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In India, the chrysotile is not banned but must be strictly managed and controlled. The clear reflection of this policy of Indian Government is the judgement of India Supreme Court on 21 January 2011 in relation to the claim of a NGO requesting the ban of using chrysotile, concluding that it is impossible to ban...

In respect of exploitation, chrysotile exploitation has been prohibited since 2002 but the import activities and use of the chrysotile-containing products have continued. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the United States imported and consumed about 820 metric tons of chrysotile asbestos in the first 7 months of 2010 and this figure was further increased...

The Russian Federation was the largest producer and consumer of chrysotile asbestos in the world from 1886 to 20094 and is now one of the top countries in this field. The point of view of the Russian Government on use of chrysotile is stated in Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, No. 869...

At the end of 2011, Canada remains only two asbestos mines located in Quebec, which are now in suspension of operation. In September 2012, Québécois Parti took the win of election in Quebec province. This Party realized the promise with the electors, i.e. after the new government of Quebec was elected, a credit $58,000,000 to...

Asbestos-containing materials have been used in the Philippines over the past 60 years; however, the statistics faces numerous difficulties because there is no reliable data source. A draft law was compiled by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in 1995, listing the asbestos as one of the chemicals subject to the strict management...

Thailand is one of the top asbestos importing countries (the 5th importer of asbestos in the world). The diseases relevant to the asbestos are among the eight occupational diseases covered by an active health surveillance scheme run by the Bureau of Occupational and Environmental Diseases. However, most of the scheme’s work has been focused on...

In Brazil, there are now about 3,000 producers of the asbestos-containing products, mainly used in cement asbestos, friction materials, textile industry, plastic, chemical industries and interior decordations. Pursuant to the Federal law, use of chrysotile asbestos is allowed. Download attachments: BRAZIL SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS