ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 575 Intersectoral Committee for Chemical Safety ........................................................ 576 The CORS (Until 2008 the National Chemicals Bureau) ...................................... 580 International Agreements and International Activities of the RS in the Chemicals Safety Area ................................................................................. 581 Slovenia as an EU Member .................................................................................... 584 Slovenia as a CEE Country .................................................................................... 585 The Most Important Indicators and Practical Tools on Chemicals Safety in Slovenia .................................................................................................585 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 587 Reference ............................................................................................................... 589
health in connection with chemicals, since there have been certain negative experiences in some regions concerning chemical production. This is the main reason that Slovenia has made great strides as far as developing chemical safety is concerned. Slovenia took the žrst steps in developing chemical safety within the framework of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) by having its experts participate in the then Federal Commission for Toxins. In addition to relevant rules applied throughout the SFRY, Slovenia also had its own rules in place when it came to toxic substances and Plant Protection Products (PPP). After gaining independence, Slovenia made full use of the expertise gained in the former SFRY to start setting up a modern approach to chemical safety based on fresh impetus and associations with a number of other European Union (EU) Member States, through the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD and the country’s efforts to join the EU, as well as through its active participation in international forums such as the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS).
