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Sara FREZZATO: Occupational risk prevention consultant, IPRP, ORME Conseil
INTRODUCTION
Not all chemical agents classified as CMR necessarily fall within the scope of Decree no. 2001-97 of 1 er February 2001, known as the CMR Decree.
This practical information sheet will help you identify CMR chemical agents and activities that fall within the scope of the CMR decree, by answering the following questions:
what is a CMR agent?
what "regulatory" classifications exist?
which chemical agents and processes fall within the scope of the CMR decree?
how to spot CMRs in the workplace?
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