ENHESA GLOBAL MONITORING HIGHLIGHTS
the mandatory registration requirements of new
and existing chemical substances.
Kuwait
Since 21 September 2014, companies planning
to import, operate, produce, or handle sources
that create non-ionizing radiation must obtain a
permit from the Radiation Protection Department
in the Ministry of Health prior to dealing with such
sources. Ministerial Decision No. 145 of 2014
adopts regulations for the import, possession, use,
and circulation of sources that emit non-ionizing
radiation. Decision No. 145 of 2014 adopts a
generic definition for the devices that fall under its
permit requirements unlike its two predecessors
decisions-Decision No. 257 of 1993 and its
amendment Decisions No. 403 of 2002-which
only had permit requirements for a list of devices.
Decision No. 145 of 2014 applies to all sources
emitting non-ionizing radiation with the exception
of a list of devices. The devices exempt from the
permit requirement established in Decision No.
145 include devices that emit the usual light such
as the flash lights, wireless telecommunication
devices, ultrasound waves cleaning devices,
second degree lasers scanning devices, and
household sterilizers.
South Africa
Companies should anticipate new environmental
impact assessment regulations. Under the Draft
Regulations published on 29 August 2014, among
other things all applications for an environmental
authorisation or environmental authorisations
would have to be submitted to the competent
authority - Department of Environmental Affairs
(DEA). If a Minister is the competent authority in
respect of a specific application, the application
would still have to be submitted to the DEA. If
a Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) is
the competent authority in respect of a particular
application, the application would have to be
submitted to the Provincial Department responsible
for environmental affairs in that Province. The
Draft Regulation ́