Connections

Abstract

Now that the international chemical safety system has been outlined, the following chapter will describe the connection between the national and international systems. The institutional structure will first be explained, and then the integration of the aforementioned activities into national legal systems will be detailed. As German authorities actively participate in such activities, and in view of Germany’s central position in the chemicals industry, this country will be used as the main example for the interaction between the national and international regulation of chemicals. Reference to the national practice in other countries will be made in specific cases.