Governmental Decision No. 617 on the establishment of the institutional framework and measures for the implementation of Regulation (EU) no. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

Subject

General

Keyword

Institution Authorization/permit Hazardous substances Pesticides Internal trade Enforcement/compliance Research Data collection/reporting Access-to-information

Geographical area

Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries

Abstract

This Governmental Decision designates as authorities responsible for carrying out official controls for compliance with the requirements of this Regulation as follows: (a) Ministry of Health through the public health directorates; (b) Ministry of Environment and Climate Change through the National Environmental Guard; (c) National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority through the sanitary-veterinary directorates and for safety of the local food and the municipality of Bucharest. The attributions of the personnel empowered to carry out official controls shall be approved, in accordance with the acting legislation, by order of the Minister of Health, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the President of the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, within 60 days from the date of entry into force of this decision. The National Commission for Biocidal Products, a specialized body, without legal personality, operating under the Ministry of Health, fulfills the attributions regarding the approval for placing on the market and use of biocidal products in Romania, respectively: (a) approval of active substances; (b) renewal and review of the approval of an active substance; (c) authorization and simplified authorization of biocidal products; (d) national authorization of biocidal products; (e) cancellation, review and modification of authorization; (f) mutual recognition of authorizations; (g) authorization of parallel trade; (h) approval of research or development experiments involving a biocidal product; and (i) data protection and sharing. The biocidal products are placed on the market and used on the Romanian territory only if: (a) they are authorized according to the provisions of this Regulation; and (b) have labels and the safety data sheet in Romanian language. All documents required for the authorization of a biocidal product shall be submitted in Romanian and in English.

Full text

Romanian

Website

legislatie.just.ro

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

Legislation | European Union | 2012 (2021)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Precautionary principle, Cultural heritage, Cleaning agents/detergents, Disinfection/disinfestation, Plant protection, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No. 82 of the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority validating the Methodological Rules for the application of the provisions of the Government Decision no. 617/2014 on establishing the institutional framework and measures for the implementation of Regulation (EU) no. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

Legislation | Romania | 2017

Keyword: Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Packaging/labelling, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX