HSE publishes consultation on new biocidal products Regulations

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSE NI) have produced a consultative document on a proposed new Statutory Instrument to put in place domestic administrative arrangements on enforcement and the appointment of Competent Authorities/Designated National Authorities to support three EU Regulations on:

• the market and use of biocidal products;
• the export and import of hazardous chemicals; and
• classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

The proposals implement a Löfstedt recommendation to consolidate biocides sector legislation, and also to meet EU requirements to establish competent authorities, designated national authorities and enforcement arrangements (as appropriate). Overall the proposal will consolidate seven existing statutory instruments into one (the "7 into 1" package).

The consultation ends on 31 January 2013.

For more information, see:

• CD249 - Public consultation on regulatory measures to support EU chemicals legislation and proposals on reducing seven existing sets of domestic regulations into one statutory instrument ("7 into 1" package).