Art. 27 – Information for recipients

Art. 27³⁸

Information for recipients

Any person who puts substances into circulation must:

inform recipients about their environment-related properties;

provide recipients with instructions so that, when the substances are handled correctly, they do not present a danger to the environment or indirectly endanger people.

The Federal Council issues regulations on the nature, content and extent of the information given to recipients.³⁹

38 Amended by No I of the FA of 21 Dec. 1995, in force since 1 July 1997 (AS 1997 1155; BBl 1993 II 1445).
39 Amended by Annex No II 2 of the Chemicals Act of 15 Dec. 2000, in force since 1 Aug. 2005 (AS 2004 4763, 2005 2293; BBl 2000 687).

Legal act context: SR 814.01 · EPA · Federal act · Federal Act of 7 October 1983 on the Protection of the Environment (Environmental Protection Act, EPA)

Structure path: Title 2 Pollution Control Chapter 2 Environmentally Hazardous Substances

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Art. 27³⁸