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The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to introduce draft
legislation in April 2009 to amend the law, On the Safety of Chemical
Production.
The proposed measures to be discussed within the
Russian government focus on technical regulations regarding the
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
(GHS) guidelines. If adopted, the amendments would help bring Russian
law in line with EU and Council of the European Community directives,
including acts concerning the rules of registration, evaluation,
authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH).
The scope of the amended technical regulations is
sweeping, covering numerous classifications of chemical products such
as gas, pig iron, ferroalloys, foundry alloys, steel, nonferrous metals
and their raw materials, alloys and compounds, organic chemicals,
inorganic chemicals, chemical fertilizers, polymers, plastics, chemical
fiber and rubber, paint materials, photographic materials, magnetic
materials, household chemical products, synthetic dyes, wood products,
rubber and asbestos products, chemical and chemical reagents, as well
as petrochemical products.
According to lawmakers, the adoption of the proposed
technical regulations would facilitate the study of the hazardous
properties of chemical products, raise awareness of market participants
about the properties of chemical products, and encourage market
participants to use the safest chemical products. In addition to
enhancing the safety of chemical production in Russia, the proposed
legislation would facilitate the removal of trade barriers for European
and Russian producers of chemical products.
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