Step 5: Is the end use concentration of your chemical in Australia the same or lower than overseas?

To meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for human health, the maximum end use concentration of the chemical in Australia must be the same or lower than the maximum concentration of the chemical during its end use overseas.

The maximum concentration of the chemical during its end use overseas is the maximum end use concentration that the accepted overseas jurisdiction assessed. 

The maximum end use concentration in Australia could be:

• the upper limit of the end use concentration range
• the maximum concentration that you intend for the chemical to be present at end use in Australia

If the maximum end use concentration overseas is above the maximum end use concentration for your introduction into Australia, continue to Step 6 to work out if you meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for human health.

If the maximum end use concentration overseas is below the maximum end use concentration for your introduction into Australia, you do not meet criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for human health.

If you have direct access to the complete overseas report, compare the maximum end use concentration for the chemical in the report with your proposed end use concentration in Australia. 

If you do not have direct access to the complete overseas report, check the information that was submitted to the overseas body. This is the information that the overseas body based their assessment on. 

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