | 77536-68-6 | |
| 2. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) |
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| (a) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) | 1763-23-1 | |
| (b) Salts of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid | ||
| (c) Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) | 307-35-7 | |
| 3. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) | ||
| (a) Octabromobiphenyl | 27858-07-7 | |
| (b) Decabromobiphenyl | 13654-09-6 | |
| 4. Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) | 61788-33-8 | |
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5. Short-chain chlorinated paraffins | 85535-84-8 |
| 6. Tetraethyl Lead | 78-00-2 | |
| 7. Tetramethyl Lead | 75-74-1 | |
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8. Tributyltin compounds | |
| (a) Tributyltin oxide | 56-35-9 | |
| (b) Tributyltin fluoride | 1983-10-4 | |
| (c) Tributyltin methacrylate | 2155-70-6 | |
| (d) Tributyltin benzoate | 4342-36-3 | |
| (e) Tributyltin chloride | 1461-22-9 | |
| (f) Tributyltin linoleate | 24124-25-2 | |
| (g) Tributyltin naphthenate | 85409-17-2 | |
| 9. Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate | 126-72-7 | |
2 new scheduled chemicals included in HCCO amendment 2018
| [Note 1] Please note that the above chemicals may have different names (eg trade name or chemical group name) given by the manufacturers and sellers. The applicant is advised to check if his activities involve scheduled chemicals under the HCCO. Please contact EPD if any questions. [Note 2]: The Air Pollution Control Ordinance, Cap. 311 (APCO) has banned the import, transshipment, supply and use of all forms of asbestos and asbestos containing materials except goods in transit and registered proprietary Chinese medicine. Exemption may be granted under certain circumstances. If the applicant wishes to use, import or transship the HCCO controlled asbestos, he must obtain the EPD’s exemption issued under the APCO prior to applying for the activity-based permit. Please see http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/air/guide_ref/Banning_asbestos.html for further information. How many types of permits are available?
Who should apply for HCCO permits?
Guidelines for completing the permit application forms Application forms can be downloaded here and respective application fees can be viewed here. Please download the Guidelines for completing the permit application forms for reference. Guidelines for completing an import/export licence under the IEO Permit holders are required to report the controlled activities regularly. “Activity Report Forms” can be downloaded here.
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