Leonor Cedillo Becerril, Director of Chemical Research and Ecotoxicological Risk, National Institute of Ecology (INE-Semarnat) and Chair of the Chemical Inventory Team of the SMOC project, spoke at the CEC Chemicals Management Forum in San Antonio, Texas, on May 15, 2012. More info: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
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Development of the Mexican National Chemicals Inventory
1. Development of the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Chemical Inventory Team
Chemicals Management Forum
San Antonio, Texas
15–16 May 2012
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
2. Background
• The CEC established a trinational Chemical Inventory Team
to work with Mexico in constructing its National Chemicals
Inventory.
• This activity aligns with the objectives of:
– developing tools that facilitate the tracking of chemicals between
the North American countries
– developing information within the North American region that is
comparable and compatible
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3. Chemical Inventory Team
• Understand and convey the rationale
• Share the experience of previous efforts under
US-TSCA and Canada’s DSL
• Convene experts to review the “lessons learned”
• Homologate the information on industrial
chemicals in the North American region
• Strengthen competitiveness within a global
market
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4. Chemicals Inventory – MEXICO
Regulated Eliminate duplication
PRTR study DSL
National Chemical Industry
Association annual report TSCA
Customs Office reports Scifinder database
≈ 35, 000 5,890
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5. Chemicals Inventory Content
• CAS Registry Number: Preferred, Alternate,
Deleted Registry Numbers
• CAS Index Name and synonyms
• Formula and molecular structure
• Chemical class
• Quantities produced and imported (2009)
• Ecotoxicological data
• Environmental persistence
• Bioaccumulation
• Toxicity in aquatic organisms
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6. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for management of data chemicals under
chemicals management as of interest to the National commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a Chemicals Inventory from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
7. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for management of data chemicals under
chemicals management as of interest to the National commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a Chemicals Inventory from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
8. Identification and analysis of the federal legal framework for
chemicals management as a basis for developing a chemicals
inventory in Mexico
• The report contains the description and analysis of the legal
instruments related to chemicals management in Mexico.
The analysis highlighted the lack of legal foundations to
create a chemical inventory and propose three scenarios to
fill the gaps in the legislation:
1. Create a General Law for Chemicals Management
2. Modify the General Law of the Ecological Balance and
Environmental Protection
3. Modify the internal regulation of the Intersecretarial
Commission for Controlling the Process and Use of
Pesticides, Fertilizers and Toxic Substances
9. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
10. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
11. Development of an information system for the National Chemicals
Inventory for managing data of interest from industries under state
jurisdiction
• The aim of this project was to develop an information system for
administration and presentation of data reported by industry under
state jurisdiction through the local Annual Report of Operations (COA)
for subsequent integration into the National Chemicals Inventory.
12. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
13. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
14. Selection of sources of information for improving the quality of
data for the Mexican National Chemicals Inventory
• The aim of this project was to select viable information sources for
compiling data on imports of chemicals and promoting
improvement in the quality of data to be incorporated in the
National Chemicals Inventory.
• The different public databases were reviewed and meetings were
held with representatives of different government entities:
– Customs
– INEGI
– PEMEX
– Ministry of Economy
– Bank of Mexico
• As result, the Customs database was found to be the most useful
source of information since it contains data from all the import
transactions by means of the “Motion document” that comes with
the merchandise.
15. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
16. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
17. Imports volume data of chemicals under commerce
from the Database of Customs Manifests
Number of
Activities and findings %
data
General counting 1,412,224 100
Data from tariff items containing only one chemical 84,228 6
Useless records (description is not clear or is
related to materials, mixtures, etc.) Attached it is
1,200 000 85
found a list of keywords used to identify the useless
records
Probable records related to chemicals 213,055 15.1
Preliminary list of chemicals identified 29,455 NA
Chemicals matched to the list of synonyms of the
387 NA
Mexican National Chemicals Inventory
18. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
19. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
20. Development of policy options to assure the
sustainability of the Mexican National Chemicals
Inventory
• The aim of this project was to validate the chemical identity of 1250 chemical
substances listed in the Mexican National Chemicals Inventory that are not included in
the TSCA inventory and the DSL in order to confirm their proper chemical identity and
assure compatibility with the inventories of Canada and US.
Non TSCA Taken from Scifinder Validated from CONIQQ
Name in English Chemical Name in Spanish
101-05-3 1,3,5-Triazin-2-amine, 4,6-dichloro-N-(2- 1,3,5-triazin-2-amina, 4,6-dicloro-N-(2-clorofenil) -
chlorophenyl)-
101-21-3 Carbamic acid, N-(3-chlorophenyl)-, 1-methylethyl Ácido carbámico, N-(3-clorofenil) -, 1-metil éster
ester
104-31-4 Benzoic acid, 4-(butylamino)-, Ácido benzoico, 4 - (butilamino) -, éster
3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27-nonaoxaoctacos-1-yl ester 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27-nonaoxaoctacos-1-il
107-49-3 Diphosphoric acid, P,P,P',P'-tetraethyl ester Ácido difosfórico, P, P, P ', p'-tetraetilo de éster
109-93-3 Ethene, 1,1'-oxybis- (9CI) Etileno, 1,1 '-oxibis-(9CI)
111-35-3 1-Propanol, 3-ethoxy- 1-propanol, 3-etoxi -
112-48-1 Butane, 1-(2-butoxyethoxy)- Butano, 1 - (2-butoxietoxi) -
113-18-8 1-Penten-4-yn-3-ol, 1-chloro-3-ethyl- 1-Penten-4-in-3-ol, 1-cloro-3-etil -
21. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
22. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a Chemicals Inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican Chemicals
Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests options to assure the
Chemicals Inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican Chemicals
Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican Chemicals
Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
23. Development of policy options to assure the the
sustainability of the Mexican National Chemicals
Inventory
• The aim of this project is to analyze the different policy options
for assuring sustainability of the Mexican National Chemicals
Inventory through a legal analysis of obstacles and opportunities
to support an intergovernmental group in taking decisions on
how to proceed in creating a register of chemical substances.
• The main options analyzed in the project include:
1. Analysis of policy risks from different alternatives
2. Ad hoc Group to analyze and decide on implementation
3. Changes in national laws and regulations
4. Creation of an specific organization to maintain the national
registry of chemical substances
24. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of Policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests Options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
25. Chemicals Inventory Timeline and Projects
Design and development of a chemicals inventory Review of the identity of
(DEFRA) chemicals included in the
Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
Identification and analysis of the Development of an information Imports volume data of (CEC)
federal legal framework for system for the National chemicals under
chemicals management as Chemicals Inventory for commerce from the Development of Policy
basis for the development of a managing data of interest from Customs Manifests Options to assure the
chemicals inventory in Mexico industries under state jurisdiction Database sustainability of the
(CEC) (CEC) (CEC) Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(CEC)
Chemicals production
Selection of sources of Categorization criteria for information from official
information to improve the chemicals under records in Mexico
quality of the data for the commerce (CEC)
Mexican National Chemicals (MX)
Inventory
(CEC) Development of an
additional list of imported
chemicals to complete
the Mexican National
Chemicals Inventory
(MX)
2008 2009 2010 2011
26. Review of information on the production of chemical
substances from official records in Mexico
• 79% of the registries could not be used, since mixtures, minerals, inks,
packaging material, and generic names are used in the sources of
information
• 21% (21,307) of the registries could be matched to a chemical
• The main results are:
1,500 chemicals from the raw materials section of COA (962 included
in the INSQ)
291 chemicals from the products section of COA (100% matched with
the INSQ)
399 chemicals from PROFEPA (294 included in the INSQ)
9 chemicals from the PEMEX Annual Report 2010
13 chemicals from INEGI
27. Other advances
• Intersectoral meetings between
government agencies, the private sector,
academics and NGOs, to disseminate the
advances
• Intersectoral meeting for collective
reflection regarding the limitations,
advantages and needs for management
and research on chemical substances in
Mexico: April 24th, 2012
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28. The way forward…
• Publication of the National Chemicals Inventory:
Between July and October 2012
• Proposal for public policy and updating of the
legal framework:
October 2012 to March 2013
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29. Thank you!
Merci!
¡Gracias!
Three countries. One environment.
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