Ministerial Order determining the List of Chemicals and other Polluting Substances that are not Permitted


Rwanda

Ministerial Order determining the List of Chemicals and other Polluting Substances that are not Permitted

Ministerial Order 3 of 2021

The Minister of Environment;Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 revised in 2015, especially in Articles, 121, 122 and 176;Pursuant to Law n° 48/2018 of 13/08/2018 on environment, especially in Article 45;After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its meeting of 14/12/2020;ORDERS:

Article One – Purpose of this Order

This Order determines the list of chemicals and other polluting substances that are not permitted to be used, purchased, sold, imported, exported, transited, stored and piled or distributed for free.

Article 2 – Chemicals and other polluting substances that are not permitted

The list of chemicals and other polluting substances that are not permitted is in Annex to this Order.

Article 3 – Repealing provision

All prior provisions contrary to this Order are repealed.

Article 4 – Commencement

This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.

Annex

The list of chemicals and other polluting substances that are not permitted

Chemical substanceCAS numberCategory
Acetochlor34256-82-1Pesticide
Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane319-84-6Pesticide
Aldrin309-00-2Pesticide
Asbestos: Industrial
Actinolite77536-66-4
Anthophyllite77536-67-5
Amosite12172-73-5
Crocidolite12001-28-4
Tremolite77536-68-6
Chrysotile12001-29-5
Betahexachlorocyclohexane319-85-7Pesticide
Carbofuran1563-66-2Pesticide
Carbosulfan1563-66-2Pesticide
Chlordane57-74-9Pesticide
Chlordecone143-50-0Pesticide
DDT (1-1-1-Trichloro-2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl) ethane)50-29-3Pesticide
Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) present in commercial decabromodiphenyl ether1163-19-5Industrial
Dechlorane Plus and its isomersAllIndustrial
13560-89-9
135821-03-3
135821-74-8
Dichofol115-32-2Pesticide
10606-46-9
Dieldrin60-57-1Pesticide
Endrin72-20-8Pesticide
Heptachlor76-44-8Pesticide
Hexabromobiphenyl36355-01-8Industrial
Hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether68631-49-2Industrial
207122-15-4
446255-22-7
207122-16-5
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)25637-99-4Industrial
3194-55-6
 134237-50-6 
134237-51-7
134237-52-8
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)118-74-1Pesticide
Hexachlorobutadiene87-68-3Industrial
Lindane58-89-9Pesticide
Mercury compunds, including inorganic mercury compounds, and alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury compundsAllIndustrial
Methoxychlor72-43-5Pesticide
Mirex2385-85-5Pesticide
Pentachlorobenzene608-93-5Industrial
Pentachlorophenol and its salts and estersAllPesticide
87-86-5
131-52-2
27735-64-4
1825-21-4
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compoundsAllIndustrial
355-46-4
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compoundsAllIndustrial
335-67-1
Polybrominated biphenyles (PBB)AllPesticide
8001-35-2
36355-01-8 (hexa-)Industrial
27858-07-7 (octa-)
13654-09-6 (deca-)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)AllIndustrial
Polychlorinated naphtalenesAllIndustrial
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)AllIndustrial
85535-84-8
68920-70-7
71011-12-6
85536-22-7
85681-73-8
108171-26-2.
Technical Endosulfan and its related isomers115-29-7Pesticide
959-98-8
33213-65-9
Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and Pentabromodiphenyl ether5436-43-1Industrial
60348-60-9
Tetraethyl lead78-00-2Industrial
Tetramethyl lead75-74-1Industrial
Toxaphene8001-35-2Pesticide
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF)AllIndustrial
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy-acetic acid and its salts and estersAllPesticide
93-76-5
Amitrole61-82-5Pesticide
Alachlor15972-60-8Pesticide
Aldicarb116-06-3Pesticide
Azinphos-methyl86-50-0Pesticide
Binapacryl485-31-4Pesticide
Captafol2425-06-1Pesticide
Chlordimeform6164-98-3Pesticide
Chlorobenzilate510-15-6Pesticide
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) and its salts (such as ammonium salt, potassium salt and sodium salt)AllPesticide
534-52-1
2980-64-5
5787-96-2
2312-76-7
Dinoseb and its saltsAllPesticide
88-85-7
Dinoseb acetate2813-95-8Pesticide
1,2-dibromoethane (EDB)106-93-4Pesticide
Ethylene dichloride107-06-2Pesticide
Ethylene oxide75-21-8Pesticide
Fenthion55-38-9Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulation
Fluoroacetamide640-19-7Pesticide
HCH (mixed isomers)608-73-1Pesticide
Methamidophos10265-92-6Pesticide
Monocrotophos6923-22-4Pesticide
Nonylphenols/Nonylphenol ethoxylates104-40-5Pesticide/Industrial
11066-49-2
25154-52-3
84852-15-3
90481-04-2
127087-87-0
26027-38-3
37205-87-1
68412-54-4
9016-45-9
Parathion56-38-2Pesticide
Trichlorfon52-68-6Severely hazardous pesticide formulation
Dustable powder formulations containing a combination of:Benomyl at or above 7 per cent, Carbofuran at or above 10 per cent, and Thiram at or above 15 per cent17804-35-2Severely hazardous pesticide formulation
1563-66-2
137-26-8
 13171-21-6 (mixture,(E) & (Z) isomers)Severely hazardous pesticide formulation
Phosphamidon (soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 1,000 g active ingredient/l)23783-98-4 ((Z)-isomer) 
297-99-4 ((E)-isomer)
Methyl-parathion (emulsifiable concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5% active ingredient and dusts at or above 1.5%active ingredient)298-00-0Industrial
Paraquat dichloride1910-42-5Pesticide
Phorate298-02-2Pesticide
Nitrofen1836-75-5Pesticide
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) including:AllIndustrial
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid1763-23-1
Potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate2795-39-3
Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate29457-72-5
Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate29081-56-9
Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate70225-14-8
Tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate56773-42-3
Didecyldimethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate251099-16-8
N-Ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamide4151-50-2
N-Methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide31506-32-8
N-Ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) perfluorooctane sulfonamide1691-99-2 
N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide24448-09-7
Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride307-35-7
Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT)61788-33-8
Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate126-72-7
All tributyltin compounds including:AllPesticide/Industrial
Tributyltin oxide56-35-9
Tributyltin fluoride01983-10-4
Tributyltin methacrylate2155-70-6
Tributyltin benzoate4342-36-3
Tributyltin chloride1461-22-9
Tributyltin linoleate24124-25-2
Tributyltin naphthenate85409-17-2
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10 February 2021 this version
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