For chemicals, the chemical regulation is usually expressed in parts per million (ppm), or sometimes in milligrams per cubic meter (mg m3).

Many highly polluting industries have moved from developed countries to poor countries with less environmental regulation and technology to manage and remediate chemicals.

(i) Information on chemicals, including chemicals in products (i.e., mixtures and articles), their intrinsic properties and their effects on human health and the environment, their potential uses, their alternatives and needs for protective measures and regulation is available, accessible, appropriate, harmonized, adequate and user friendly

Many countries have unidentified quantities of unwanted chemicals, chemicals that are poorly stored, chemicals that require repackaging and chemicals that await final disposal and destruction.

Chemicals management

C Industrial chemicals

22 4 Chemicals

Policy issues Chemicals management

to international chemicals management

CP Pesticides, industrial chemicals

to International Chemicals Management

to international chemicals management

International Conference on Chemicals Management

Background paper on chemicals management

International Conference on Chemicals Management

approach to international chemicals management

Regulation 10.2

Domestic regulation

Legal regulation

Regulation 5.1

Regulation 5.2

Regulation 5.3

Regulation 11.1

Regulation 11.2

Regulation 1.2

Since there are advantages in combining economic regulation with technical regulation, economic regulation should probably not be organized as a stand alone function.

Determination of existing trade in chemicals

Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Determination of existing trade in chemicals

Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Chemicals management Tourism and the environment

Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

C. Banned or severely restricted chemicals

J. Information to accompany exported chemicals

Regulation 6.10 (a)

Regulation 6.10 (b)

To ensure that knowledge and information on chemicals and chemicals management is sufficient to enable chemicals to be dealt with safely throughout their life cycle by all stakeholders To ensure that, for all stakeholders,

Dow manufactures plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products.

Programmes in chemicals, waste and environmental democracy

E. Listing of chemicals in Annex III

SAICM Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

While regulation and restrictions may hamper small business, not all regulation and restrictions are useless.

Appropriate regulation including regulation of rating agencies would most likely make traditional banks popular again.

China s Malfunctioning Financial Regulation

In Regulation We Trust?