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National Inspectorates - Romania

In Romania, the enforcement of REACH, CLP, BPR, POP and PIC Regulations is implemented under national law, in which the organisation and responsibilities of respective enforcement authorities and their means of control are stipulated, us follow:

  • Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forest (MMAP) – as coordinating authority
  • National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) – for REACH implementation
  • National Environmental Guard (NEG) – for REACH and CLP enforcement
  • National Labour Inspection (NLI) – for REACH enforcement related to safety and health of workers

Authorities responsible for REACH enforcement

  • National Environmental Guard – responsible for the REACH enforcement of duties relating to registration, authorization, restrictions and exchange of information.
  • National Labour Inspection – competent authority for the enforcement of the legislation implementing the provisions of REACH in relation with the provisions of safety and health of workers.

Authorities responsible for CLP enforcement

  • National Environmental Guard – responsible for the CLP enforcement of duties relating to registration, authorisation, restrictions and exchange of information.

Authorities responsible for BPR enforcement

Government Decision no. 617/2014 on establishment of institutional framework and of measures for enforcement of the BPR regulation concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products provided the following aspects:

Ministry of Health is assigned as competent authority for coordination of national-level measures required for enforcement of the Regulation.

The following entities are assigned as authorities responsible for performance of official controls on compliance with BPR requirements as per provisions of Art. 65(2):

  • Ministry of Health (State Sanitary Inspectorate) through public health directions
  • Ministry of Environment through the National Environmental Guard
  • National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority through its regional / Bucharest sanitary-veterinary and food safety directions.

Authorities responsible for POP enforcement

  • National Environmental Guard – responsible for POP enforcement

Authorities responsible for PIC enforcement

  • Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forest – coordinating authority
  • National Environmental Guard – responsible for PIC enforcement

Further information:

For the REACH and CLP enforcement activity of NEG, there are protocols of collaboration with the following national enforcement authorities:

  • State Sanitary Inspection;
  • National Labour Inspection;
  • National Customs Authority
  • National Authority for Consumer Protection
  • General Police Inspectorate

NEG also participates in European enforcement networks for chemicals (CLEEN) and for the environment (IMPEL).

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