Hazardous Substances Ordinance.
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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
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Abstract
The purpose of the present Ordinance 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 25 articles divided into 7 Parts as follows: Purpose, sphere of application and definition of terms (1); Information on hazardous substances (2); Hazard assessment and basic obligations (3);Protective measures (4); Requirements for the use of pesticides including fumigation (4a); Ban and limitations (5); Implementation rules and Hazardous Substances Committee (6); Penalties and violations (7). Three Annexes are enclosed. Articles 12 and 23 are deleted.
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Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 21 July 2021 (BGBl. I p. 3115).
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung zum Schutz vor Gefahrstoffen (Gefahrstoffverordnung - GefStoffV).
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