French Public Health Code
In forceThe information sent pursuant to Article L. 1341-1 to the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance and to the body mentioned in Article L. 4411-4 of the Labour Code, at their request, includes :
1° The existing name or names of the substance or mixture in question ;
2° The qualitative and quantitative composition of the mixture; where the mixture comprises one or more mixtures, the composition of which is not known to the manufacturer, importer or downstream user, the latter shall indicate the trade name and contact details of the supplier of the mixture or mixtures and shall forward the safety data sheet where this is required under the provisions of Article R. 4411-73 of the Labour Code;
3° Types of commercial packaging;
4° Types of use;
5° Physical properties;
6° The safety data sheet when required under the provisions of Article R. 4411-73 of the Labour Code;
7° The label provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.
The documents to be supplied are drawn up in French. They must be sent within a period not exceeding seventy-two hours, by any means, in particular via the secure information system mentioned in article R. 1340-6, and in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the ministers responsible for health, labour, the environment, industry and agriculture, in compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1340-6 and R. 1340-7.
At the request of the bodies mentioned in the first paragraph, manufacturers, importers or downstream users are also required to provide, as soon as they are asked to do so, the additional information needed, particularly in the event of a health emergency, to assess the risk and prescribe remedial measures.
Manufacturers, importers or downstream users of these substances or mixtures, placed on the market on national territory, shall, where appropriate, inform the requesting body of any information the dissemination of which they consider likely to result in the disclosure of business secrets. However, these provisions may not prevent the provision of the information mentioned in articles R. 4411-44 and R. 4411-45 of the Labour Code. If, at a later date, the declaring party itself makes public information that was previously confidential, it must inform the requesting body.
