Lawn fertilizer has recently caught the attention of legislators in certain states concerned about the aggregate effects its use may have on the environment, and those legislative developments may affect the future of related toxic tort litigation in…
Read MoreNanomaterials have recently seen wide application to a diverse array of products. The regulatory regimes in various countries are struggling to catch up with the pace of this technological advancement. The article considers recent international devel…
Read MoreIt may be possible that some of the metals used for manufacturing your cellphones, were mined in the Congo by means of slavery and sexual exploitation. In order to fight this phenomenon, manufacturers will be required by US Minerals Conflict Law to t…
Read MoreThe international environmental legislation in the last couple of years has been referring to the determination of prohibitions and restrictions on the use of chemicals that may be released into the environment by air and water and that have negative…
Read MoreOne day, you get a call from the Ministry of Environmental Protection. They ask for details about your financial turnover. Probably on the first instance you think they fell on their heads. In any case they seek and receive current information on c…
Read MoreThe European Court of Justice has rejected a claim by chemicals companies that reacted monomers should be exempt from the EU's REACH chemicals regulation, in line with an advisory opinion issued in March. The lawsuit was filed by four companies argui…
Read MoreIn 2003, the United Nations (UN) submitted the so-called “purple book" containing the “Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals” (GHS). With a view to facilitating trade while protecting human health and the environment…
Read MoreAlthough it seems the electrical and electronic industry is not a direct target of the -REACH regulations, but in some contexts, that this article specifies, the electrical and electronic industry EEE at the appropriate time must be prepared for th…
Read MoreThe expansion in the commercial and industrial uses of nanomaterials has caught the legislators unprepared. Their unique size and reactivity with their close environment makes it especially complex to determine and manage their potential toxicity. Th…
Read MoreThe article covers the REACH regulations and the world legal revolution that led to the new chemicals laws. Among other things the article gives an explanation on the issues of registration, evaluation, authorization and notification required by this…
Read MoreCalcalist magazine interviewed attorney Gil Dror and asked questions about the economic aspects of European chemicals legislation - REACH. Adv. Dror referred to the significant costs involved in implementing the legislation and the real possibility…
Read MorePre-registration is a process in which a manufacturer of chemicals , compounds of chemicals, or articles that contain chemicals intended to be released to the environment, and the appear in a list that can make them suitable for pre-registration ("p…
Read MoreUpon completion in 2006, the EU published the - REACH regulations. These regulations involve innovative legislation that regulates the registration, evaluation, authorization and restrictions imposed on almost all chemicals produced or that will ente…
Read MoreThe REACH regulations on registration, evaluation, authorization and restrictions on the use of chemicals came into effect in June 2007. Since the regulations came into force, ECHA established in Helsinki, manages the registration process, and other…
Read MoreREACH sets up a comprehensive system for the manufacturing and use of substances in the EU. The main focus of the new system is the registration of substances. Substances subject to registration cannot be manufactured and / or placed on the market un…
Read MoreQuestions were raised in various legal issues related to the field of nanotechnology. As often in the field of environmental protection, in an attempt to gain benefits we have to walk a tightrope to avoid inflicting unexpected damages. The same app…
Read MoreAccording to the REACH regulations, every European manufacturer or importer of substances, under specific circumstances, is obliged to register the manufactured / imported substances, defined as "phase in" substances. The registration process consist…
Read MoreManufacturing, selling and exporting dangerous substances requires the compilation of a Safety Data Sheet. This being the main document on hazards communication it should be compatible with the requirements in different countries which contrary to po…
Read MoreThe proposal for a Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (hereinafter REACH), was initially released by the Commission in 2003. Once it enters into force, probably in 2007, REACH will have drastic reper…
Read MoreThe European Commission submitted in 2003 a proposal for a new regulatory system of chemicals known as REACH due to the shortcomings of the existing legislation which will be repealed once REACH comes into effect. Under the existing system, very few…
Read MoreThe EU chemicals policy will undergo drastic changes once the Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) enters into force, probably in 2007. The text of the REACH is not yet finalized. It was or…
Read MoreIn Summer 2003, the Israeli Ministry of the Environment promulgated new regulations dealing with licensing of hazardous materials. Based on the amount and concentration of these materials used by an entity, the Ministry fixes proportionate hazardous…
Read MoreThe Haifa District Court confirmed the indictment of two firms in a charge of operating without a Business License for the "transport" of fuel in a pipe-line. The Court further ruled that the law required the firms to obtain a Business License from e…
Read MoreThe importance of a Hazardous Substances Permit can not be overstated -- It is practically a sine qua non to the operation of almost every business. The right to a Hazardous Substances Permit has been granted in Basic Law: Freedom of Occupation. This…
Read MoreA number of legislative instruments exist that regulate hazardous substances, each defining "hazardous substances" anew, for its own, unique, purposes. Both the principle of the "Certainty of the Law" and the right of a person to know what the law de…
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