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Country
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Colombia
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National Regulation
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Status
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In force – transitional period
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Regulation name
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Comprehensive management of industrial chemicals
Gestión integral de las sustancias químicas de uso industrial - link
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Objective
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Adopt mechanisms and other provisions for the comprehensive management of industrial chemicals, which are identified and classified as hazardous by the GHS
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Implementation date
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Issued on November 30, 2021. Awaiting official publication
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Scope
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Imported or produced hazardous substances
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Further
substance lists
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Priority substances will be published in the future (known as The Registry)
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Exemption
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There are 13 items exempted from compliance requirements. They are chemicals addressed by already existing regulations (e.g., pharmaceuticals and cosmetics), unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products or of biological materials (UVCB), impurities, articles, natural substances, substances resulting from environmental factors exposure, substances without commercial values, polymers and monomers, intermediaries, and substances in customs transit.
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Affected
stakeholders
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Producers and importers of substances ≥ 100 kg per annum
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Requirements
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It is required to provide the following information:
· substance annual production and import amount
· substance identification, including CAS number
· risk assessment and classification according to the GHS
· identified substance uses
And to do the following:
· follow SDS and label standards
· submit information to the national inventory
· design, implement and make public risk reduction and managements actions programs
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Non-
compliance
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-
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Comments
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Possibly, a new version will come out including aspects pointed by the public consultation
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SDS / GHS Regulation
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Status
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In force (GHS 6th revision) - transitional period
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Regulation name
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Legislation:
· Decreto 1.496/2018 (general GHS) - link
Resolution:
· Resolución 0773/2021| Ministry of labor - link
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Implementation date
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Workplace:
· April 7, 2023 for substances
· April 7, 2024 for mixtures
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Language
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Spanish
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Comments
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Implementation still depends on ministries to countersign the decree and publish resolutions. The Ministry of labor is the first to endorse a resolution.
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