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Toxic Substances and Chemical Substances Management Fund Toxic Substances and Chemical Substances Management Fund

About Toxic Substances and Chemical Substances Management Fund (TSCSMF)

The Ministry of Environment Chemicals Administration established The Toxic Substances and Chemical Substances Management Fund. The establishment was under Article 47, Item 1 of the "Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act (TCCSC Act)" (revised on 2019.01.16). The established fund is for risk prevention management and financial sourcing, where Chemical Substance Handling Fee Charging Method was therefore adopted. Handlers must pay a handling fee measured by the import or manufactured amount. The fund can apply to chemical management, risk evaluation and risk prevention; the income sources and applications of the fund are given below.

This online system of TSCSMF was built for chemical handlers to track their due amounts and payment status of the handling fees online at ease. Moreover, Fund management authorities can also monitor all handler's payment status online, which reduced the workload and enhanced management efficiency greatly.

Sources of Fund income (based on Article 47 of the TCCSC Act):

  1. Income from chemical substances handling fee.
  2. Interests from fund.
  3. Distribution of environmental protection related funds.
  4. Budget appropriation.
  5. Fees collected from Chemical Substances Registrations, Notification, or others.
  6. Professional personnel training and retraining costs.
  7. Reimbursement of the expenses.
  8. Fines (partial) for violation of the TCCSC Act (Article 66).
  9. Penalty fees and cash confiscated or pursued for violation of the provisions of TCCSC Act, or proceeds from sales.
  10. Other incomes related to toxic and chemical substances management.

Fund applications (based on Article 48 of the TCCSC Act):

  1. Expenses related to chemical substances management, coordination, consultation, hazard assessment, hazard prevention, rewards, and subsidies.
  2. Expenses related to environmental accident monitoring and handling measures.
  3. Costs related to the inspections or audits of chemical substances.
  4. Expenses related to the investigation of chemical release, distribution, and health risk assessment.
  5. Costs related to chemical substances research, development, scientific and technological exchange, personnel training, and international work.
  6. Personnel maintenance regarding to the collection of handling fees, claims, litigation, and related administrative management.
  7. Other costs related to chemical substances management.