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Hazardous Substances Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 74, 29 December 2004, pp. 3759-3806.
Long title
Ordinance on the protection against hazardous substances.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Classification/declassification Packaging/labelling 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 is contained in article 1 of the Ordinance of 23 December 2004 (BGBl. I 3758) on the adaptation of the Hazardous Substance Ordinance to EC-directives. Its aim is to protect – by issuing regulations on their classification, marking and packaging – both human beings and the environment from harmful effects of hazardous substances. The text consists of 26 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: Sphere of application and definition of terms (I); Information on hazardous substances (II); General protective measures (III); Completing protective measures (IV); Ban and limitations (V); Implementation rules and final provisions (VI); Penalties (VII). Five Annexes are enclosed.

Full text
German
Website
www.bmj.de

References - Legislation

Repeals

Hazardous Substances Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 1993 (1999)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Hazardous Substances Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2010

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Hazardous Substances Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2010 (2021)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX