Traduction de «Traités interdépendants relatifs aux produits chimiques » (Français → Anglais) :

Filling the remaining knowledge gaps can accelerate decision-making and enable the further development of the chemicals-related acquis to better target areas of concern, and also help to stimulate a more sustainable approach to the use of chemicals.

There is no provision for action under other EU or Member State legislation, e.g., labelling law, sale of goods acts, general consumer protection, or other chemical, medical or food health and safety legislation.

In order to adapt this Regulation to technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of inclusion of chemicals in Part 1 or 2 of Annex I and other amendments to that Annex, inclusion of chemicals in Part 1 or 2 of Annex V and other amendments to that Annex, and amendments to Annexes II, III, IV and VI. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its ...[+++] preparatory work, including at expert level.

It should be built on: (a) draft document ‘SOPs for the HSC Network for the risk assessment and risk management of chemical events’ prepared by the Commission with input from the Chemical, Biological and Radio Nuclear (CBRN) Section of the Health Security Committee (HSC) and which is available as part of the outcomes of the CARRA-NET initiative; (b) input provided by the ‘Chemical and Radiation Risk Assessment Network (CARRA-NET)’ project that started in October 2010 under service contract No EAHC/2010/Health/12 for the implementation of framework contract No EAHC/2009/Health/06 Lot 2 concerning multiple framework contracts with reopeni ...[+++]ng of competition on external assistance concerning activities in the area of health security ‘For establishing risk assessment networks of toxic industrial chemicals and radioactive threats and risks’ — the tender was awarded to the Health Protection Agency and the results will pave the way for establishing future networks for chemicals and radioactive threats; (c) lessons learnt from the three regional table top ‘IRIDIUM’ exercises on chemical events implemented in 2011 — the three exercises have been implemented under the specific subject ‘Chemical exercises’ under the framework contract No SANCO/C3-2007-01 (8); and (d) input provided by the initiative ‘Chemical and Radiological Inventory of Medical Countermeasures (CARIMEC)’ that was launched in December 2010 under service contract No EAHC/2010/Health/17 for the implementation of framework contract No EAHC/2009/Health/06 Lot 2 concerning multiple framework contracts with reopening of competition on external assistance concerning activities in the area of health security ‘For establishing an inventory of public health measures and medical countermeasures to respond to toxic industrial chemicals and radioactive threats and risks’. The CARIMEC initiative is carried out by the Health Protection Agency.

In addition to Articles 10 and 11 of the Convention, concerning the PIC procedure properly so called, the Council and the interveners refer more particularly, in that connection, to the provisions concerning notification of national regulatory action intended to ban or severely restrict chemicals (Article 5), the procedure to be followed for listing chemicals in Annex III to the Convention or to remove them (Articles 7 to 9), the rules on the labelling of such products (Article ...[+++]13), the exchange of information of all kinds on chemicals covered by the Convention (Article 14), the creation or strengthening of infrastructures and of national institutions in order to apply the Convention effectively, in particular by setting up registers and databases containing information on the safety of chemicals (Article 15) and technical assistance to be given to developing countries and countries with economies in transition (Article 16).

In 2002, progress was made in implementing the acquis on chemical products, cosmetics and medicines.