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law (corpus of rules) > industrial legislation > hazardous substances legislation

Preferred term

hazardous substances legislation  

Definition

  • A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the production, use or clean-up of materials that pose a threat to human health and the environment, particularly materials that are toxic, corrosive, ignitable, explosive or chemically reactive.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3855

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