Language(s) which can be used for notification/registration: German
Year when the scheme was established: 1989
Year when the scheme was last modified: 1997
2-1 Contact in the government
Name: Dr. Helmut Witzani Division: I/2 U Organisation: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Address: A-1090 Vienna, Spittelauer Laende 5 Telephone: +43-1-31304/5620 Fax: +43-1-31304/5660 E-mail: witzani@ubavie.gv.at Type of enquiry that can be handled: Notification and assessment (regulation) of new industrial chemicals in Austria
2-2 Contact in chemical industry association
Name: Dr. Erwin TOMSCHIK Organisation: FCIO - Fachverband der chemischen Industrie Österreichs Address: A - 1045 Vienna, Wieder Hauptstraße 63 Telephone: +43 1 50105 - 3348 Fax: +43 1 50206 - 280 E-mail: office@fcio.wko.at Type of enquiry that can be handled:
3-1 Legislation and its explanatory note
Name: Chemical Substances Act, enacted 19 87, amended 1992 and 1996 as Chemikaliengesetz 1996 (Fed. Law Gaz. I/53/97)
Purpose regulations concerning the notification of new substances:
Intended audience: public
Content enforcement of Council Directive: 92/32/EEC
Language(s): German (English translation is planned)
Publication: In paper form
Date of publication: 1997
Charge for the information: Not free
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Name/Division: Wiener Zeitung - Digitale Publikationen GmbH Address: Tenschertstr. 7, 1230 Wien http://www.bgbl.at Telephone: +43-1-206 99/295 Fax: +43-1-206 99/442 E-mail: i.preyer@wienerzeitung.at
3-2 Guidance for putting together a notification
Name: Leitfaden für die Anmeldung von neuen Stoffen
Purpose: Guidance document for notification with handbook how to fill in SNIF (Standardised Notification Information Format)
Intended audience: industry
Content: The guidance document is a handbook containing advice on how to handle and fill in the SNIF (electronical format) including requirements especially for Austrian legislation.
Language(s): German, the part concerning the SNIF is in English
Publication: Brochure in paper
Date of publication: 1999
Charge for the information: Free of charge
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Name/Division: Dr. Helmut Witzani, I/2 U Organisation: Federal Minitry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Address: A-1090 Vienna, Spittelauer Laende 5 Telephone: +43-1-31304/5620 Fax: +43-1-31304/5660 E-mail: witzani@ubavie.gv.at
3-3 Guidance for conducting the assessment
Name: EU Technical Guidance Document
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4.1 Inventory
Name: Chemikalienregister
Purpose: Data administration
Intended audience: Chemical notification unit
Content: All EU notifications, Austrian notfication processes since 1989
Type of chemicals included: Notified new chemicals (and existing chemicals)
No. of chemicals included: At the moment about 4000 substances
Language(s): German
Publication: In electronic form, not published
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Frequency of publication or update continous:
Last year of update:
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Name/Division: Dr. Helmut Witzani, I/2 U Organisation: Federal Minitry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Address: A-1090 Vienna, Spittelauer Laende 5 Telephone: +43-1-31304/5620 Fax: +43-1-31304/5660 E-mail: witzani@ubavie.gv.at
