As a general rule, a product must meet all the requirements stipulated in relevant legal provisions. Thus the requirements which a product must meet are not all compiled at one superordinate place.
The regulations below are either partly or entirely in the remit of the Federal Ministry for Environment, assisted by the German Environment Agency. Other regulations for further product groups or further domains of chemical law are in the remit of the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Ministry of Labour or the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Substance law
- REACH Regulation
- POP Regulation
- Biocidal Product Regulation
- Regulation of F-gases and CFCs
- Decopaint Directive
- ...
Product law / Waste law
- RoHS Directive and Ordinance on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (ElektroStoffV) for Electrical and Electronic Equipment/ WEEE Directive and ElektroG for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment/
- Provisions for Building Products
- ELV Directive and AltfahrzeugV (End-of-Life-Vehicles Ordinance) for End-of-Life Vehicles
- Battery Directive and BattG (Battery Act)
- Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and Packaging Act (VerpackG)
- ...
The surveillance of the market is a task of the federal states.
Source: Microsoft Office / UBA