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Chemical substances and health protection

National helpdesk CLP

In Italy, the National CLP Helpdesk was established at the National Center for Chemical Substances, Cosmetics and Consumer Protection (CNSC) of the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), in compliance with article 44 of Regulation 1272/2008 (CLP).

This article outlines the establishment in each Member State (MS) of a national technical assistance service (Helpdesk) with the aim of providing information on the responsibilities and the respective obligations of the regulation to manufacturers, importers, distributors, downstream users and any other interested party.