On Thursday, December 8, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading and as a whole the government bill No. 8037 "On chemical safety and management of chemical products".
The relevant decision was supported by 276 people's deputies, reports "Energy under the dome" on Telegram.
Specialists of the association believe that the draft law contains a number of negative norms and needs to be revised.
Document provides for:
- canceling the licensing of the production of particularly dangerous chemicals, the list of which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers as ineffective and not in compliance with EU regulations;
- a number of new documents of a permissive nature aimed at implementing EU legislation into national legislation and fulfilling the requirements of the Minamat Convention.
Before the adoption of this draft law, the chemical industry operated under the Soviet regulatory system, which was ineffective and did not meet the challenges of today.
Draft Law No. 8037 will help introduce in Ukraine:
- international classification of hazardous chemicals;
- unified registration system and database;
- restriction and prohibition of the use of particularly dangerous substances;
- proper state control over chemical products;
- responsibility of business entities;
- free access of Ukrainians to information about the chemical composition of products that are put on the market.
As EcoPolitic reported earlier, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on October 18 took as a basis the government bill No. 8037 "On chemical safety and management of chemical products".
