Machine Translated by Google 18/10/2022, 11:36 Full Text Standard 30050 Prohibits the manufacture, import, transit, registration, marketing and use of raw material or processed product containing POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS. EXECUTIVE POWER DECREES Women's 30050-Women THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE MINISTER OF HEALTH In use of the powers conferred by article 140, subsection 3) and 18) of the Political Constitution and in accordance with articles 1, 2, 239, 241, 252, 262, 263, and 345, subsection 7) of the Law No. 5395 of October 30, 1973, General Health Law; and article 2 of Law No. 5412 of November 5, 1973, Organic Law of the Ministry of Health. Considering: 1st—That it is the function of the Ministry of Health to ensure Human Health and Environmental Protection. 2º—That polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in mixtures or as generics, show unusual chemical stability and resistance to decomposition by acids, bases, heat and reducing, oxidizing and biological agents, constituting highly polluting and persistent substances in the environment. about:blank 1/4 Machine Translated by Google 18/10/2022, 11:36 Full Text Standard 30050 3rd—That these substances can enter the body through the digestive, dermal and inhalation routes. PCBs are rapidly and efficiently absorbed by mammals, reaching their highest equilibrium concentration in adipose tissue. Many of the adverse effects are observed after prolonged exposure, due to their marked tendency to bioaccumulate and the body's limited capacity to metabolize and eliminate them, causing compensation mechanisms to be overwhelmed with subsequent deposition toxicity. 4º—That rats, mice and rhesus monkeys exposed to PCBs have shown hepatocellular alterations, carcinomas and adenofibrosis in the liver, in addition to effects on the thyroid, hematopoietic system, hormonal imbalances and immune dysfunction. PCBs are classified by different international organizations such as the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer, the National Toxicology Program and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, within group B2 (probable human carcinogen). 5º—That PCBs have been shown to cause DNA band breakage and Unscheduled DNA Synthesis causing mutagenesis and acting as promoters and initiators of carcinogenic events. 6º—That epidemiological studies in exposed workers showed an association between high exposure to PCBs and the appearance of alterations in liver enzymes, hepatomegaly and dermatological abnormalities. Epidemiological studies carried out at Kyushu University Hospital, Fujuoka, Japan in people exposed by consuming contaminated rice oil and in a similar accident in Taiwan, have shown that people exposed to PCBs showed high incidence of harmful skin, neurological and neuroskeletal effects. 7º—That the industrial use of products containing mixtures or generics of PCBs used as dielectrics in transformers and large collectors; in heat transfer systems and hydraulic systems; in the formulation of lubricating and cutting oils and waxes; as plasticizers in paints, and in solvents/carriers in carbonless paper copy inks, adhesives, stamps and varnishes, fire retardants, and plastics, leads to high, long-term exposures of occupationally involved persons and the general public, putting unacceptable risk to the health of exposed persons. 8º—That these substances are persistent contaminants of air, water, soil, sediments and are capable of penetrating food chains where they accumulate and biomagnify their availability until they reach man. 9º—That PCBs are subject to trade regulations between importing and exporting countries through the Rotterdam Convention of the Joint Secretariat of the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Environment Organization (UNEP) of United Nations; and subject to regulations as a persistent organic pollutant through the Stockholm Convention of the UNEP secretariat. about:blank 2/4 Machine Translated by Google 18/10/2022, 11:36 Full Text Standard 30050 10.—That polychlorinated biphenyls (their mixtures and generics) due to their obvious effects on human health and the environment have been banned and severely restricted in several countries such as Austria, the European Union, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom , United States, New Zealand, Albania, Cyprus, Cuba, Algeria, Japan. So, They decree: Article 1 - The manufacture, import, transit, registration, marketing and use of raw material or processed product containing POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS is prohibited. Article file Article 2 - The foregoing prohibition applies to all natural and legal persons who manufacture, import, transport, register, market and use raw materials or manufactured products containing POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS in the national territory, such as coolants and lubricants in transformers and electrical capacitors. , in ballasts for fluorescent lamps, in components of televisions, refrigerators, ovens and any other electrical equipment, such as hydraulic fluids, as components of plastics, waxes and other materials for coatings, as an additive in ink, adhesives, paper for carbonless copies, as pesticides for domestic use, such as fluids for vacuum pumps, lubricants and in gas transmission turbines, among others. Article file Article 3 - For the purposes of this decree, PCBs shall be understood as: Polychlorinated Biphenyls. It is identified with a molecular formula of C12H(10-n) Cln. Article file about:blank 3/4 Machine Translated by Google 18/10/2022, 11:36 Full Text Standard 30050 Article 4º- The registration, importation, and use of raw materials or products made from Polychlorinated Biphenyls for any scientific or analytical use will be authorized, only after studying the case and expressly authorizing the Ministry of Health. Article file Article 5 - The Ministry of Health will ensure compliance with the provisions set forth in this decree. Article file Article 6 - In case of violation of the provisions established in this decree, the special measures and sanctions indicated in the General Health Law will be applied, without prejudice to the provisions of other related laws and regulations. Article file Article 7 - Valid from its publication. 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