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Questions When was the production of PCBs Banned?
Canada -
Australia -
Taiwan -
Malaysia PCBs are not manufactured in Malaysia
Japan 1972
Korea 1996(Toxic Chemicals Control Law)
Hong Kong According to the information from the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the HKSAR, no existing environmental legislation currently bans the production of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Hong Kong. EPD is also unaware of any existing factory producing PCBs here. In Hong Kong, PCBs are mainly used in transformers and capacitors installed many years ago but they are being phased out voluntarily by owners.
China -
Indonesia 2001, since Indonesian government signed Stockholm convention.

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