Chemicals Act 2008 (Rotterdam Regulation) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 213 of 2019). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Internal trade International trade Business/industry/corporations Waste management Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Chemicals Act 2008 (Rotterdam Regulation) Regulations 2019 bring the 2012 EU Rotterdam Regulation under the Chemicals Act enforcement framework by amending the reference to the EU Rotterdam Regulation in the definition of “chemical” in the 2008 Act (as amended by the 2010 Act) and in the definition of 'Rotterdam Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) No. 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie