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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Information Prioritization Risk Assessment Risk Impact

Collecton (MS-MINAE) management Assessment
 Health e
 Import/Production Hazzard  Regulations
registration Volume
Characterization  Health
 Import permits  Autorized use registration Health Environmental
 Other country  Stages: 1° Pure  Import Monitoring monitoring
list substances, 2° permits
Exposure Caracterización
homogeneous  Inspections del peligro  PRTR
mixtures, 3° assessment  Sanctions
Lista de heterogeneous
mixtures and
finished products
 Damage to health Risk
 Damage to Characterization
environment

Awareness- Human resource Financing Institutional

raising training strenthening
 Public  Evaluators  Govermment  National Poison
 Decision-makers  Inspectors resources Control Center
 Workers  Customs  Fines
 Industry  Sale of services
Modificación de normativa de registro de productos
químicos

Priorización de productos químicos

Fortalecimiento institucional
Buenas prácticas de gestión de productos químicos

Capacitación

Fortalecimiento institucional

Desarrollo de sistemas de información