[Background]

- Currently, an obligation is imposed on shipping companies, freight forwarders, shipping agencies, and shippers to notify the declarant of dangerous goods regarding the entry of such goods. However, stevedoring companies that handle the loading and unloading of dangerous goods are not included among those obligated to provide this information. This creates an issue where stevedoring information is not accurately reflected in the entry declarations.

- Due to the structural separation between the information holder (stevedoring company) and the reporting obligator (entry declarant), it is difficult to ensure compliance without an explicit legal obligation, necessitating statutory regulation.

[Main Points]

Adding persons intending to load or unload dangerous goods in the water areas of a trade port, etc. (stevedoring companies) to the list of entities obligated to provide information during the dangerous goods entry declaration process. This imposes an obligation on them to notify the entry declarant of the dangerous goods handling information (limited to loading/unloading information).