Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) - Syrian Arab Republic (Ratification: 2006)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its reports, and the attached documentation. The Committee notes the references by the Government to national legal and administrative texts that appear to give effect to the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to supply the relevant texts, referred to in its reports, in order to enable the Committee to determine the extent to which the Convention is applied in the country, including the following:

–      Legislative Decree for Chemical Safety 2002–10;

–      National Chemical Safety Profile of 2009 adopted by the Ministry of Internal Administration and Environment;

–      Order No. 903 of 28 February 2005, taken by the President of the Council of Ministers;

–      Legislative Decree No. 64 of 2005;

–      Order No. 2907 of 2003 by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers on precautionary measures to be taken so as to protect employees against occupational hazards;

–      Act No. 50 of 2002, on the identification of the Public Authority for Environment Affairs and the upgrading of the Environment Protection Council;

–      Order No. 3060 of 25 August 1999 on a chemical safety system;

–      Circular No. 2455/15 of 1987 taken by the President of the Council of Ministers;

–      Order No. 269 of 1977;

–      Regular Decree No. 2680 of 22 February 1977;

–      Circular No. l/b/1/15 of 1977 taken by the President of the Council of Ministers;

–      Labour Code No. 91 of 1959;

–      Act on Waste.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2011.]