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Ministerial Circular laying down explanatory guides for the implementation of Legislative Decree No. 65 of 14 March 2003 implementing Directives 1999/45/EC and 2001/60/EC relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 70, 24 March 2004.
Subject
Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pesticides Internal trade Packaging/labelling Classification/declassification Pollution control Hazardous substances
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

The Ministry of Health has issued the present Circular with a view to clarifying the application of Legislative Decree No. 65 of 2003, which constitutes the legislative framework in matter of classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations. The Circular lays down explanatory guides as regards the criteria to be applied to assess the dangerousness of preparations. Further the Circular outlines the changes made by the Legislative Decree with respect to the previous legislation. The category of hazardous to the environment is for the first time introduced also for preparations.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.comune.jesi.an.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Legislative Decree No. 65 implementing Directives 1999/45/EC and 2001/60/EC relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations.

Legislation | Italy | 2003

Keyword: Pesticides, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX