IFCS Indicators of Progress
Priorities for Action beyond 2000
and
Forum Recommendations
QUESTIONNAIRE
Please provide the information described on the following pages concerning your country,
giving the current status and, to the extent possible, that foreseen at the end of 2006
Please complete:
COUNTRY: Germany
1.
NATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
Priorities for Action E1 and E21
1a)
Has a comprehensive National Chemicals Management Profile, or other
equivalent strategic national plan, been developed
through a multi-stakeholder process2?
National Profile
Yes
X
Other equivalent strategic national plan
No
‫ڤ‬
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes" to either of the above, please indicate the original publication date and
the date(s) of any revisions.
2000, revision 2005
If "Yes" to either of the above, please list all ministries, agencies and
organizations that participated:

Federal Ministry of Environment (BMU) in charge of all involved
Federal Ministries
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) – the
Notification Unit within the Chemical Act ( Division 5) leading for all
upper-authorities

If "No", is your country in the process of developing or planning on developing a
Comprehensive National Chemicals Management Profile?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
Expected completion date ___________
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", have equivalent measures such as a government investigation on
chemical safety followed by legislative measures been undertaken?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", please describe:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
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The Priorities for Action Beyond 2000 may be viewed on the IFCS website at www.ifcs.ch.
A multi-stakeholder process is a process involving all concerned national ministries and other government
institutions, as well as other interested national parties.
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1b)
Has your country developed any of the following on the sound management of
chemicals?
National Policies
If yes, please
provide year
completed.
1982
National Priorities
1982
National Strategies
National Action Plans
1982
1982
1c)
If development is in progress,
please provide the expected
completion year?
No
Has your country established an inter-ministerial/intersectoral coordinating
mechanism (e.g. committee or body) to facilitate the comprehensive treatment of
chemical safety issues?
Yes X
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes":
What is the name of the "mechanism"?
Interministerial Coordination through Chemicals Act/ Notification Unit within the Chemicals Act/
Interministerial Working Group on Chemicals Safety (BLAC); NGO attendance: Industry
Associations, Trade Unions, Environment and Consumer Protection Organisations, Scientific
Organisations; etc.
When was it established?
1982
2.
CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS
Priority for Action B1
2a)
Has your country initiated work to adopt and implement the Globally Harmonized
System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", what is the expected date (year) GHS will be fully operational?
2008
_________________________________________________________
2b)
Has your country ratified and implemented ILO Convention 170 on Safety in the
Use of Chemicals at Work3, or instituted comparable measures?
3
ILO Convention 170 may be viewed on the ILO website at:
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm
2
Yes ‫ڤ‬
X ratification is planned, act on
ratification within the year 2005
3.
No
NATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS
CHEMICALS
Priority for Action C1
3a)
What arrangements are operational in your country for the exchange of
information on hazardous chemicals? Please describe.
Institutional: Notification Unit within the Chemicals Act (AmSt ChemG) by Federal Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health.
CIVS: Chemical information system of consumer relevant matters by Federal Institute for Health
Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine; daily information of 3000 chemicals
available; give overview to the actual standard of knowledge, data sheets, chemical properties,
preventing measures or/and measures in case of toxicities
database GSBL:: Joint Federal and State Substance Data Base (information on the environmental
properties of chemical substances), accessible at http://www.gsbl.de/
database GEFAHRGUT (The Database GEFAHRGUT is part of a dangerous goods information
system of the Federal Republic of Germany and delivers specially prepared and compressed
information, using relevant regulations, to ensure the safe transport of dangerous goods. The
database includes a high-quality user interface and is available on the Internet (
http://www.dgg.bam.de/index_e.htm )
Database on POPs: data on concentrations of POPs in human tissue and environmental
compartments (http://www.deborate.de/dioxine/)
Please indicate if the established infrastructure includes:
1) website where national partners can gain access to chemical information
sources,
Yes x
No
‫ڤ‬
2) institutional directory listing sources of information
Yes x
4.
No
‫ڤ‬
NATIONAL PROCEDURES ON SAFETY INFORMATION FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN
CIRCULATION
Priority for Action C3
4a)
Does your country have procedures in place to ensure that any hazardous material
put into circulation is accompanied, at a minimum, by appropriate and reliable
safety information that is easy to access, read and understand?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes":
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Are the procedures consistent with the safety data sheets of the 1990 International
Labour Organization Chemicals Convention (No.170)?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
Do they conform to the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and
Labelling Of Chemicals?
Yes
5.
x
No
‫ڤ‬
ECOLOGICALLY SOUND AND INTEGRATED STRATEGIES FOR PEST MANAGEMENT
Priority for Action D1
5a)
Has your country prepared integrated pest management strategies?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", were national studies done to develop the strategies?
Yes
6.
x
No
‫ڤ‬
OBSOLETE STOCKS OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER CHEMICALS
Priority for Action D2
6a)
Are there any obsolete stocks of pesticides and/or other chemicals in your
country?
Yes
6b)
‫ڤ‬
No
x
Has your country prepared an action plan for disposal of obsolete stocks of
pesticides and other chemicals?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
x
If "Yes", has the action plan been implemented?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", has the action plan been completed?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", is work in progress to prepare an action plan?
Yes
‫ ڤ‬If yes, what is the expected completion date (year)?
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___________
No
7.
x
If no, why not? _there are no obsolete stocks
NATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTION OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
Priority for Action D4
7a)
Has your country implemented a national system for emergency preparedness and
response, in accordance with international principles 4?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", is work in progress to implement the system?
Yes
7b)
No
‫ڤ‬
Is there a national law requiring the system?
Yes
7c)
‫ ڤ‬expected completion date (year)? _______________
x
No
‫ڤ‬
Has your country ratified and implemented ILO Convention 174 5 on Prevention
of Major Industrial Accidents?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No, but implemented in other arrangements
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
8.
‫ڤ‬
No, but implemented in other arrangements
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF PESTICIDES
8a)
Has your government implement the revised International Code of Conduct on
the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (November 2002) 6 as the basis for a
comprehensive life cycle approach to pesticide management ?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
4
Ref. OECD Second Edition 2003 Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and
Response, undertaken in cooperation with other international organizations, including ILO, IMO, UNECE,
UNEP, UNOCHA (UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit) and WHO.
5
ILO Convention 170 may be viewed on the ILO website at:
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm
6
The International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides may be viewed at:
http://www.fao.org/AG/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/
5
Yes
8b)
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
Have the provisions of the Code of Conduct been implemented through other
pieces of legislation or by other means?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", please briefly describe.
According to the plant protection act any application of pesticides have to follow
the rules of "good agricultural practice" (http://www.bba.de/recht/gfp_in.htm - only in
German)______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
9.
POISON CENTRES
Priority for Action D7
9a)
Have poison centre(s) been established in your country?
Yes, already a excellent network existing
(9 centres with status A, very well-known by WHO)
If "Yes", please indicate classification level for each poison centre:
WHO Status of Development Classification
well-established centres, the full range of clinical analytical and other relevant facilities
A
and cover the whole country.
well-established centres, but lack some of the related facilities or do not provide full
B
coverage to the country. These centres require further development in order to meet
the ideal criteria for centres given in the IPCS Guidelines
certain facilities for poison control, but require major support to develop further areas
C
of activities, according to the criteria in the IPCS Guidelines, and should expand
coverage through the country.
Centre (Name &
location)
Name and
location you´ll
find under
http://www.ratio2
000.de/gesundheit
/giftnotruf1.htm
Date
Established
Classification initial
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Classification 2000
Classification current
9b)
Is strengthening of poison centers planned?
If "Yes", for what time period?
___________________________
9c)
If there are no established poison centres in your country, is work under way in
your country to establish a poison control centre with related chemical and
analytical facilities for the first time?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes" when do you expect the poison control centre to be operational? Please
provide location and date (year).
________________________________________________________
10.
POLLUTANT RELEASE AND TRANSFER REGISTERS/EMISSION INVENTORIES
In addition to various data collections at Federal State (Länder) level Germany has
provided data for the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) covering both air and
water emissions. The German data set is published at the German EPER website under the
URL http://www.eper.de/eper2003.htm.
In 2003 Germany also has signed the UN-ECE PRTR convention and is currently
developing a PRTR register which conforms to the requirements of the convention. This
development is coordinated at EU – level, as the EU has also signed the PRTR
convention.
Priority for Action D8
10a)
Has your country established:
An air emission inventory?
Yes,
x
A land emission inventory?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
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A water emission inventory?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
No
x
A waste inventory?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
x
If "No", is work being initiated to design a PRTR or emission inventory
system?
Yes
X (http://www.prtr.de/)
No
10 b) Has your country implemented a system comparable to the PRTR (e.g. the
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)?
Yes
11.
‫ڤ‬
No x
PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN TOXIC & DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
Priority for Action F
11a)
Has your country developed a national strategy, or other national measures (e.g.
legislation, action plans) for the prevention of illegal traffic in toxic and
dangerous products?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", when was it prepared? Please indicate date (year)
(various pieces of legislation dating from different dates of entering into force)
12.
Children and Chemical Safety (Forum IV Recommendation)
12a)
Has your government prepared, through multi-stakeholder consultation,
initial national assessments of children’s environmental health and
chemical safety?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
8
12b)
Has your government taken action to promote harmonized data collection,
research, legislation and regulations, and the use of indicators of children’s
environmental health?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", please briefly describe:
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
13. HAZARD DATA GENERATION (Forum IV Recommendation)
13a)
Has your government established national priorities for information
generation for chemicals that are not produced in high volumes?
Yes x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
Other Forum IV Recommendations address:
Please provide brief information on specific actions your government has taken to
respond to the recommendations of Forum IV in these areas:
Occupational Safety and Health;
Acutely Toxic Pesticides – risk management and reduction;
Capacity building;
INFOCAP (Information Exchange Network on Capacity Building for the Sound
Management of Chemicals ) implementation.
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Details of person completing the questionnaire:
IFCS National Focal Point:
Yes
No
Schlottmann (Küllmer)
Name:
Prof. Dr.
Title:
Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Ministry Safety, IG II 3 Chemical Safety
Robert-Schuman-Platz 3, 53175 Bonn
Address
0049-228-305-2740/2744
Tel:
0049-228-305-3524
15/1/05
Fax:
Email:
Date:
Ulrich.Schlottmann@bmu.bund.de
Jens.Kuellmer@bmu.bund.de
Via mail
Signature:
Please provide the following additional information:
Does the IFCS National Focal Point have direct access to the Internet in his/her office?
Yes
x
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", does he/she have access to the Internet in the building where he/she works?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
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