DANGEROUS CHEMICALS - EDEXIM - THE EUROPEAN DATABASE ON EXPORT AND IMPORT OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS CHEMICALS

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/92 has been adopted by the Council of the European Communities, in 1992, to improve information exchange on certain dangerous chemicals with third countries, particularly develo ping countries. To implement the notification procedure in accordance with the Regulation, a database has been developed to manage and simpl ify the procedure. The software exists in three versions; one adapted for use by the Designated Authorities of the Member States, another fo r the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) and the third one is an informat ion version aimed at Designated National Authorities outside the Europ ean Union and Industry. The database ''EDEXIM'' is currently working i n a PC environment and is being developed as an on-line system with a stand-alone client/server architecture.