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Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 209 of 2015).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Hazards Data collection/reporting Hazardous substances Hazardous waste
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations transpose Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC” (SEVESO III Directive). They amend the Chemical Acts 2008 and 2010 in section 2. The purpose of these Regulations is to lay down rules for the prevention of major accidents involving dangerous substances, and to seek to limit as far as possible the consequences for human health and the environment of such accidents when they occur, with the overall objective of providing a high level of protection in a consistent and effective manner.The hazard categories of the dangerous substances in Schedule 1 reflects the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (‘CLP’) system introduced by Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. Furthermore, a mechanism has been introduced for the assessment of the major accident potential for a particular substance to determine whether it should be included or excluded from the scope of Directive 2012/18/EU and therefore from these Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2012

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Chemicals Act 2008.

Legislation | Ireland | 2008 (2019)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Transport/storage, International trade, Authorization/permit, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Amends

Chemicals Act 2008.

Legislation | Ireland | 2008 (2019)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, Transport/storage, International trade, Authorization/permit, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX