With effect from 1 JAN 2026, Hazardous Substances Licence and Permit holders must carry out chemical reporting during their licence and/or permit renewals that are due on or after 1^st Jan 2026. This reporting obligation will be imposed as a licensing condition and applies to organizations that import and/or manufacture chemicals, and meet ALL the following requirements :

• The chemicals are pure substances, including individual chemical components within mixtures;
• The chemicals are manufactured locally and/or imported for local use (net import amount) in quantities equal to or exceeding 1 mT/year; and
• The chemicals meet at least one of the criteria below :

1. 1. Category 1 or 2 acute toxicity for any exposure route under GHS classification;
   2. Category 1 aquatic toxicity (acute) under GHS classification;
   3. Category 1A, 1B or 2 for Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Reproductive (CMR) toxicity under GHS classification;
   4. Persistent in the environment (i.e. ½ life of more than 6 months in air, water, soil or sediment); and
   5. Bioaccumulative in the environment (i.e. Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF) or Bioconcentration Factor (BCF) exceeding 5,000).

The reporting must be submitted via the Chemical Reporting Form.