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  • Article from 09.03.2012 | Last changed: 02.03.2016

    CLP Regulation

    … CLP Regulation The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) developed at UN level does … new CLP Regulation; Table 3.1 contains its "translations" according to GHS. Further information can be found on the website of the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki … understood as a "living document", i.e. it is still undergoing development. In the environment field in particular there is still much to do. The Federal Environment

  • Article from 10.03.2016 | Last changed: 10.03.2016

    Stockholm Convention

    Waving flags of Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the European Union

    … uniformly in Europe. Source: CC Vision The Stockholm Convention is an international environment agreement on the elimination or restriction of the production, use and … Pollution (CLRTAP). The POPs Protocol entered into force on 23 October 2003. More information can be found on the CLRTAP  website. The Stockholm Convention on POPs …

  • Article from 30.04.2024 | Last changed: 13.06.2024

    REACH for Consumers

    … the supplier about substances of very high concern in his article. With the Federal Environment Agency’s app Scan4Chem this is very easy to do. Simply scan the barcode … Chemicals Agency (ECHA) encourages consumers to make use of their right to get this information. last update on 30.04.2024 Tip-Box Take advantage of your right to …

  • Article from 04.12.2015 | Last changed: 13.02.2025

    Artificial stream and pond system

    Hall and grounds with artificial guttering

    Artificial stream and pond system The artificial stream and pond system belongs to the Marienfelde UBA location … system (“Fließ- und Stillgewässer-Simulationsanlage” – FSA) of the German Federal Environment Agency’s field station in Berlin-Marienfelde is one of the largest and …

  • Article from 07.09.2015 | Last changed: 07.09.2015

    REACH – What is it?

    Erklärung des Begriffs REACH: Europäische Chemikalienverordnung zur Registrierung, Bewertung, Zulassung und Beschränkung chemischer Stoffe

    … force in 2007 and aims to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment. At the same time it ensures the free circulation of chemicals on the … responsible authorities were in charge of evaluating chemical safety. There was no systematic information available about most of the chemicals on the European market, i.e. on …

  • Article from 19.05.2015 | Last changed: 19.05.2015

    Implementation of REACH

    … with regard to properties of very high concern and for their risks to humans or the environment. Authorisation and Restriction With the exception of some chemicals … of chemicals within the EU. REACH also makes provisions on the communication of information within the supply chain. The European Commission, the European Chemicals … principle issues from the experience gained under prior legislation under which no systematic data were available on virtually all chemicals. Manufacturers and …

  • Article from 16.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.03.2025

    Pharmaceuticals

    various colorful tablets and pills from the top

    … Pharmaceuticals Drugs have many different entry pathways to the environment. Source: CC Vision last update on 16.12.2021 Since the mid-1980s … drugs in the environment. Human drugs enter surface waters through sewage systems and sewage treatment plants. Most veterinary drugs are spread onto … Assessment in Surface Waters Related contents Schmerzgel – Fragen und Antworten Informationsmaterialien zu Arzneimitteln und Umwelt Eintrag, Vorkommen, Wirkungen …

  • Article from 01.07.2015 | Last changed: 13.11.2017

    Biocides

    Preservative wood into the dose

    … to establish a legal framework for their wide range of applications. The Federal Environment Agency reviews whether these biocidal products and their active … in the EU is thus a two-step procedure. The Federal Environment Agency assesses the environmental effects of biocides and must grant its approval in the authorisation … of biocidal products throughout Europe. Go to " Legal provisions " for more information about the Biocidal Product Regulation. Fly swatter instead of bug spray …

  • Article from 24.02.2025 | Last changed: 31.03.2025

    Guided tours

    … contact details in the contact box on the right. last update on 24.02.2025 Tourist-Information Dessau-Roßlau UBA tour Guided tour through the building with information about architecture, energy concept, tasks of Federal Environment Agency, and former Gas Quarter. Tours by appointment Cost: 1-hour guided …

  • Article from 07.08.2024 | Last changed: 05.02.2025

    UBA offices

    Collage of three buildings: modern glass building, historic building in green environment and mountain station on snow-covered slope

    … ++49 37437 76-0, Fax: ++49 37437 76219 Close tooltip Close Location of the German Environment Agency's AI Laboratory in Leipzig Source: Umweltbundesamt Leipzig office … state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2005. All of our divisions are based here. For information on the locations of our various division offices, see our organizational … our Berlin-Marienfelde office also operates our flowing, flow-through and stagnant system simulation facility (FSA) where we do research into areas such as the effect …

  • Article from 25.08.2014 | Last changed: 25.10.2016

    Environmental guidelines

    the Federal Environment Agency´s office building from above with its solar cells on the roof

    Environmental guidelines Renewable energies are also used in the Federal Environment … and resolutely practice what we recommend to others for the promotion of long-term, environmentally compatible development. We implement an environmental management system which our environmental guidelines provide the basis for. How we see …

  • Article from 06.02.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    President

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner

    … MB) Next Previous Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner became the new President of the German Environment Agency on 1 January 2020. last update on 06.02.2025 The internationally … the end of the year 2019. Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner was Director of the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University in Bonn and … Messner (220.58 kB) … Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner became the new President of the German Environment Agency on 1 January 2020. … The internationally renowned sustainability …