PIC Ordinance (ChemPICO)
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Art. 3 Export notification
1 Any person who wishes to export a chemical under Annex 1 or 2 to an importing PIC Party must, for his first export in each calendar year and for each destination country, communicate the following information to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) no later than 30 days before exporting: a. his name and address; b. the name and address of the importer; c. the name and identity of the substance or the names, identity and content (in per cent) of all substances under Annex 1 or 2 contained in the preparation (chemical name including CAS numbers) and the appropriate trade names; d. the expected quantity to be exported in the current year; e. the importing country; f. the hazardous properties and the proposed hazard labelling; g. advice on countermeasures in the event of an accident, on measures for safe disposal and on other precautionary measures, particularly to reduce exposure and emissions; h. the likely uses; i. the likely export date; j. the safety data sheet in accordanc
Para. 1 — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 1 let. c — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 1 let. j — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 1 let. j — SR 813.11 Para. 2 — SR 814.81 Para. 2 — Amended by No II of the O of 14 Oct. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 4675).
Art. 4 Export restrictions
1 The exporters must comply with the import decisions of the Parties. 2 They must not export any chemical under Annex 2 to a PIC Party that, in exceptional circumstances, has failed to transmit an import decision or has transmitted an interim response that does not contain an interim decision. 3 The ban under paragraph 2 does not apply if: a. the chemical concerned is registered or authorised at the time of import by the importing PIC Party; b. the chemical concerned can be proven to have previously been used or imported by the importing PIC Party and no ban on its use has been issued by the Party; or c. the exporter has received express consent for the import of the chemical from the importing PIC Party.
Para. 2 — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 3 let. c — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593).
Art. 5 Accompanying information and customs declaration
1 Any person exporting a hazardous substance or preparation in terms of Article 3 ChemO must: a. label the substance or preparation at least with the following information, taking into account the relevant international standards: 1. name of the manufacturer, 2. chemical name or trade name, 3. information on the hazards to humans and the environment and the appropriate protective measures; b. provide each recipient with a safety data sheet containing the latest available information. 2 … 3 The labelling under paragraph 1 and the safety data sheet must be worded in at least one official language of the importing country if this can be achieved at reasonable expense. In other cases, the most widely used foreign language in the importing country must be chosen. 4 Any person who exports a chemical under Annex 1 or 2 or imports a chemical under Annex 2 must state in the customs declaration that the chemical falls within the scope of this Ordinance. 5 Any person who exports a chemical under
Art. 5 — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 1 — SR 813.11 Para. 1 let. b — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 2 — Repealed by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, with effect from 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 4 — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593). Para. 5 — Amended by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, in force since 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 259
Art. 6
Repealed by No I of the O of 22 March 2017, with effect from 1 May 2017 (AS 2017 2593).
Art. 7 Import restrictions
The importers must comply with the import decisions from Switzerland in accordance with Article 14.