title: [Historical development of the European legislation on chemicals].
abstract: The development of the European legislation on chemicals must be viewed against the background of general developments in politics and society. Chemical accidents have played a triggering role, especially the catastrophe at Seveso in 1976. As a response, the "Seveso Directives" 82/501/EEC, 96/82/EEC, and 2003/105/EEC were passed. This also promoted general intentions to better comply with chemical hazards. The very first initiative of European institutions considering chemical compounds dates back to 1967 with Directive 67/548/EEC. Its amendments were later developed into the core of European legislation on chemicals. Other important fields of European legislation concerning chemicals, which were developed further, are environmental protection, consumer protection and occupational safety.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, BRD. bolt@ifado.de
authors.forename: Hermann M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Bolt
mesh_terms: D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005062:European Union / Q000266:history*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000266:history; D014116:Toxicology / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances