EC Regulations

The area dedicated to regulations is not intended as a database of laws.
It is a small collection of the documents that frequently need to be consulted when there are issues to be resolved when handling or preparing hazardous substances.
All the documents themselves which are provided here are copyright-free.
The copyright applies to the preparation and the way that the documents have been presented. Please note that only the official versions of these documents have value in law.

Sanitary Regulations

REACH Regulation

Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1,71 mb): Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 (1,53 mb): concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC.

Dangerous Substances

Regulation EC 790/2009 (1,79 mb): for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
Regulation EC 1272/2008 (6175 kb): on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

Directive 2009/2/EC (372 kb): amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, for the 31st time, Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.
Commission Directive 2008/58/EC (41 kb): of 21 August 2008 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, for the 30th time, Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.
Directive 2006/121/EC of the European Parliament of 18 December 2006 (15,4 kb): amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency.
Commission Directive 2004/73/EC (156 kb): adapting to technical progress for the twenty-ninth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packiging and labelling of dangerous substances.
Commission Directive 2001/59/EC (66 kb): adapting to technical progress for the 28th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative prevision relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances. The document is availabe on the following website: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/

Dangerous Preparations

Commission Directive 2006/8/EC (70 kb): amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes II, III and V to Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations.
Commission Directive 2001/60/EC (36 kb): adapting to technical progress Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations. The document is availabe on the following website: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/
Directive 1999/45/EC (245 kb): concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations. The document is availabe on the following website: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/

Material Safety Data Sheets

Commission Directive 2001/58/EC (74 kb): amending for the second time Directive 91/155/EEC defining and laying down the detailed arrangements for the system of specific information relating to dangerous preparations in implementation of Article 14 of European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/45/EC and relating to dangerous substances in implementation of Article 27 of Council Directive 67/548/EEC (safety data sheets). The document is availabe on the following website: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/
Commission Directive 91/155/EEC (31 kb): defining and laying down the detailed arrangements for the system of specific information relating to dangerous preparations (material safety data sheet).

ADR Regulations

Transport of dangerous goods by road

Commission Directive 2003/28/EC (35 kb): adapting for the fourth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road.
Commission Directive 2001/7/EC (31 kb): adapting for the third time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road.
Council Directive 94/55/EC (34 kb): of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road.

Checks on transport

Directive 2001/26/EC (33 kb): on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road.
Council Directive 95/50/EC (26 kb): on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road.

ADR Consultant

Council Directive 96/35/EC (27 kb): on the appointment and vocational qualification of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway.

Other Regulations

Detergents

Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 (222 kb): on detergents.

Seveso

Directive 2003/105/EC (65 kb): on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.

VOC

Directive 2004/42/CE (68 kb): on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC.