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Chemicals Sanction Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 20, 30 April 2013, pp 944-953.
Long title
Ordinance on penaltiesin the field of security of chemicals
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance enforces the Chemicals Act. In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to penalties to be paid for actions contrary, inter alia, to the following EU- directives: Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC of 29 April 2004 ; Regulation (EC) No. 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases of 17 May 2006 ; Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency of 18 December 2006 ; Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures of 16 December 2008. The text consists of 13 articles divided into 6 Parts.

Full text
German
Website
www.bgbl.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006 (2023)

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Registration, Authorization/permit, Precautionary principle, Basic legislation, Institution, Access-to-information, Environmental fees/charges, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Inventory, Packaging/labelling, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Internal trade, Precautionary principle, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Ozone layer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

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