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HQ-1985-0023Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1985· Region HQ

EPA v. BASF SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$80,000

Case summary

BASF IMPORTED A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FROM ITS PARENT CORPORA- TION, BASF, A.G. THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE WAS OT ON THE TSCA CAS LIST AND WAS USED AND DISTRIBUTED IN COMMERCE IN VIOLA- TION OF THE PMN REQUIREMENTS. THE VIOLATIONS WERE DISCLOSED TO EPA IN MAY OF 1984.

Defendants (1)

  • BASF SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Statutes cited

  • TSCA 15Prohibited Acts

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BASF SYSTEMS CORPORATIONentered 1986-05-30

    Primary law: TSCA

    Federal penalty: $80,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1985-06-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1985-06-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1986-05-30Final Order Issued
  • 1988-09-30Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
56708
Case number
HQ-1985-0023
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
EPA region
HQ
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Prohibited Acts

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1985-0023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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