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From: Chemical Hazards Handbook
Section: 3 The legal framework -

Chemical agents directive

The EU's Chemical Agents Directive has to be implemented in the UK by May 2001. It covers health and safety hazards of chemicals, and although the health provisions largely mirror COSHH, new or amended legislation will be needed to implement the Directive's provisions on emergencies, fire and explosions.

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