The regulation of chemicals is the legislative intent of a variety of national laws or international initiatives such as agreements, strategies or conventions.
[1] This initiative was adopted at the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM), which took place from 4–6 February 2006 in Dubai gathering Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.
This initiative covers risk assessments of chemicals and harmonized labeling up to tackling obsolete and stockpiled products.
Are included provisions for national centers aimed at helping in the developing world, training staff in chemical safety as well as dealing with spills and accidents.
A second International Conference on Chemicals Management -ICCM2- held in May 2009 in Geneva took place to enhance synergies and cost-effectiveness and to promote SAICM’s multi-sectorial nature.
This system aims to ensure a better protection of human health and the environment during the handling of chemicals, including their transport and use.
The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure.
The Convention has 172 Parties and aims to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects resulting from the generation, management, transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous and other wastes.
The result of that effort was the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, passed by the Senate on December 17, 2015.