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(NAR) VOL. 24 NO. 4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2013

[ DENR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2013-22, December 04, 2013 ]

REVISED PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES (REVISING DAO 2004-36)



Pursuant to Republic Act No. 6969 otherwise known as the “Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990, Executive Order No. 192 Series of 1987, and DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-36, "Revising DENR Administrative Order No. 29, Series of 1992, to Further Strengthen the Implementation of Republic Act 6969 and Prescribing the Use of the Procedural Manual”, the Procedural Manual for Hazardous Waste Management is hereby revised.

Section 1. Basic Policy. It is the policy of the State to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or the environment; to prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal in the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose; and to provide advancement and facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals and hazardous and nuclear wastes.

Sec. 2. Objectives. This Administrative Order shall have the following objectives:

  1. Ensure that the important aspects of the Title III of DENR Administrative Order 92-29 (Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 6969), particularly the requirements for hazardous waste generators, transporters and treaters are developed and presented in a useful information/reference document for various stakeholders; and
  2. Further streamline procedures for generation and compliance to the legal and technical requirements for hazardous waste management in the light of recent developments.

Sec. 3. Scope and Coverage. This Order shall revise the following provisions of DENR Administrative Order 2002-36:

1.
Definition of Terms
Chapter 1
2.
Classification of Hazardous Wastes
Chapter 2
3.
Waste Generators
Chapter 3
4.
Waste Transporters
Chapter 4
5.
Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
Chapter 5
6.
Storage and Labeling
Chapter 6
7.
Waste Transport Record
Chapter 7
8.
Contingency Program
Chapter 8
9.
Personnel Training
Chapter 9
10.
Import of Recyclable Materials Containing Chapter 10 Hazardous Substances and Export of Hazardous Wastes
11.
Prohibited Acts and Penalties
Chapter 11
12.
Monitoring
Chapter 12
13.
Schedule of Fees
Chapter 13

The Revised Procedural Manual[*] prescribing detailed requirements and procedures for hazardous waste management is hereby appended and forms an integral part of this Order.

Sec. 4. Separability Clause. If any section or provision of these Rules and Regulations or that of the Revised Procedural Manual is held or declared unconstitutional or invalid by a competent court, the other sections or provisions hereof shall continue to be in force as if the sections or provisions so annulled or voided had never been incorporated herein.

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. All Rules and Regulations or parts of said rules and regulations or pertinent laws inconsistent with these Rules and Regulations are hereby revised, amended, modified and/or superseded as the case may be by this Order.

Sec. 6. Amendments.These Rules and Regulations and the Revised Procedural Manual may be amended and/or modified from time to time by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Sec. 7. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and upon acknowledgment of receipt of a copy hereof by the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR).


(SGD) RAMON J.P. PAJE
Secretary

[*] Not included in the document filed.
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