SGS Publishes Summary of New Ukrainian Chemical Safety Law

GENEVA - Jan. 17, 2023 - PRLog -- SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Ukraine has published a new piece of legislation covering chemical safety and the management of chemical products.

Law No. 2804-IX of December 1, 2022, on Ensuring Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products was issued in the Voice of Ukraine on December 28, 2022. It contains 12 sections and defines the legal, organizational and economic principles for managing chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment. It also establishes the requirements for economic operators and seeks to ensure chemical safety and the management of chemical products by considering the nation's international obligations.

SGS has published SafeGuardS 003.23 to give stakeholders a comprehensive overview of the new law. It includes highlights from several of the law's sections.

The new legislation stems from the announcement of On Adoption as a Basis of the Draft Law of Ukraine on Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products (Reg. No 8037), which was finalized prior to the adoption as Law No. 2804-IX on December 1, 2022.

Stakeholders are advised to review SGS's original SafeGuardS 003.23 for more information on Ukraine's new law on chemical safety and the management of chemical products.

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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Ukraine Issues New Law on Chemical Safety and Management of Chemical Products (https://www.sgs.com/en/news/2023/01/safeguards-0323-ukrai...) SafeGuardS.

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For further information contact:

Dr. HingWo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
Tel: (+852) 2774 7420 (tel:+85227747420)

Email: cp.media@sgs.com

Website: www.sgs.com/cp

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