Chemicals (REACH) (Implementation) Regulations, 2008

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,189, 12 ta’ Frar, 2008

L.N. 61 of 2008

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of

Chemicals (REACH) (Implementation) Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 39 of the Product

Safety Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications, on

the advice of the Malta Standards Authority has made the following

regulations>

The title of these regulations is The Registration, Evaluation, Citation.

Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Implementation)

Regulations, 2008.

These Regulations implement the provisions of Articles 121,

125 and 126 of 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.

The Malta Standards Authority is the competent authority Establishment of the

competent

within the meaning of Article 121 of Regulation (EC) No. 1907#2006 authority.

The Malta Standards Authority shall be the Authority

responsible for the provisions prescribed in Regulation (EC) No.

1907#2006> Title XIV, Enforcement.

The penalties applicable for infringement of the provisions of Penalties.

Regulation (EC) No.1907#2006 shall be those provided for in Part IV

of the Product Safety Act.

The following regulations shall be repealed>

6.1. The Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Safety

data Sheets) Regulations, 2002, transposing Directive 91#155#EEC,

2001. with effect from 1 June 2007.

6.2. The Dangerous Substances (Notification) Regulations,

2001, transposing the Annex of Directive 93#105#EC, with effect

from 1 June 2008.

6.3. The Dangerous Substances (Risk Assessment)

Regulations, 2002, transposing Directive 93#67#EEC, with effect

from 1 August 2008.

6.4. The Dangerous Substances and Preparations

(Restrictions) Regulations, 2003 and The Asbestos Products

(Labelling) Regulation, 2001, transposing Directive 76#769#EEC,

with effect from 1 June 2009.

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