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19.10 Regulations in Europe 1311
19.10 REGULATIONS IN EUROPE
Tilman Hahn, Konrad Botzenhart, Fritz Schweinsberg
Institut f�r Allgemeine Hygiene und Umwelthygiene
Universit�t T�bingen, T�bingen, Germany
The legislative and executive regulations in Europe are generally based on EEC regulations
which are converted to and coordinated by national regulations as it is a rule in Europe. EEC
regulations do not exist concerning all aspects, or they are not always converted effectively
in the EEC Member States.
In Europe environmental law, especially concerning chemical and hazardous substances,
was first realized about 30-40 years ago. 1 Main aims of EEC regulations are the registration
and the classification of a wide variety of chemical substances, the environmental
protection, the health protection, harmonization of national laws, and the liberalization of
the market. For these reasons several EEC regulations were created and completed (see
19.10.1). Changes of regulations intended to optimize some aspects, e.g., environmental
and health aspects by the obligation of registration and test procedures. 7 The list 19.10.1
shows all relevant regulations in Europe concerning solvents.
Relevant German regulations concerning solvents are listed in 19.10.2 as an example
of the conversion of EEC regulations in Member States. In Germany the application of
chemical and hazardous substances are based on a few regulations. 28,30 Special and practical
applications of these basic regulations are put in concrete terms in different standards, e.g.,
TRGS 29 or DIN. 31-56
19.10.1 EEC REGULATIONS
1 67/548/EEC, Council Directive of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of
dangerous substances, ABl. EG Nr. L 196/1, 1967.
2 73/173/EEC, Council Directive of 4 June 1973 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of
dangerous preparations (solvents), ABl. EEC Nr. L 189, 1973.
3 Council Declaration (EC) and of the Member States of 22 November 1973 concerning an environmental
program (EC), ABl. EG Nr. C 112/1, 1973.
4 75/442/EEC, Council Directive of 15 July 1975 on waste, ABl. EEC Nr. L 194/47, 1975.
5 76/769/EEC, Council Directive of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to limitations of the use of certain dangerous
substances and preparations, ABl. EEC Nr. L 262/201, 1976.
6 77/728/EWG, Council Directive of 7 November 1977 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of
paints, varnishes, printing paints, adhesives etc., ABl. EEC Nr. L 303/23, 1977.
7 79/831/EEC, Council Directive of 18 September 1979 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of
dangerous preparations, ABl. EEC Nr. L 154/1, 1979.
8 88/379/EEC, Council Directive of 7 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of
dangerous preparations, ABl. EEC Nr. L 187/14, 1988.
9 88/344/EEC, Council Directive of 13 June 1988 on the approximation of the law of the Member States on
extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients, ABl. EEC Nr. L 57/28, 1988.
10 89/349/EEC, Commission Recommendation of 13 April 1989 on the reduction of chlorofluoro-carbons by
the aerosol industry, Abl. EG Nr. L 144/56, 1989.