Chemicals Act (ChemA)
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Art. 53 Repeal and amendment of existing legislation
The repeal and amendment of existing legislation is regulated in the Annex.
Art. 54 Transitional provisions
1 Data collected under existing legislation by the Toxicology Documentation Office (Art. 18 of the Toxic Substances Act of 21 March 1969), in particular that included in the list of toxic substances (Art. 4 of the Toxic Substances Act), may be included in the product register (Art. 27) and continue to be used, in so far as it is relevant to the enforcement of this Act. 2 After the commencement of this Act, substances and preparations that are packaged and labelled in accordance with existing legislation may still be placed on the domestic market by the manufacturer for one year and may be supplied to final users for two years. For these substances and preparations, the preparation and supply of safety data sheets shall be governed by existing law. 3 For substances and preparations subject to mandatory notification or authorisation that are already on the market when this Act comes into force, the Federal Council shall specify a facilitated notification or authorisation procedure. At th
Para. 1 — [AS 1972 430, 1977 2249 No I 541; 1982 1676 Annex No 10; 1984 1122 Art. 66 No 4; 1985 660 No I 41; 1991 362 No II 403; 1997 1155 Annex No 4; 1998 3033 Annex No 7]
Art. 55 Referendum and commencement
1 This Act shall be subject to an optional referendum. 2 The Federal Council shall set the commencement date. Commencement date: 1 August 2005Art. 19 para. 2 let. a and d, 34 para. 1 let. e, 38, 49 para. 3 let. e and Annex No II 2 (Art. 39 para. 1bis of the Environmental Protection Act): 1 January 2005
Para. 2 — O of 18 May 2005 (AS 2005 2293). Para. 2 — FCD of 10 Nov. 2004.