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Federal Act amending the Chemicals Act 1996.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 98, 2 August 2004, 10 pp.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Internal trade International trade
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Act introduce some substantial amendments to the Chemicals Act 1995 (BGBl. I No. 53/1997). Inter alia, article 2, paragraph 11, dealing with definition of terms, such as “bringing into circulation”, “import”, “export”, “use”, “pesticides”, “state of technic”, “European economic area”, etc.; article 20 concerning import and export of hazardous substances and harmful organic substances; article 29 on Bringing into circulation and marking of detergents; article 40 concerning bringing into circulation of poisons are amended.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Amends

Chemicals Act 1996.

Legislation | Austria | 1997 (2020)

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Cleaning agents/detergents, Consumer protection, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Institution, Internal trade, International trade, Ozone layer, Pesticides, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Risk assessment/management, Waste disposal, Basic legislation, Registration, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Royalties/fees, Sustainable use, Offences/penalties, International organization, Public health, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX