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Act No. XXV of 2000 on chemical safety.

Country
Hungary
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
Considering the constitutional right to health and to a healthy environment, the Parliament enacts this Act in the interest of appropriate identification, prevention, reduction, neutralization, and publication of harmful effects of hazardous substances and products. The Act deals, among others, with the classification, notification of hazardous substances, registration of new substances, packaging, labelling, storage, transport and advertisement of hazardous substances, assessment and reduction of risks, risk management, information about risks, exchange of information.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hun24315.pdf
Web site
http://njt.hu/
Date of consolidation/reprint
Entry into force notes
The consolidated version of the Act entered into force on 1 September 2013.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
2000. évi XXV. törvény a kémiai biztonságról
Amended by
Act No. CXXVIII of 2011 concerning disaster management and amending certain related acts.
Implements
Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
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.
Implemented by
Joint Decree No. 41 of 2000 of the Ministry of Health and of the Ministry of Environmental Protection on the restriction of certain activities in connection with certain hazardous substances and products.
Governmental Decree No. 123 of 2009 (VI. 12.) Korm. concerning detailed rules of procedures relative to the export and import of certain hazardous substances and hazardous products.
Decree No. 374 of 2012 (XII. 18.) Korm. of the Government on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
Decree No. 316 of 2013 (VIII.28.) of the Government on certain rules concerning the authorization and the placing on the market of biocidal products.
Decree No. 224 of 2008 (IX. 9.) of the Government concerning detailed rules of application of the chemical load penalty.