Export and Import of Dangerous Chemicals Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 2108 of 2008).

These Regulations make provision for the operation of Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals. They appoint national authorities for purposes of the Community Regulations and provide with respect to enforcement and offences. The main purposes of the Community Regulation are to implement within the European Community the Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade. It establishes a similar procedure for chemicals which qualify for PIC status and to maintain in force a common export notification procedure for chemicals either banned for use or whose use is severely restricted within the Community. Other provisions of the Regulation concern, among other things, export close to expiry date, packaging, labelling, safety information, storage information, information on quantities traded, information and assistance to developing countries and transit information. The Regulation provides that chemicals for export shall be subject to the measures on packaging and labelling established in, or pursuant to, amongst others, Directives 67/548/EEC, 1999/45/EC, 91/414/EEC and 98/8/EC.