Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2017 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on prohibitions and restrictions on the marketing and placing on the market of certain substances, mixtures and products under the Chemicals Act. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Data collection/reporting Registration Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract This ordinance applies to the placing on the market of certain dangerous substances and mixtures as well as certain products that can release or contain them, according to the Chemicals Act. It regulates the protection of people and the environment from material-related damage. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions concerning bans, restrictive measures relating to the placing on the market of hazardous substances, preparations and products. The text consists of 14 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: Sphere of application, definition of terms (1); Prohibitions and bans (2); Provisions on marketing (3); Final provisions (4). Two Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Chemicals Act. Legislation | Germany | 1980 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Access-to-information, Registration, Institution, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Internal trade, International trade, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1993 (2012) Keyword: Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ordinance amending the Chemicals Prohibition Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2017 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX