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Act No. 79 of 1976 relating to the control of products and consumer services (Product Control Act).

Country/Territory
Norway
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Authorization/permit Internal trade Inspection
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The purpose of the present Act is to prevent products (as defined in section 2) from causing damage to health or disturbances of the environment in the form of disturbances of ecosystems, pollution, waste, noise or the like. the Act formulates, in general terms duties to act with good care for any person who produces, imports, markets, processes, uses or in any other way handles products that may cause such effects and to implement reasonable measures to prevent or limit such effects. Other provisions concern approval of products and services, the duty to notify or report, regulation making powers of the King, inspection and supervision, etc.

Full text
English/Norwegian
Website
www.lovdata.no; www.ub.uio.no

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 865 of 1995 relative to exportation and importation of certain hazardous chemicals.

Legislation | Norway | 1995 (2003)

Keyword: Pesticides, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, International trade, Internal trade, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 715 of 1996 concern prior notification of new chemical substances.

Legislation | Norway | 1996 (2001)

Keyword: Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 622 on classification labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures of substances (CLP).

Legislation | Norway | 2012

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 93 regulating the marking and declaration of microbiological products which may affect the environment.

Legislation | Norway | 1998 (2005)

Keyword: Pollution control, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Data collection/reporting, Soil pollution/quality, Biotechnology, Biosafety, Biosecurity, Plant protection, Packaging/labelling, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 1122 amending Regulation on restrictions in using environmentally hazardous chemicals and other products (Product Regulations).

Legislation | Norway | 2013

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Pollution control, Energy conservation/energy production, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Internal trade, Classification/declassification, Hazardous substances, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 548 on Biocides (Biocide Regulation).

Legislation | Norway | 2014

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 516 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

Legislation | Norway | 2008

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Continental shelf, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Protected area, Registration, Maritime zone, Standards, Protection of environment, Authorization/permit, Oil, Soil pollution/quality

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 93 on declaration and labeling of microbiologic resulting in damages to the environment.

Legislation | Norway | 1998

Keyword: Pollution control, Ecosystem preservation, Ecological production/organic production, Waste disposal, Biosecurity, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 1139 on classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals.

Legislation | Norway | 2002

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Oil, Data collection/reporting, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 922 on restrictions in using environmentally hazardous chemicals and other products (Product Regulations).

Legislation | Norway | 2004 (2019)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Certification, Cleaning agents/detergents, Classification/declassification, Energy conservation/energy production, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Ozone layer, Packaging/labelling, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 995 amending Regulation on restrictions in using environmentally hazardous chemicals and other products (Product Regulations).

Legislation | Norway | 2014

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 480 on Biocides (Biocide Regulation).

Legislation | Norway | 2017 (2023)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Internal trade, Registration, Packaging/labelling, Disinfection/disinfestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX