Republic Act No.

6969 -
Toxic Substances and
hazardous and Nuclear Waste
Control Act of 1990
 WHAT IS A TOXIC
SUBSTANCE?
• A toxic substance is any chemical or material that can
cause harm to living organisms, including humans,
animals, and plants, either immediately or over time,
through exposure. These substances can be found in
various forms, including solids, liquids, gases, and
even in the form of radiation. Toxic substances can
enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, or skin
contact.
 WHY IS THAT TOXIC
SUBSTANCE BE A PUBLIC
CONCERN?
Republic
THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Act No. AND HAZARDOUS AND
6969 NUCLEAR WASTES CONTROL
ACT OF 1990
 Republic Act No. 6969
Approved on October 26, 1990

This law is enacted 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
 The law covers the importation,
manufacture processing, handling,
Republic storage, transportation, sale
distribution, use and disposal of all
Act No. unregulated chemical substances
6969 and mixtures in the Philippines,
including the entry, even in transit,
as well as the keeping or storage
and disposal of hazardous and
nuclear wastes into the country for
whatever purpose.
 DENR
ADMINISTRATIV
E
ORDER NO. 29 Signed in JUNE 1992, is the
“Implementing Rules and Regulation
(IRR) of RA 6969” which provides a
general regulatory framework that
industry must meet to reach
compliance.
REPORTER:
 CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE

Any organic or inorganic

substance of a particular molecular
identity, including:

• Any combination of such substances

occurring in whole or in part as a result of
chemical reaction or occurring in nature; and

• Any element or uncombined chemical.

 CHEMICAL
MIXTURE

Any combination of two or more

chemical substances
P
R
O Means the preparation of a
C chemical substance or mixture
E after its manufacture for
S commercial distribution
S
REPORTER:
I
M Means the entry of a product or
P substance into the Philippines
O (through the seaports or airports of
R entry) after having been properly
T cleared through or still remaining
A under customs control, the product
or substance of which is intended
T for direct consumption,
I merchandising, warehousing, or for
O further processing.
N
M
A
N Means the mechanical or chemical
U transformation of substances into
F new products whether work is
A performed by power-driven
C machines or by hand, whether it is
done in a factory or in the worker’s
T home, and whether the products
U are sold at wholesale or retail.
R
E
UNREASONABL
E Means expected frequency of
R undesirable effects or adverse
I responses arising from a given
S exposure to a substance.
K
 REPORTER:
 H  SHORT-TERM ACUTE HAZARDS, such
as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation or
A skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or
Z eye contact hazards or the risk of fire or
A explosion
R  LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL
D HAZARDS, including chronic toxicity upon
O repeated exposure, carcinogenicity (which
U may in some cases result from acute exposure
S but with a long latent period), resistance to
detoxification process such as biodegradation,
the potential to pollute underground or surface
SUBSTANCE
waters, or aesthetically objectionable
S
properties such as offensive odors.
 H
A
Z Substances that are without any safe
A commercial, industrial, agricultural or
R economic usage and are shipped,
D transported or brought from the country
of origin for dumping or disposal into or
O in transit through any part of the
U territory of the Philippines.
S
WASTE
 N
Are hazardous wastes made
U radioactive by exposure to the
C radiation incidental to the production
L or utilization of nuclear fuels but does
E not include nuclear fuel, or
radioisotopes which have reached the
A final stage of fabrication so as to be
R usable for any scientific, medical,
agricultural, commercial, or industrial
WASTE purpose
REPORTER:
 a) Knowingly use a chemical substance or mixture which
SECTION is imported, manufactured, processed or distributed in
13. violation of this Act or implementing rules and
Prohibited regulations or orders;
b) Failure or refusal to submit reports, notices or other
Acts. — information, access to records as required by this Act, or
The permit inspection of establishment where chemicals are
manufactured, processed, stored or otherwise held;
following c) Failure or refusal to comply with the pre-manufacture
acts and and pre-importation requirements; and
omissions d) Cause, aid or facilitate, directly or indirectly, in the
storage, importation, or bringing into Philippine territory,
shall be including its maritime economic zones, even in transit,
considered either by means of land, air or sea transportation or
unlawful: otherwise keeping in storage any amount of hazardous
and nuclear wastes in any part of the Philippines.
 a) (i) The penalty of imprisonment of 6 MONTHS AND 1 DAY
AND TO 6 YEARS and a fine ranging (P600.00) to
(P4,000.00) to shall be imposed upon any person who shall
violate Section 13(a) to (c) of this Act and shall not be
SECTION covered by the Probation Law. If the offender is a
foreigner, he or she shall be deported and barred from any
14. subsequent entry into the Philippines after serving his or
her sentence;
Criminal ii) In case any violation of this Act is committed by a
partnership, corporation, association or any juridical person,
Offenses the partner, president, director or manager who shall consent
and to or shall knowingly tolerate such violation shall be directly
liable and responsible for the act of the employees and shall be
Penalties criminally liable as a co-principal;
(iii) In case the offender is a government official or
employee, he or she shall, in addition to the above penalties,
be deemed automatically dismissed from office and
permanently disqualified from holding any elective or
appointive position.
 b) (i) The penalty of imprisonment of (12) years and (1)
day to (20) years, shall be imposed upon any person who
shall violate Section 13(d) of this Act. If the offender is a
foreigner, he or she shall be deported and barred from any
subsequent entry into the Philippines after serving his or
SECTION her sentence;
(ii) In the case of corporations or other associations, the
14. above penalty shall be imposed upon the managing
Criminal partner, president or chief executive in addition to an
exemplary damage of at least (P500,000.00). If it is a
Offenses foreign firm, the director and all the officers of such
foreign firm shall be barred from entry into the Philippines,
and in addition to the cancellation of its license to do business
Penalties in the Philippines;
(iii) In case the offender is a government official or
employee, he or she shall in addition to the above
penalties be deemed automatically dismissed from office
and permanently disqualified from holding any elective or
appointive position.