Apparatus and method for examining chemical substance laws

Abstract

The problem that the chemical substance legislation review device and method aim to solve is to determine analytical information for chemical substances in a manner that complies with the laws and regulations of each country, and to automatically provide the performance obligations of the chemical substance under the laws and regulations of that country according to the results of the determination, depending on the application. [Solution] A legal review device is disclosed that includes an analysis unit that performs qualitative and quantitative analysis functions on chemical substances or chemical products to understand the structure and concentration of chemical substances contained in the chemical substance or chemical product and determine the name and content of the chemical substance or chemical product; a control unit that checks whether the chemical substance or chemical product is subject to registration and evaluation, whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, whether it falls under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, or whether it falls under the Narcotics Control Act, in the order specified by the laws, based on the name, purpose of use, and amount of the chemical substance or chemical product and information on the laws and regulations of the applicable country, and searches for the legal compliance matters for each applicable item; and a display unit that outputs the legal compliance matters searched for through the control unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for examining chemical substance laws, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically presenting analysis information corresponding to the laws of each country for chemical substances and chemical products, and determining whether the chemical substances are subject to the obligation to comply with the laws of the country according to their uses.

[0002] The present invention also relates to an apparatus and method for determining analysis information corresponding to the laws of each country for high molecular compounds among chemical substances, and automatically providing, according to the use, the obligation to comply with the laws of the country for the high molecular compounds based on the determination result.

Background Art

[0003] Recently, thousands of chemical substances have been registered and managed by countries under strengthened chemical substance-related laws both at home and abroad. The entities responsible for registering chemical substances are the companies that produce and import them, and the countries manage and keep track of whether the registered chemical substances are flowing safely using the registered information.

[0004] Generally, in the process of producing chemical products and substances used as raw materials for products, it is often inevitable that chemical substances other than the target chemical substances remain as impurities and by-products.

[0005] The chemical substances remaining as impurities and by-products depending on each purpose must be removed through purification or the like. However, from the perspective of the chemical industry with an annual production volume in tons, the time and cost required for removal should also be considered. In addition, problems may occur when the chemical substances remaining as impurities and by-products are harmful chemicals.

[0006] Hazardous chemicals are toxic substances, permitted substances, restricted substances, and prohibited substances, and are defined as chemical substances that are harmful or potentially harmful.

[0007] For harmful chemicals and substances subject to key management, even trace residues within products are not allowed. If the residue tolerance standards are exceeded, product distribution may be prohibited under the Chemical Substances Control Law or other relevant laws, or strict management measures must be taken. As a result, the commercial value of such products decreases, and there is a problem that it is limited to check all matters to be considered in industrial handling at the research and development stage in advance.

[0008] Also, when developing the process of the target chemical substance at the laboratory level, impurities and by-products generated by the chemical reaction are mainly confirmed through qualitative analysis, and their contents are calculated by quantitative analysis.

[0009] In addition, most petroleum-based chemical substances are UVCB substances (Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction products or Biological materials). UVCB substances refer to substances with unknown chemical structures, variable substances, complex reaction products or biological substances. Since it is difficult to determine the components of UVCB substances, various measuring devices are used for comprehensive analysis and confirmation, and those with specific components having specific distributions are defined as the chemical substances.

[0010] The criteria for classifying petroleum-based chemical substances as harmful chemicals and substances subject to key management are determined by the presence or absence of the main harmful factors (such as aromatic carbon compounds) among the components.

[0011] Therefore, qualitative and quantitative analysis of harmful chemical substances, key management substance products, research and development substances, and petroleum-based substances is necessary.

[0012] In relation to the above analysis, individual analysis methods are defined for each chemical substance. For example, in the case of petroleum-based substances, the CONCAWE consortium involved in the registration and implementation of EU REACH for petroleum-based substances has presented the composition, process, and analysis methods of petroleum-based substances.

[0013] In addition, enterprises that produce, import, and export chemical substances and products must interpret the analysis data of the products they handle according to the laws and regulations of each country and fulfill their obligations.

[0014] However, the work of understanding and applying the chemical substance laws and regulations of each country to confirm the obligations requires a lot of time and manpower.

[0015] Among other chemical substances, in the case of polymer compounds, due to the general characteristic that it is difficult to penetrate biological membranes due to their particularly large molecular weight, their harmfulness and hazardousness are considered to be significantly lower than those of other chemical substances.

[0016] As a result, in the chemical substance-related laws and regulations of each country, the conditions for polymer compounds are defined, and for chemical substances that meet these conditions, enterprises are exempted from the registration procedures they should fulfill or the registration procedures are simplified.

[0017] The definitions of polymer compounds according to the laws and regulations of each country are almost the same, but the fulfillment procedures vary from country to country.

[0018] In addition, since it is necessary to determine whether a polymer compound meets the definition and interpret the results according to the laws and regulations of each country to fulfill the obligations, the current situation is that a lot of time and manpower are required to understand and apply the chemical substance laws and regulations of each country to confirm the obligations.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0019] An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for examining chemical substance laws that can discriminate analysis information corresponding to the laws of each country for chemical substances and chemical products, and automatically provide, according to the use, the obligation to fulfill according to the laws of the country for the chemical substance based on the discrimination result.

[0020] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method thereof for performing chemical substance structure and content analysis on chemical substances and chemical products, such as GC, HPLC, GC, MS, and LC / MS, discriminating analysis information to comply with the laws of each country, and automatically presenting the compliance obligations of the chemical substances according to their uses.

[0021] Still another object of the present invention is to perform GPC analysis on high molecular compounds among chemical substances, and to confirm the registration exemption status, residual monomer test status, general chemical substance registration status, etc. based on the national information for managing high molecular compounds by user input, the GPC measurement data by GPC analysis, the national law information by the national information, the monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, etc., and to provide guidance information according to the confirmed status or automatically generate relevant documents.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0022] The apparatus for examining chemical substance laws according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an analysis unit that determines the name of a chemical substance or chemical product by grasping the structure of the chemical substances constituted within the chemical substance or chemical product by performing a qualitative analysis function on the chemical substance or chemical product; and a control unit that checks whether the chemical substance or chemical product is subject to registration and evaluation, whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, whether it falls under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and whether it falls under the Act on the Control of Narcotics in the order of the laws, based on the name, purpose of use, and amount of use of the chemical substance or chemical product and the legal information of the applicable country, and searches for the compliance matters according to the laws for each of these matters; and a display unit that outputs the compliance matters according to the laws searched through the control unit.

[0023] In addition, the analysis unit further generates GPC measurement data by performing GPC analysis on any chemical substance. The control unit determines whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions based on the national information for managing polymer compounds, the GPC measurement data, the legal information of each country according to the national information, and the monomer information required for legal interpretation. When it is determined that the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, the control unit automatically generates additional relevant documents that must be submitted to the relevant agency in order to obtain exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound. The display unit can further display the relevant documents.

[0024] In addition, when the registration menu displayed on one side of the display unit is selected, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit the generated relevant documents to the relevant agency server. When the process of obtaining exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance by the transmitted relevant documents is carried out normally, the control unit receives information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound transmitted from the relevant agency server has been carried out normally. The display unit can display the information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound received has been carried out normally.

[0025] In addition, the control unit checks the matters to be fulfilled for the chemical substance based on the judgment result as to whether it is a polymer compound by the control unit, when the chemical substance is not determined to be a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, the national information for managing polymer compounds, the GPC measurement data by the GPC analysis, the legal information of each country according to the national information, and the monomer information required for legal interpretation. The display unit can display the confirmed matters to be fulfilled.

[0026] In addition, the legal information of each country can include, as the chemical substance-related law of each country, the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances in the case of South Korea, and the Toxic Substances Control Act in the case of the United States.

[0027] In addition, the related documents vary by country. In the case of South Korea, they include GPC analysis reports and homogeneity materials. In the case of the United States, they may include CS (Certification Statement) required for recordkeeping.

[0028] The method for examining chemical substance laws according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a step of grasping the structure of a chemical substance or chemical product by performing a qualitative analysis function on the chemical substance or chemical product by an analysis unit, and determining the name of the chemical substance or chemical product; a step of confirming, by a control unit, whether the chemical substance or chemical product is subject to registration and evaluation, whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, whether it falls under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and whether it falls under the Act on the Control of Narcotics, in the order of the laws, based on the name, purpose of use, and amount of use of the chemical substance or chemical product and the legal information of the applicable country, and searching for the matters to be fulfilled by the laws for each of these matters; and a step of outputting, by a display unit, the matters to be fulfilled by the laws searched through the control unit.

[0029] Furthermore, it may further include a step of generating GPC measurement data by performing a GPC analysis function on an arbitrary chemical substance by the analysis unit; a step of determining, by the control unit, whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions based on the national information for managing polymer compounds, the GPC measurement data, the legal information of each country according to the national information, and the monomer information required for legal interpretation; a step of automatically generating related documents that must be submitted to a relevant agency in order to obtain exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance determined to be a polymer compound by the control unit when the determination result by the control unit indicates that the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions; and a step of displaying the related documents through the display unit.

[0030] Also, when a registration menu displayed on one side of the display unit is selected, a step of transmitting the generated related document to a related institution server by the communication unit; when the process of receiving exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance by the related document is performed normally, receiving, through the communication unit, information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound transmitted from the related institution server has been performed normally; and displaying, through the display unit, the information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound received through the communication unit has been performed normally may be further included.

[0031] Also, regarding the judgment result in the control unit as to whether it is a polymer compound, when the chemical substance is not determined to be a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, a step of confirming the matters to be fulfilled for the chemical substance based on the national information for managing the polymer compound by the control unit, the GPC measurement data by the GPC analysis, the legal information of each country by the national information, and the monomer information necessary for the legal interpretation; and a step of displaying, by the control unit, the confirmed matters to be fulfilled on the display unit may be further included.

Advantages of the Invention

[0032] The present invention can discriminate analysis information corresponding to the laws of each country for chemical substances and chemical products, and automatically provide, according to the use, the obligation to comply with the laws of the country for the chemical substance according to the discrimination result.

[0033] Also, for chemical substances and chemical products, analysis of the chemical substance structure and content such as GC, HPLC, GC, MS, and LC / MS is performed, analysis information is discriminated corresponding to the laws of each country, and the obligation to comply with the laws for the chemical substance can be automatically presented according to the use.

[0034] In addition, perform GPC analysis on high molecular compounds among chemical substances, and based on national information for managing high molecular compounds by user input, GPC measurement data by GPC analysis, legal information of each country based on the national information, monomer information required for legal interpretation, etc., confirm the registration exemption status, residual monomer test status, general chemical substance registration status, etc., and can provide guidance information according to the confirmed status or automatically generate relevant documents.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0036] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a chemical substance law examination device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus 100 for examining chemical substance regulations includes an analysis unit 110, a communication unit 120, a storage unit 130, a display unit 140, an audio output unit 150, and a control unit 160. Not all of the components of the apparatus 100 for examining chemical substance regulations shown in FIG. 1 are essential components, and the apparatus 100 for examining chemical substance regulations can also be implemented with more components than those shown in FIG. 1, or with fewer components than those shown in FIG. 1.

[0038] The apparatus 100 for examining chemical substance regulations can be applied to various terminals such as a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a foldable terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a PMP (portable multimedia player) terminal, a telematics terminal, a navigation terminal, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a slate PC, a tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device (including, for example, a smartwatch, a smart glass, an HMD (head mounted display), etc.), a wibro terminal, an IPTV (Internet protocol television) terminal, a smart TV, a digital broadcast terminal, an AVN (audio video navigation) terminal, an A / V (audio / video) system, a flexible terminal, a digital signage device, etc.

[0039] The analysis unit 110 can grasp the structure of the chemical substances composed within the chemical substance or product by performing a qualitative analysis function on any chemical substance or product for the purpose of legal examination of the chemical substance or product, and can determine the name of the chemical substance or product based on the grasped result.

[0040] For example, in the case of a paint sample, perform the GC / MS analysis function of the sample, confirm the constituent chemical substances of the product, and based on the confirmation result, CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) numbers such as methyl ethyl ketoxime and titanium dioxide can be assigned to the product.

[0041] Based on the name, purpose of use, and usage amount of the chemical substance or product, and the legal information of the applicable country, the control unit 160 can check whether the chemical substance or product falls under the scope of registration and evaluation, whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, whether it falls under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and whether it falls under the Act on the Control of Narcotics in the order according to the law, and can search for the compliance matters according to the law for each of these matters.

[0042] For example, after checking whether a chemical product with a specific CAS number is a registration and evaluation target based on its purpose of use, usage amount, and the legal information of the applicable country's laws, if so, search for the compliance matters according to the law; if not, check whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the Act on the Control of Narcotics, or other laws in the order according to the law, and if so, search for the compliance matters according to the law. For example, substances with CAS no. 13463 - 67 - 7 and no. 96 - 29 - 7 can be confirmed as the conventional chemical substances KE - 33900 and KE - 03881, and the substance with CAS no. 96 - 29 - 7 can be confirmed as a harmful chemical substance.

[0043] The display unit 140 can output the compliance matters according to the law retrieved through the control unit 160. For example, it can output the compliance matters regarding chemical substance registration and evaluation corresponding to the manufacture of 100 to 1000 tons of conventional chemical substances, and the compliance matters according to the Hazardous Chemical Substances Control Law.

[0044] On the one hand, the analysis unit 110 generates GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) by performing a GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) analysis function on any chemical substance for which a user (or administrator) determines whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound. At this time, the analysis unit 110 may be configured with a pump (not shown), an injector (not shown), a GPC column (not shown), a detector (not shown), a data system (not shown), etc. to perform the GPC analysis function. Here, the GPC measurement data includes retention volume (or retention time), molecular weight corresponding to the retention volume, area and height (differential distribution), content, etc.

[0045] The communication unit 120 is communicatively connected to any internal component or any at least one external terminal via a wired or wireless communication network. At this time, any external terminal may include an externally configured database (not shown), a server (not shown), etc. Here, as wireless Internet technologies, there are Wireless LAN (WLAN), DLNA (registered trademark) (Digital Living Network Alliance), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS), etc. The communication unit 120 transmits and receives data by at least one wireless Internet technology including Internet technologies not listed above. Further, as short-range communication technologies, there may be included Bluetooth (registered trademark), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Ultra Sound Communication (USC), Visible Light Communication (VLC), Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, etc.In addition, examples of the wired communication technology may include power line communication (PLC), USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, optical / coaxial cables, and the like.

[0046] In addition, the communication unit 120 can mutually transmit information with any terminal through a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

[0047] In addition, the communication unit 120 transmits and receives radio signals with a base station, the database, the server, etc. on a mobile communication network constructed by a technical standard or communication method for mobile communication (e.g., GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000), EV-DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (registered trademark) (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), etc.).

[0048] In addition, the communication unit 120 transmits GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) for the chemical substance to the server or other terminals under the control of the control unit 160.

[0049] The storage unit 130 stores various user interfaces (UI), graphic user interfaces (GUI), and the like.

[0050] In addition, the storage unit 130 stores data, programs, etc. necessary for the operation of the chemical substance law examination device 100.

[0051] That is, the storage unit 130 can store a number of applications (application programs or applications) driven by the chemical substance law examination device 100, data for the operation of the chemical substance law examination device 100, and command words. At least some of such applications can be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least some of such applications may exist on the chemical substance law examination device 100 since its shipment for the basic functions of the chemical substance law examination device 100. On the other hand, the application may be stored in the storage unit 130, installed in the chemical substance law examination device 100, and driven by the control unit 160 to perform the operation (or function) of the chemical substance law examination device 100.

[0052] In addition, the storage unit 130 can include at least one storage medium of a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory, etc.), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM). Also, the chemical substance law examination device 100 can operate a web storage that performs the storage function of the storage unit 130 on the internet or operate in association with the web storage.

[0053] Further, the storage unit 130 stores GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) for the chemical substance under the control of the control unit 160.

[0054] The display unit (or display section) 140 can display various contents such as various menu screens by using the user interface and / or graphical user interface stored in the storage unit 130 under the control of the control unit 160. Here, the contents displayed on the display unit 140 include various menu screens including various text or image data (including various information data) and data such as icons, list menus, combo boxes. Further, the display unit 140 can be a touch screen.

[0055] Further, the display unit 140 can include at least one of a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, a 3D display, an electronic ink display, and an LED (light emitting diode).

[0056] Further, the display unit 140 displays GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) for the chemical substance, and when the chemical substance is a polymer compound, related documents necessary for exemption from registration under relevant laws.

[0057] The audio output unit 150 outputs the audio information included in the signal that has been subjected to predetermined signal processing by the control unit 160. Here, the audio output unit 150 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, etc.

[0058] Also, the audio output unit 150 outputs the guidance audio generated by the control unit 160.

[0059] In addition, the audio output unit 150 outputs audio information (or acoustic effects) corresponding to the GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) for the chemical substance, and when the chemical substance is a polymer compound, the relevant documents necessary to obtain exemption from registration under relevant laws and regulations, etc., under the control of the control unit 160.

[0060] The control unit (controller or MCU (microcontroller unit)) 160 executes the overall control functions of the chemical substance law examination apparatus 100.

[0061] Also, the control unit 160 executes the overall control functions of the chemical substance law examination apparatus 100 by using the programs and data stored in the storage unit 130. The control unit 160 can include a RAM, a ROM, a CPU, a GPU, and a bus, and the RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, etc. may be connected via the bus. The CPU can access the storage unit 130 and perform booting by using the O / S stored in the storage unit 130, and can perform various operations by using various programs, contents, data, etc. stored in the storage unit 130.

[0062] In addition, the control unit 160 determines (or confirms) whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the exemption conditions for registration based on national information for managing polymer compounds, GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) from the GPC analysis, legal information of each country based on such national information, monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, etc. Here, the national information and the monomer information may be in a state where they are input in advance by user input (or user / administrator touch / selection / control) and stored in the storage unit 130, or may be in a state where they are input in real time. Also, the legal information of each country is a chemical substance-related law for each country. In the case of South Korea, it includes the Chemicals Evaluation Act (or the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, etc.), the Chemical Substances Control Act, the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Hazardous Substances Act (or the Act on the Safety Management of Hazardous Substances), the High-Pressure Gas Safety Management Act, etc. In the case of the United States, it includes TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act: Federal Toxic Substances Control Act) section 5, etc. Also, the monomer information includes the CAS No., molecular weight, molecular formula, structural formula, etc. of the monomer.

[0063] When the determination result (or the confirmation result) indicates that the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the exemption conditions for registration, the control unit 160 automatically generates relevant documents that must be submitted to a relevant agency (or government agency) in order to obtain exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance determined to be such a polymer compound. Here, the relevant documents vary by country. In the case of South Korea, they include a GPC analysis report, homogeneity documents, etc. In the case of the United States, they include a CS (Certification Statement) necessary for recordkeeping, etc.

[0064] In this way, when the control unit 160 determines that the chemical substance is a polymer compound with low concern, it can automatically generate relevant documents that must be submitted in order to obtain exemption from the registration procedure.

[0065] In addition, the control unit 160 displays on the display unit 140 relevant documents that must be submitted to a relevant agency (or government agency) in order to receive exemption from the registration procedure for the generated chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound.

[0066] Also, when a registration menu (or registration button / item) configured on one side of the display unit 140 is selected, the control unit 160, in conjunction with a relevant agency server (or government agency server) (not shown), transmits through the communication unit 120 to the relevant agency server relevant documents that must be submitted to the relevant agency (or government agency) in order to receive exemption from the registration procedure for the generated chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound.

[0067] Also, when the process of receiving exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance based on the transmitted relevant documents is carried out normally, the control unit 160 controls the communication unit 120 to receive information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound transmitted from the relevant agency server has been carried out normally.

[0068] In addition, the control unit 160 outputs, via the display unit 140 and / or the audio output unit 150, information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound received has been carried out normally.

[0069] Also, when the judgment result (or the confirmation result) indicates that the chemical substance is not determined to be a polymer compound meeting the registration exemption conditions, the control unit 160 confirms the matters to be fulfilled for the chemical substance based on national information for managing the polymer compound, GPC measurement data from the GPC analysis, legal information of each country based on the national information, monomer information required for legal interpretation, etc., and displays the confirmed matters to be fulfilled (or information regarding the matters to be fulfilled) on the display unit 140. At this time, the matters to be fulfilled vary depending on the legal information of each country.

[0070] As described above, when the control unit 160 determines that the chemical substance is not a polymer compound, it checks the fulfillment items that must be performed in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country in relation to the chemical substance, and can output the confirmed fulfillment items so that the user (or administrator) can check them.

[0071] Also, as described above, for polymer compounds among chemical substances, analysis information can be discriminated to correspond to the laws and regulations of each country, and the fulfillment obligations of the polymer compound under the laws and regulations of the country can be automatically provided according to the use according to the discrimination result.

[0072] Also, as described above, for polymer compounds among chemical substances, GPC analysis is performed, and based on the country information for managing polymer compounds by user input, GPC measurement data by GPC analysis, the law information of each country according to the country information, monomer information necessary for law interpretation, etc., the registration exemption status, residual monomer test status, general chemical substance registration status, etc. can be checked, and guidance information according to the confirmed status can be provided or related documents can be automatically generated.

[0073] Hereinafter, the method for examining polymer compound laws according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0074] FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing a method for examining chemical substance laws according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] First, in order to examine the laws and regulations of the chemical substance or product according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the analysis unit 110 performs a qualitative analysis function on an arbitrary chemical substance or product (S501), grasps the structure of the chemical substance configured in the chemical substance or product (S502), and then can determine the name of the chemical substance or product based on the grasped result (S503).

[0076] For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in the case of a paint sample, the GC / MS analysis function of the sample is performed (S501), the constituent chemical substances of the product are identified (S502), and based on the identification results, CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) numbers such as methyl ethyl ketoxime and titanium dioxide can be assigned to the product (S503).

[0077] Thereafter, the name, purpose of use, and amount of use (S505) of the chemical substance or product, and the legal information of the applicable country (507) are respectively input by the control unit 160. Based on the input information, it is confirmed whether the chemical substance or product is subject to registration and evaluation (S509), whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act (S510), whether it falls under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (S511), whether it falls under the Narcotics Control Law (S512), and whether it falls under other laws (S513) in the order according to the law. If there are matters corresponding to each confirmation process, the matters to be fulfilled by the law can be searched respectively (S514).

[0078] For example, as shown in FIG. 3, after the purpose of use and amount of use of a chemical product having a specific CAS number are input (S505) and the legal information of the applicable country is input (S507), after confirming whether the chemical substance / product is subject to registration and evaluation based on the legal information according to the country information of the input chemical substance or product (S509), in such a case, the matters to be fulfilled by the law are searched (S514). If not, after confirming whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the Narcotics Control Law, and other laws in the order according to the law (S510 to S513), if there is such a case, the matters to be fulfilled by the law can be searched. For example, substances with CAS no. 13463-67-7 and no. 96-29-7 can be identified with the conventional chemical substances KE-33900 and KE-03881, and it can be confirmed that the substance with CAS no. 96-29-7 is a harmful chemical substance (S514).

[0079] Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 140 can output the matters to be fulfilled according to the laws and regulations retrieved through the control unit 160 (S515). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, matters to be fulfilled regarding chemical substance registration and evaluation corresponding to the production of 100 to 1000 tons of conventional chemical substances, matters to be fulfilled according to the Hazardous Chemical Substances Control Act, etc. can be output.

[0080] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method for examining polymer compound laws and regulations according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0081] The analysis unit 110 generates first GPC measurement data by performing GPC analysis on the first chemical substance.

[0082] As another example, the analysis unit 110 generates second GPC measurement data by performing GPC analysis on the second chemical substance (S610).

[0083] Thereafter, the control unit 160 determines (or confirms) whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions based on national information on managing polymer compounds among arbitrary chemical substances or chemical products, GPC measurement data (or GPC analysis results) from the GPC analysis, legal information of each country based on the national information, monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, etc. Here, the national information and the monomer information may be input in advance by user input (or user / administrator touch / selection / control) and stored in the storage unit 130, or may be input in real time. Also, the legal information of each country is related laws on chemical substances in each country. In the case of South Korea, it includes the Chemicals Evaluation Act (or the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, etc.), the Chemicals Control Act (or the Hazardous Chemical Substances Control Act), the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Dangerous Goods Act (or the Act on the Safety Management of Dangerous Goods), the High Pressure Act (or the Act on the Safety Management of High Pressure Gases), etc. In the case of the United States, it includes TSCA section 5, etc. Also, the monomer information includes the CAS No., molecular weight, molecular formula, structural formula, etc. of the monomer.

[0084] As an example, the control unit 160 determines whether the first chemical substance is in a state of exemption from registration based on the first national information (e.g., South Korea) that manages the polymer compound, the first GPC measurement data, the legal information according to the first national information, the preset first monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, and the like.

[0085] That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 160 is based on the first national information (e.g., South Korea) that manages the polymer compound, the first GPC measurement data, the legal information according to the first national information, the preset first monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, and the like. Whether the content (or component) with a molecular weight of less than 500 in the first GPC measurement data for the first chemical substance is 2% or less, whether the content with a molecular weight of less than 500 is 10% or less, whether the content with a molecular weight of less than 1000 is 5% or less, whether the content with a molecular weight of less than 1000 is 25% or less, whether the number average molecular weight is 10,000 or more, whether the number average molecular weight is 1000 or more, whether the monomer is a new chemical substance, a substance under key management, or a harmful chemical substance, and whether it corresponds to the definition of a polymer compound.

[0086] As another example, the control unit 160 determines whether the second polymer compound is in a state of exemption from registration based on the second national information (e.g., the United States) that manages the polymer compound, the second GPC measurement data, the legal information according to the second national information, the preset second monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, and the like.

[0087] That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 160 determines whether the polymer compound is composed of only specific components, whether it is composed of monomers within the TSCA inventory, whether the content of those with a molecular weight of less than 500 is 2% or less, whether the content of those with a molecular weight of less than 500 is 10% or less, whether the content of those with a molecular weight of less than 1000 is 5% or less, whether the content of those with a molecular weight of less than 1000 is 25% or less, whether the number average molecular weight is 10,000 or more, whether the number average molecular weight is 1000 or more, whether it contains reactive functional groups, whether it is a polyester polymer, etc. based on the second national information (e.g., the United States) that manages the polymer compound, the second GPC measurement data, the legal information according to the second national information, and the preset second monomer information required for legal interpretation (S620).

[0088] When the determination result (or the confirmation result) indicates that the chemical substance is determined to be a polymer compound that meets the exemption conditions for registration, the control unit 160 automatically generates relevant documents that must be submitted to the relevant agency (or government agency) in order to obtain exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance determined to be such a polymer compound. Here, the relevant documents vary by country. In the case of South Korea, they include a GPC analysis report, homogeneity materials, etc. In the case of the United States, they include a CS (Certification Statement) required for recordkeeping, etc.

[0089] In this way, when the control unit 160 determines that the chemical substance is a polymer compound, it can automatically generate the relevant documents that must be submitted to obtain exemption from the registration procedure.

[0090] As an example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the determination result shows that the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 in the first GPC measurement data for the first chemical substance is 2% or more and the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 is 10% or more, and it meets the definition of a high molecular compound (or in the case of route 2-8-15), the control unit 160 determines that a residual monomer test must be performed on the first chemical substance, and displays information regarding the residual monomer test for the first chemical substance on the display unit 140 (S630).

[0091] As another example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the determination result shows that the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 in the first GPC measurement data for the first chemical substance is 2% or more and the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 is 10% or more, and it does not meet the definition of a high molecular compound (or in the case of route 2-8-16), the control unit 160 determines that the first chemical substance must be registered as a general chemical substance, automatically generates other relevant documents that must be submitted to the relevant agency for registering the first chemical substance as a general chemical substance, and displays the generated other relevant documents, etc. on the display unit 140. Further, when additional tests are required for the first chemical substance, the control unit 160 displays information related to the additional tests on the display unit 140.

[0092] Also, when the determination result (or the confirmation result) indicates that the chemical substance is not a high molecular compound that meets the exemption conditions for registration, the control unit 160 checks the matters to be fulfilled for the chemical substance based on the national information for managing the high molecular compound, the GPC measurement data from the GPC analysis, the legal information of each country based on the national information, the monomer information required for legal interpretation, etc., and displays the confirmed matters to be fulfilled (or information regarding the matters to be fulfilled) on the display unit 140. At this time, the matters to be fulfilled vary depending on the legal information of each country.

[0093] Thus, when the control unit 160 determines that the chemical substance is not a low-concern polymer compound, it checks the compliance items that must be performed in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country in relation to the chemical substance, and can output the confirmed compliance items so that the user (or administrator) can check them.

[0094] As an example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the determination result shows that the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 in the first GPC measurement data for the first chemical substance is less than 2% and the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 is less than 10%, and it meets the definition of a polymer compound (or in the case of path 2-8-15), the control unit 160 determines that a residual monomer test must be performed on the first chemical substance, and displays information regarding the residual monomer test for the first chemical substance on the display unit 140.

[0095] As another example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the determination result shows that the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 in the first GPC measurement data for the first chemical substance is less than 2% and the content of components with a molecular weight of less than 500 is less than 10%, and it does not meet the definition of a polymer compound (or in the case of path 2-8-16), the control unit 160 determines that the first chemical substance must be registered as a general chemical substance, automatically generates other relevant documents that must be submitted to the relevant agency for registering the first chemical substance as a general chemical substance, and displays the generated other relevant documents, etc. on the display unit 140. Further, when additional tests are required for the first chemical substance, the control unit 160 displays information related to the additional tests on the display unit 140.

[0096] As yet another example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the determination result shows that the second chemical substance is not composed of only specific components (or in the case of path 22), the control unit 160 displays on the display unit 140 the compliance item indicating that a pre-manufacture notice must be submitted in accordance with TSCA section 5 (S640).

[0097] As described above, embodiments of the present invention can determine analysis information in accordance with the laws and regulations of each country for any chemical substance or chemical product, and for polymer compounds among chemical substances, and automatically provide, according to the use, the obligation to comply with the laws of that country for the said chemical substance based on the determination result, thereby reducing the time and effort required for legal review and compliance obligation implementation related to chemical substances.

[0098] Also, as described above, embodiments of the present invention perform GPC analysis on chemical substances or chemical products, and for polymer compounds among chemical substances, manage national information of polymer compounds by user input, GPC measurement data by GPC analysis, legal information of each country according to the said national information, monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, etc., confirm the exemption registration status, residual monomer test status, general chemical substance registration status, etc., provide guidance information according to the confirmed status, automatically generate related documents, and improve the overall operation efficiency.

Claims

1. In an apparatus comprising at least an analysis unit, a communication unit, a storage unit, a display unit, and a control unit, an analysis unit that determines the name and content of a chemical substance or chemical product by performing qualitative and quantitative analysis functions on the chemical substance or chemical product, thereby grasping the structure of the chemical substances contained in the chemical substance or chemical product; a control unit that, based on the purpose of use and amount of use of the input chemical substance or chemical product, the name of the chemical substance or chemical product obtained from the analysis unit, and the legal information of the applicable country obtained from the storage unit, checks in the order of law whether the chemical substance or chemical product falls under the scope of registration and evaluation, whether it falls under the Cosmetics Act, whether it falls under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and whether it falls under the Act on the Control of Narcotics, and searches for the matters to be fulfilled by law for each applicable item; a display unit that outputs the matters to be fulfilled by law searched by the control unit, wherein the control unit determines whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions based on the content; and the display unit displays relevant documents for obtaining exemption from the registration procedure when the chemical substance is determined to be a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions. A device for examining chemical substance laws, characterized by the above.

2. The analysis unit further generates GPC measurement data by performing a GPC analysis function on an arbitrary chemical substance; the control unit determines whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions based on national information for managing polymer compounds, the GPC measurement data, the legal information of each country based on the national information, and monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, and when the chemical substance is determined to be a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, generates relevant documents that must be submitted to a relevant agency in order to obtain exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound, based on the legal information of the applicable country obtained from the storage unit; and the display unit further displays the relevant documents. The device for examining chemical substance laws according to Claim 1.

3. When the registration menu displayed on one side of the display unit is selected, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit the generated related documents to the relevant institution server. When the process of receiving exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance by the transmitted related documents is carried out normally, the control unit receives information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound transmitted from the relevant institution server, The display unit displays information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound received is carried out normally. The apparatus for examining chemical substance laws according to claim 2.

4. Based on the judgment result of whether the control unit is a polymer compound, when the chemical substance is not determined to be a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, The control unit searches for matters to be fulfilled for the chemical substance based on the national information for managing the polymer compound, the GPC measurement data by the GPC analysis, the legal information of each country based on the national information, and the monomer information required for the legal interpretation. The display unit displays the searched matters to be fulfilled. The apparatus for examining chemical substance laws according to claim 2.

5. The legal information of each country includes, as the chemical substance-related law of each country, in the case of South Korea, the Law on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, and in the case of the United States, the Toxic Substances Control Act. The apparatus for examining chemical substance laws according to claim 2.

6. The related documents vary from country to country. In the case of South Korea, they include a GPC analysis report and homogeneity materials. In the case of the United States, they include a CS (Certification Statement) required for record-keeping. The apparatus for examining chemical substance laws according to claim 2.

7. In an apparatus comprising at least an analysis unit, a communication unit, a storage unit, a display unit, and a control unit, The analysis unit performs qualitative and quantitative analysis functions on a chemical substance or a chemical product to grasp the structure of the chemical substance contained in the chemical substance or the chemical product, and to determine the name and content of the chemical substance or the chemical product. Based on the purpose of use and the amount of use of the input chemical substance or chemical product by the control unit, the name of the chemical substance or chemical product obtained from the analysis unit, and the legal information of the applicable country obtained from the storage unit, it is confirmed in the order of law whether the chemical substance or chemical product falls within the scope of registration and evaluation, whether it falls within the scope of the Cosmetics Act, whether it falls within the scope of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and whether it falls within the scope of the Act on the Control of Narcotics, and the compliance matters according to the laws for the applicable matters are searched respectively; Outputting, by the display unit, the compliance matters according to the laws retrieved through the control unit; The control unit determines whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions based on the content; When it is determined that the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, the display unit displays the relevant documents for receiving the exemption from the registration procedure. A method for examining chemical substance laws, characterized by the above.

8. Generating GPC measurement data by performing a GPC analysis function on an arbitrary chemical substance by the analysis unit; Based on the national information for managing polymer compounds, the GPC measurement data, the legal information of each country according to the national information, and the monomer information necessary for legal interpretation, the control unit determines whether the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions; Based on the determination result of whether the chemical substance determined by the control unit is a polymer compound, when it is determined that the chemical substance is a polymer compound that meets the registration exemption conditions, the control unit generates, based on the legal information of the applicable country obtained from the storage unit, the relevant documents that must be submitted to the relevant agency to receive the exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound; Displaying the relevant documents through the display unit; The method for examining chemical substance laws according to Claim 7.

9. When the registration menu displayed on one side of the display unit is selected, transmitting, by the communication unit, the generated relevant documents to the relevant agency server; When the process of receiving the exemption from the registration procedure for the chemical substance based on the relevant documents is in a normal state, receiving, through the communication unit, information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound transmitted from the relevant agency server is in a normal state; A step of displaying, through the display unit, information indicating that the registration exemption procedure for the chemical substance determined to be the polymer compound received through the communication unit has been normally performed. The method for examining chemical substance laws according to claim 8.

10. Based on the determination result by the control unit as to whether it is a polymer compound, when the chemical substance is not determined to be a polymer compound satisfying the registration exemption conditions, a step of the control unit searching for matters to be fulfilled for the chemical substance based on national information for managing the polymer compound, GPC measurement data by the GPC analysis, legal information of each country based on the national information, and monomer information necessary for the legal interpretation. A step of the control unit displaying the searched matters to be fulfilled on the display unit. The method for examining chemical substance laws according to claim 8.

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