Huntsman Textile Chemicals (China) Co., Ltd., Huntsman Textile Chemicals (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., Huntsman (Thailand) Limited〔Huntsman (Thailand) Limited〕, Huntsman (Singapore) Pte Ltd〔 The environmental violation case of Huntsman (Singapore) Pte Ltd.], Huntsman Chemical Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Huntsman Advanced Materials (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "six companies") has been reviewed and concluded.
1. Facts and evidence of environmental violations
After investigation and verification, these six companies jointly declared new chemical substances "diazotized naphthalene disulfonate sodium salt and 4-amino-5-hydroxy-2,7-naphthalene disulfo-2-[(3-amino The reaction product of phenyl)sulfonyl]ethyl hydrogen sulfate and 2,4,6,-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine sodium salt" (commodity code: FAT40840, RECTIVE RED ROE 358, CAS number: 958872-41-8) provided false ecotoxicology test reports (numbered as S-066-2010 and S-067-2010).
The above-mentioned actions of these six companies violated the provisions of Article 8 of the "Measures for the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances" (former Order No. 17 of the State Environmental Protection Administration of China) on the reporting management system for new chemical substances. On December 1, 2010, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection notified the six companies of the facts of the violation of law, the basis for punishment and the proposed penalty decision, and informed the six companies that they have the right to make statements and defend themselves. These six companies made it clear on December 13, 2010 that they would accept administrative penalties.
The above facts are based on our ministry’s “Prior Notice of Administrative Punishment” (Huanfa Zi [2010] No. 74) and “Delivery Receipt” dated December 1, 2010, and the “Replying the Huanfa” issued by your six companies on December 13, 2010. This is evidenced by the Reply Letter to the Administrative Penalty Prior Notice No. [2010] No. 74.
2. Basis and types of administrative penalties
According to the provisions of Article 24 of the "Measures for the Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances" (formerly State Environmental Protection Administration Order No. 17), if the applicant violates the provisions of these Measures and commits fraud in the process of applying for a registration certificate, the China National Environmental Protection Agency The General Administration of Protection shall order corrections and impose a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan. China's Ministry of Environmental Protection decided to order these six companies to correct their illegal behavior and impose a fine of 30,000 yuan each.
3. Implementation methods and deadlines for administrative penalty decisions
According to the provisions of the "Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Implementation Measures for the Separation of Fine Decisions and Fine Collections", these six companies shall, within 15 days from the date of receipt of this penalty decision, submit a document issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China. The "general payment note" pays the fine to the central general treasury. After paying the fine, a copy of the payment receipt should be submitted to the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China for filing. If the fine is not paid within the time limit, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China will impose an additional fine of 3% per day.
4. Channels and deadlines for applying for administrative reconsideration or filing administrative litigation
If these six companies are dissatisfied with the penalty decision, they can apply to the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China for administrative reconsideration within 60 days from the date of receipt of the penalty decision; they can also file an administrative review within three months from the date of receipt of the penalty decision. litigation. If you fail to apply for administrative reconsideration within the time limit, do not file an administrative lawsuit with the People's Court, and fail to implement this penalty decision, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China will apply to the People's Court for enforcement in accordance with the law.
– Source: Ministry of Environmental Protection of China
http://www.mep.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/qt/201102/t20110215_200707.htm
