Name: Government Decree No.233/1996. (XII.26.) Korm. On Procedural Regulations for Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Magyar Közlöny No. 1996/120.)
Language(s) which can be used for notification/registration: Hungarian
Year when the scheme was established: 1996
Year when the scheme was last modified: 1998
2-1 Contact in the government
Dr. Anna Tompa (Ms), director National Institute of Chemical Safety Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 2, H-1096 HUNGARY Telephone: +36-1-4761195 Fax: +36-1-4761227 E-mail: tompa.okbi@antsz.gov.hu
2-2 Contact in chemical industry association
Lászlo Bondár, general secretary Hungarian Chemicals Industry Association Budapest, Hungária krt 178-180, H-1146 HUNGARY Telephone: (36-1) 1531933 Fax: (36-1) 3430980 E-mail: kozpont@mavesz.hu
3-1 Legislation and its explanatory note
Name:Act No. XXV. of 2000 on Chemical Safety
Purpose: Ensuring rights for chemical safety of natural persons in the territory of Hungary.
Content: Act on Chemical Safety, effective since 1st January 2001, comprises the following parts: Chapter 1 Definitions and Scope Chapter 2 Determination of Hazards of Dangerous Substances and Preparations to Man and the Environment, Hazard Identification Chapter 3 Classification of Substances and Preparations, Reporting and Notification of New Substances Chapter 4 Packaging, Labelling, Stockpiling, Transport and Advertisement of Dangerous Substances and Preparations Chapter 5 Risk Assessment, Risk Reduction Chapter 6 Risk Management Chapter 7 Risk Communication, Information Exchange Chapter 8 Conditions of Activity with Dangerous Substances and Preparations, Supervision of Chemical Safety Chapter 9 Closing Provisions
Language(s): Hungarian, English
Publication: Magyar Közlöny (Hungarian Official Journal)
Date of publication: 26 April 2000
Charge for the information: Free
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Kristof Kozak Ministry for Environment H-1011 Budapest, Fo Str. 44-50, Hungary Telephone: +36-1-4573503 Fax: +36-1-2012491 E-mail: kozak@mail.ktm.hu
3-2 Guidance for putting together a notification
Name: Decree No. 44/2000 (XII.27) EüM on detailed rules of procedures and activities with dangerous substances and preparations
Purpose: Implementation of rules in Act on Chemical Safety
Intended audience: Producers, importers, employers, those who carry out activities with dangerous substances and preparations
Content: Detailed rules for the followings: - testing for dangerous properties - notification of new chemicals - classification, labelling and packaging, - safety data sheet - information exchange.
Language(s): Hungarian, English Publication Magyar Közlöny (Hungarian Official Journal)
Date of publication: 27 December 2000
Charge for the information: Free
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Kristof Kozak Ministry for Environment H-1011 Budapest, Fo Str. 44-50, Hungary Telephone:+36-1-4573503 Fax:+36-1-2012491 E-mail: kozak@mail.ktm.hu
3-3 Guidance for conducting the assessment
Name:Decree No. 12/2001 (V.4.) KöM-EüM on risk assessment and risk management of chemicals
Purpose:Implementation of rules in Act on Chemical Safety
Intended audience:Producers and importers of chemicals above ten tons per year
Content Detailed rules for the followings: - tasks of the competent authorities in assessment of new and existing chemicals - risk management for new chemicals - information from producers and importers of existing chemicals - setting priority chemicals, further information for them - risk management for existing chemicals
Language(s):Hungarian
Publication:Magyar Közlöny (Hungarian Official Journal)
Date of publication:4 May 2001
Charge for the information:Free
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Kristof Kozak Ministry for Environment H-1011 Budapest, Fo Str. 44-50, Hungary Telephone: +36-1-4573503 Fax: +36-1-2012491 E-mail: kozak@mail.ktm.hu
4.1 Inventory
Name: EINECS and ELINCS lists established in the European Community.
Purpose: Identification of existing and new substances
Content: The list is a Hungarian version of Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC
Language(s): Hungarian
Publication: No. 22/2000 of Egészségügyi Közlöny (Official Journal of Ministry of Health)
Charge for the information: Free
Frequency of publication or update: Occasionally
Last year of update: 2000
Contact for obtaining copy of information: Kristof Kozak Ministry for Environment H-1011 Budapest, Fo Str. 44-50, Hungary Telephone: +36-1-4573503 Fax: +36-1-2012491 E-mail: kozak@mail.ktm.hu
