EU legislation chemical substances and

products

EU legislation chemical substances and products

The action undertaken by the European Community in the field of chemical products is part of an ongoing process launched a long time ago. The first Directive, which is concerned with the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances, dates back to 1967. The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restrictions of Chemicals) Regulation, adopted at the end of 2006, establishes an enhanced framework which aims to guarantee the free movement of chemical products and the protection of human health and the environment.

Source: http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/internal_market/single_market_for_goods/

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DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND

PREPARATIONS • Regulatory framework for the management of chemicals

(REACH), European Chemicals Agency • Classification, packaging and labeling of chemicals and

their mixtures • Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous

substances • Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous

preparations • Prior Informed Consent Procedure for the export of

chemicals • Detergents • Community strategy for endocrine disrupters,

COM/99/0706 and COM/2001/0262 • Community strategy concerning mercury • Export and storage of mercury

PESTICIDES

• Biocidal products

• Towards a thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides

FERTILISERS

• Community scheme for fertilisers

CONTROL OF THE RISKS

• Major accidents involving dangerous substances

• The fight against bioterrorism (communication)

• Good laboratory practice: tests on chemical substances

• Good laboratory practice: inspection and verification of laboratory studies on all chemicals

• Exposure to chemical agents

MANAGEMENT OF POLLUTANTS AND

WASTE

• Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

• Elimination and minimisation of production, use and release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

• Controlled management of hazardous waste (until the end of 2010)

• Basel Convention • Community strategy for dioxins, furans and PCBs • Disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and

polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)