New Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment in Slovak Republic

  • Name of scheme: Notification of new chemical substances (in Slovak transcription: Oznamenie) is in accordance with the Directive 67/548/EEC, notification system new chemicals
  • Transposed by the Act No 163/2001 on chemical substances and chemical preparations
  • Language(s) which can be used for notification/registration: Summary report in Slovak language, dossier may be in English
  • Year when the scheme was established: 2001
  • Year when scheme was last modified:

2-1 Contact in the government

  • Helena Polakovicova
    Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations
    Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
    Telephone: 00421 2 59369 606
    Fax: 00421 2 59369 602
    E-mail: polakovicova@cchlp.sk


2-2 Contact in chemical industry association

  • Maria PORUBSKA or Zuzana ZAJACOVA
    Association of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industry of the Slovak Republic
    VUSAPL, a.s., Novozamocka 179, POBox A/50, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
    Telephone: +421-(0) 37-6501 107 or +421-(0) 37-6501 149
    Fax: +421-(0) 37-6513 495
    E-mail: porubska@vusapl.sk or zajacova@vusapl.sk

3-1 Legislation and its explanatory notes

  • Act no. 163/2001 Coll. on chemical substances and chemical preparations as amended by Act 128/2002 Coll.
  • Announcement of Ministry of Economy of SR No. 384/2002 Coll.- Decree of Ministry of Economy of SR No. 2/2002, details on notification, classification, labelling, packaging and testing of chemical substances and preparations. Annex VII and VIII - Notification of new chemical substances
  • Purpose: To provide the legal requirements for notification in Slovak Republic
  • Intended audience: Slovak industry and companies intending to introduce new chemical substance on the Slovak market and notify in Slovakia
  • Content: Implementation of the 7 th amendment of 67/548/EEC in the Slovak legislation
  • Language(s):Slovak (some information in English)
  • Publication: In paper form/in electronic form on the Internet ( http://www.cchlp.sk)
  • Charge for the information: Not free/Free of charge
  • Contact for obtaining copy of information:
    Organisation: Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations
    Address: Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
    E-mail: info@cchlp.sk

3-2 Guidance for putting together a notification

  • The structured notification interchange format (SNIF) - programme and manual.
  • Technical guidance for completion of a summary notification dossier for new chemical substance.
  • Purpose: Guidance document for notification with manual how to handle and fill in SNIF
  • Intended audience: Slovak industry and companies intending to introduce new chemical substance on the Slovak market and notify in Slovakia
  • Content: SNIF programme and manual for installation and use
  • Language(s): English, (Slovak version is preparing)
  • Publication: In electronic form
  • Charge for information: Free of charge
  • Contact for obtaining copy of information:
    Organisation: Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations
    Address: Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
    E-mail: info@cchlp.sk

3-3 Guidance for conducting the assessment

  • Name: Order of Ministry of Economy of SR No. 511/2001 Coll., on risk assessment for existing and new chemical substances, EU Technical Guidance Document (TGD).
  • Purpose: Implementation of rules in Act on Chemical Substances and Chemical Preparations
    Intended audience: Industry, agencies performing risk assessment
  • Content:
  • Language(s): Slovak, TGD - English
  • Publication:
  • Date of publication:
  • Contact for obtaining copy of information:
    Organisation: Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations
    Address: Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
    E-mail: info@cchlp.sk

3-4 Internet homepage

  • Name: http://www.cchlp.sk
    Purpose: Information for industry, professionals and public
  • Intended audience: Industry, Public
  • Content: Legislation, important information concerning chemicals
  • Language(s): Slovak, (some informations are in English)
  • Publication:
  • Date of publication:
  • Contact for obtaining copy of information:
    Organisation: Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations
    Address: Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
    E-mail: info@cchlp.sk

4-1 Inventories

  • Name: EINECS, ELINCS, NLP lists established in the European Community
  • Purpose: Identification of existing and new substances
  • Intended audience: Industry, Public
  • Language(s): English
  • Publication: In paper form/In electronic form on the Internet ( http://www.cchlp.sk)
  • Charge for the information: Not free/Free of charge


  • Name: Order of Ministry of Economy of SR No. 67/2002 Coll., -List of certain dangerous substances and preparations, marketing and use of which is banned or severely restricted.
  • Purpose: Implementation of rules in Act on Chemical Substances and Chemical Preparations
  • Intended audience: Industry, Public
  • Language(s): Slovak
  • Publication: In paper form/in electronic form on the Internet ( http://www.cchlp.sk)
  • Charge for the information: Not free/Free of charge
  • Date of publication: 12.02.2002


  • Name: Announcement of Ministry of Economy of SR No. 384/2002 Coll.- Decree of Ministry of Economy of SR No. 2/2002, details on notification, classification, labelling, packaging and testing of chemical substances and preparations. Annex I. - list of dangerous chemical substances together with particulars of the classification, labelling of each substance and concentration limits for certain substances.
  • Purpose: to identify the dangerous chemical substances, their classification and labelling
  • Intended audience: Industry, Public
  • Content: Name, EC number, CAS number, IDX number, Classification and Labelling
  • Language(s): Slovak
  • Publication: only in electronic form on the Internet ( http://www.cchlp.sk)
  • Charge for the information: Free
  • Date of publication: 2002


  • Name: List of chemical substances on the Slovak market
  • Purpose: To facilitate implementation of EU and OECD chemical legislation in Slovakia
  • Intended audience: Industry, Public
  • Content: Name, EC number, CAS number, IDX number, Classification and Labelling
  • Language(s): Slovak
  • Publication: only in electronic form on the Internet ( http://www.cchlp.sk)
  • Charge for the information: Free
  • Date of publication: 2002

Contact for obtaining copy of information:
Organisation: Centre for Chemical Substances and Preparations
Address: Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
E-mail: info@cchlp.sk

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