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Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 1506 of 2013).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Great Britain
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pesticides Institution PIC-prior informed consent Pollution control Hazardous substances International trade Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations, in respect of Great Britain, provide for: the appointment of competent authorities in relation to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (“the Biocides Regulation”) and Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (“the CLP Regulation”); the appointment of designated national authorities in relation to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (“the PIC Regulation”); the enforcement, in respect of Great Britain, of the Biocides Regulation and the CLP Regulation and in respect of the United Kingdom, of the the PIC Regulation and the CLP Regulation, and of certain provisions of these Regulation. They additionally make provision for the competent authorities in Great Britain to authorise biocidal products for essential use, following the granting of a derogation by the European Commission under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

Legislation | European Union | 2008 (2017)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

Legislation | European Union | 2012 (2021)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Precautionary principle, Cultural heritage, Cleaning agents/detergents, Disinfection/disinfestation, Plant protection, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) No. 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals.

Legislation | European Union | 2012 (2022)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, International trade, Public health, Basic legislation, Pesticides, PIC-prior informed consent

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 21 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Access-to-information, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX