Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) · DAO 2026-24
Additional List of Chemicals to the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) for CY 2024
DENR Administrative Order No. 2026-24
Subject: Additional List of Chemicals to the PICCS for CY 2024
Signed: May 11, 2026; Published: The Manila Times, July 15, 2026; Acknowledged: ONAR, UP Law Center, July 15, 2026
Legal Basis
RA 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990), Section 14, Chapter IV, Title II of DAO 1992-29 (IRR of RA 6969), and Section 5 of DAO 2025-09.
Objective
Updates and maintains the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS), the list of existing chemical substances stored, imported, exported, used, processed, manufactured, or transported in the Philippines.
Scope
- Existing chemicals listed in the PICCS; and
- New chemicals imported or manufactured with an issued PMPIN Compliance Certificate and a submitted Notice of Commencement.
Key Definitions
- New chemical: any chemical substance imported or manufactured in the country that is not in the published PICCS.
- Notice of Commencement: filed after the first commercial importation or manufacture of a new chemical.
- PMPIN: Pre-Manufacture, Pre-Importation Notification submitted to DENR for review of new chemical substances.
Additional List
81 new chemicals, identified by CAS number and notified chemical name, are added to the PICCS for 2024. The list of new chemicals is released annually and is available through the EMB chemical website and the Online Permitting and Monitoring System (OPMS).
Implications for Industry
Importers and manufacturers should check substances against the updated PICCS; chemicals now listed are treated as existing chemicals.
Effectivity
Takes effect fifteen (15) days after publication and upon filing of three certified copies with ONAR, UP Law Center.
Signed by Secretary Atty. Juan Miguel Cuna. Source: official DENR issuance (DAO-2026-24).
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