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Chemical products

Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Chemical products

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These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.

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Chemical 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.

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS

PESTICIDES

FERTILISERS

  • Fertilisers

CONTROL OF THE RISKS

MANAGEMENT OF POLLUTANTS AND WASTE

  • Geneva Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
  • Stockholm Convention on 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)

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