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    Asbestos: danger to life!

    Asbestos is not naturally present in Belgium. It is a highly toxic, natural, fibrous material. This is why, since the end of 2001, it has been strictly prohibited across Belgium...
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    Health risks

    Exposure to asbestos can lead to serious  diseases and sometimes even fatal diseases that manifest several years later. The Agency for Occupationnal Risks (Fedris)...
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    Classification and labelling of chemical products

    Chemical products are part of our daily life. You use them every day for cleaning, painting, gluing, oiling, greasing, etc. These products are required by us but sometimes there...
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    Mercury

    Mercury is a substance that is hazardous to health and environment even in very tiny doses. Therefore, several initiatives were taken by government authorities, especially at the...
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    Conventions on biodiversity

    Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) contains several obligations concerning cetaceans. States must legislate to ensure the...
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    European strategy on the mercury issue

    In order to reduce the exposure of populations to mercury, the European Union, in 2005, resolutely committed to restrict or prohibit most of its uses in the Member States and...
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    European legislation for regulating mercury

    Here is a non-exhaustive list of the European legislation in force on the mercury issue. In Belgium, given the fragmented nature of the competences, these legislations are...
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    The actors of the Madrid Protocol in Belgium

    FPS is a key player in implementing the protocol that protects the environment on the white continent. Under the Act of 21 July 2017, the Federal Public Service Health, Food...
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    Hazard symbols and their signification

    Incorrect use of chemicals can result in serious accidents. That is why the labels of many household products often show one or more hazard pictograms. These hazard symbols convey...
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    Read the H- and EUH-phrases carefully!

    In addition to hazard pictograms and hazard statements, a hazard label of a substance or mixture will also contain warning phrases (or R-phrases). These warning phrases will also...