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According to GOST 30333-2007 the SDS is an obligatory part of the technical documentation
of a chemical product (substance, mixture, material, industrial waste 24 ) and should
ensure providing the correct information for safe professional handling, as well as for safe
household use 25 . The SDS must be provided free of charge. Before producers or importers
distribute an SDS, it shall be registered according to a procedure defined by the competent
organisation The competent organisation is assigning an expiry date (5 years from date of
issue), but in case of availability of new information the SDS shall be revised earlier. After
registration a revised version of the SDS is to be distributed to all clients having bought the
product within 12 months from date of revision of SDS.
Figure 5: Example of Russian SDS cover page
The future Federal Law “Technical Reglament on Chemicals Safety”, will further strengthen
the position for providing SDS according to the GHS/EC principles. Articles 12-8 and
12-9 are specifying procedures for registration of SDSs. Each registered SDS will have
a unique identification number. The scope of the required documentation for the registra-
24 As you see, industrial wastes are considered in chemicals safety regulations. It seems to
apply for hazardous wastes. Classification of wastes is performed by accredited organisations,
one of them being the Russian Register of Potentially Hazardous Chemical and Biological
Substances.
25 Consumer can request the SDS.
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