Decree relative to chemical products and biotechnical organisms (2008:245). Country/Territory Sweden Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Animal health Biosafety Biotechnology Biological agents Pesticides Pollution control Hazardous substances Registration Data collection/reporting EIA Classification/declassification Geographical area Arctic, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree, made under provisions of Chapter 14 the Environmental Code, provides rules for the registration, handling use etc. of chemical products and biotechnical organisms and in particular products to be declared by the State Chemical Inspection Authority to be particularly hazardous products. This Authority shall have regulatory powers in this field. Other regulatory powers are assigned to, among others, the Food Safety Agency. The Schedule to this Decree lists classification of products for purposes of registration. Full text Swedish Website 62.95.69.15 References - Legislation Implements Swedish Environmental Code (1998:808). Legislation | Sweden | 1998 Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Pollution control, EIA, Access-to-information, Agricultural land, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, GMO, Environmental standards, Inspection, Polluter pays principle, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Soil rehabilitation, Management/conservation, Waste management, Waste prevention, Water conservation zone, Waterworks, Drainage/land reclamation, Authorization/permit, Protected area, National parks Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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 | 2006 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Registration, Authorization/permit, Precautionary principle, Basic legislation, Institution, Access-to-information, Environmental fees/charges, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Chemical Products and Biotechnical Organisms Ordinance (1998:941). Legislation | Sweden | 1998 Keyword: Animal health, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Biological agents, Pesticides, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Registration, Data collection/reporting, EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree concerning extraction waste (2008:722). Legislation | Sweden | 2008 Keyword: Mining, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on environmental sanction fees (2012:259). Legislation | Sweden | 2012 Keyword: Pollution control, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental fees/charges, Ozone layer, Soil pollution/quality, Oil pollution, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Waste disposal, Classification/declassification, Registration, Transport/storage, Waste management, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ordinance (2013:417) amending the Ordinance (2008:245) on chemical products and biotechnical organisms. Legislation | Sweden | 2013 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Enforcement/compliance, Consumer protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX