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Permanent permit for the use of hazardous chemicals

Legal and natural persons using hazardous chemicals in the Republic of Slovenia, which are classified as:

  • acutely toxic (oral, dermal, inhalation), hazard categories 1, 2 and 3,
  • germ cell mutagens, hazard categories 1A and 1B,
  • carcinogenic, hazard categories 1A and 1B,
  • toxic for reproduction, hazard categories 1A and 1B,
  • specific target organ toxicity for single exposure, hazard category 1,
  • specific target organ toxicity on repeated exposure, hazard categories 1

they must be authorized to carry out activities with hazardous chemicals.

The permit is issued on the basis of the application and the submitted evidence of compliance.

The body responsible for chemicals shall keep a list of legal and natural persons who have obtained a marketing authorization for hazardous chemicals.

The activity of using hazardous chemicals may be performed by legal and natural persons who demonstrate to the body responsible for chemicals:

  • that they have their registered office in the Republic of Slovenia or one of the Member States of the European Union, whereby the latter must have a branch in the Republic of Slovenia, or a natural or legal person authorized to act on their behalf and for their account;
  • that, depending on the type and scope of activities, they have professionally qualified persons with the knowledge that enables them to perform their obligations and meet the requirements in accordance with this Act;
  • to implement specific technical or organizational measures for the marketing, production, storage or use of dangerous chemicals necessary for the protection of human health and the environment;
  • meet the requirements for facilities and the requirements for the scheduling and protection of individual groups of chemicals;
  • that they have not been deprived of a license to carry out activities on the basis of a final court judgment which shows that the holder of the license, who is a natural person, intentionally misused the license to manufacture or trade special groups of chemicals regulated by the strategic goods of special importance to safety and health and the law on drug precursors.