Council Directive 73/404/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to detergents Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1973 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 347, 17 December 1973, pp. 51 and 52. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Cleaning agents/detergents Internal trade Packaging/labelling Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract Member States are hereby required to prohibit the placing on the market as well as the use of detergents where the average level of biodegradability of the surfactants contained therein is less than 90 percent for each of the categories referred to in article 2. On the other side, the use of surfactants with an average level of biodegradability of not less than 90 percent must not be harmful to human or animal health. Article 7 specifies the information that must appear in legible, visible and indelible characters on the packaging of detergents for sale to the consumer. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Loi portant réglementation de la mise sur le marché des détergents. Legislation | Luxembourg | 1986 Keyword: Pollution control, Cleaning agents/detergents, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Loi portant réglementation de la mise sur le marché des détergents. Legislation | Luxembourg | 1986 (2010) Keyword: Pollution control, Cleaning agents/detergents, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Presidential Order No. 446 on detergents and control methods for the biodegradation of surfactants in compliance with Council Directives Nos. 73/404/EEC and 73/405/EEC. Legislation | Greece | 1983 Keyword: Cleaning agents/detergents, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Pollution control, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 73/405/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of testing the biodegradability of anionic surfactants. Legislation | European Union | 1973 Keyword: Cleaning agents/detergents, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. 136 on biodegradability of detergents. Legislation | Italy | 1983 Keyword: Pollution control, Cleaning agents/detergents, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Council Directive 82/242/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of testing the biodegradability of non-ionic surfactants and amending Directive 73/404/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 1982 Keyword: Cleaning agents/detergents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Cleaning agents/detergents, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX