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Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemicals Ordinance, ChemO)

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Summary

This Ordinance regulates the determination and assessment of dangers and risks that substances and preparations may pose to human life and health and to the environment; the conditions under which substances and preparations that may endanger people or the environment are placed on the market; the handling of substances and preparations that may endanger people or the environment and the way in which data relating to substances and preparations is processed by the enforcement authorities.

Issuer

Switzerland

Year

2016

Region

Europe

Issuer (type)

Swiss Confederation (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) (Government)

Instrument type

Ordinance

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.84%
    • Low 0.00%
    • E focus: environment, recycling, soil, solid waste, waste, water, energy
    • S focus: intellectual property, children
    • G focus: risk management
    • Agriculture, Arts, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Professional services, Retail trade, Transportation