Enhesa global monitoring
During June and July 2013, several new environmental, health & safety and product regulations were adopted that could directly impact your business. The following overview provides a brief description of the regulatory developments per country, the
adoption date and the ID number of Enhesa’s monitoring report. For more details on any of these developments, you can
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International_
International
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UNECE publishes amendments to multilateral agreements under the ADR 15Jun-2013 [51352]
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UNECE amendments to multilateral
agreements under the ADR 01-Jul2013 [51627]
Africa and the Middle East_
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
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Companies
discharging
non-toxic
wastewater into public waters must
comply with new chemical parameters
09-Jun-2013 [51510]
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Bahrain
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New fines and penalties for employing
women in prohibited tasks 27-Jun2013 [51599]
Additional restrictions on the employment of young persons introduced 13Jun-2013 [51600]
Amendment to the maximum working
hours for certain category of work 13Jun-2013 [51601]
Additional protection measures against
the risks of electricity introduced 13Jun-2013 [51882]
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South Africa
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Egypt
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Buildings are subject to additional electrical safety requirements 27-Jun-2013
[49912]
Morocco
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Morocco adheres to the ILO Convention on Promotional Framework for
Occupational Safety and Health 04-Jul
-2013 [44858]
Amendment to the mandatory energy
efficiency labeling of electrical products
06-Jun-2013 [50489]
Companies releasing wastewater are
subject to new rules on wastewater
recycling and reuse 07-Jun-2013
[51494]
Saudi Arabia adheres to the Convention on minimum working age 07-Jun2013 [51926]
Changes to the National Environmental Management Laws increase penalties for violations 24-Jul-2013 [42859]
Employers must assess for hazardous
environmental conditions under the
general duty of care 28-Jun-2013
[51387]
United Arab Emirates
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Guidelines for the protection of marine
areas issued 01-Jul-2013 [50870]
Energy efficiency requirements for new
buildings
introduced
12-Jun-2013
[51116]
Implementation of the electronic monitoring systems for buildings 08-Jul2013 [51842]
Asia Pacific
Australia
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Coal mining and coal seam gas projects that impact water resources require Commonwealth environmental
approval 21-Jun-2013 [49753]
Protections for parents, pregnant workers and bullied employees adopted 28Jun-2013 [49756]
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National Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency created to provide better
Commonwealth, state and territory coordination on asbestos 21-Jun-2013
[49767]
Levy no longer imposed on importers
and manufactures of synthetic greenhouse gases for medical equipment
and medicines 13-Jun-2013 [51311]
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