1. Chemicals regulations: main principles
The vast majority of chemicals regulations applicable in France are based on European legislation:
or by directives that must be transposed into national legislation;
or by regulations applicable in letter and simultaneously throughout the Community.
The current trend in the development of legislation is towards the establishment of regulations.
In the European regulatory system, a distinction is made between two types of texts:
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Règlement (CE) n° 178/2002 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 28 janvier 200 2 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
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