Any natural or legal person who manages hazardous products is obligated to comply with the general and specific regulations as applicable to their activity:
- 1)Executive Decree No 28113-S(*): Reglamento Registro de Productos Peligrosos of September 10, 1999, published in Alcance No 74 to La Gaceta No 194 of October 6, 1999.
(*)(Note from Sinalevi: By Article 2 of Technical Regulation RTCR 478:2015 Productos Químicos. Productos Químicos Peligrosos, Registro, Importación y Control, approved by Executive Decree N° 40705 of August 17, 2017, the following is established: "Hereinafter, in any regulation that refers to Executive Decree No. 28113-S of September 10, 1999, 'Reglamento para el Registro de Productos Peligrosos,' as a reference for any requirement, it shall be interpreted that the same correspond to what is indicated in this Decree." Said decree comes into effect as of May 3, 2018.)
(*) (Note from Sinalevi: By Article 2 of Technical Regulation RTCR 481:2015 Productos Químicos. Productos Químicos Peligrosos. Etiquetado, approved by Executive Decree N° 40457 of April 20, 2017, it is established that in any regulation that refers to Executive Decree N°28113-S of September 10, 1999, "Reglamento para el Registro de Productos Químicos Peligrosos," published in Alcance N° 74 to La Gaceta N° 194 of October 6, 1999, as a reference to any labeling requirement, it shall be interpreted that the same correspond to what is indicated in Executive Decree N° 40457 of April 20, 2017.)
- 2)Executive Decree No 11152-S: Reglamento General de Seguridad e Higiene del Trabajo of October 6, 1980, and its amendments. Published in La Gaceta No 30 of February 12, 1980.
- 3)Executive Decree No 19032-S: Reglamento de importación de precursores, sustancias o productos químicos o disolventes and its amendments. Published in La Gaceta No 122 of June 27, 1989.
- 4)Executive Decree No 25056-ME1C-MINAE: Reglamento de Uso controlado del Asbesto y los productos que lo contengan. Published in La Gaceta No 72 of April 16, 1996.
- 5)Executive Decree No 25352-S: Se prohibe la venta y suministro de sustancias inhalantes a menores de edad. Published in La Gaceta No 143 of July 29, 1996.
- 6)Law No 7808 Enmienda del Protocolo de Montreal. Relativo a sustancias que agotan la capa de Ozono, of June 11, 1998. Published in Alcance No 41 of La Gaceta No 140 of July 21, 1998.
- 7)Executive Decree No 24715: Reglamento para el Transporte Terrestre de Productos Peligrosos, of October 6, 1995. Published in La Gaceta No 207 of November 1, 1995.
- 8)Executive Decree No 23927: Adhesión al Convenio de Control de Movimientos Transfronterizos de Desechos Peligrosos y su Eliminación, of December 13, 1994. Published in La Gaceta No 9 of January 12, 1995.
- 9)Executive Decree No 27008: Transporte Terrestre de Productos Peligrosos, Señalización de las Unidades de Transporte de Materiales y Productos Químicos Peligrosos, of March 20, 1998. Published in La Gaceta N° 128 Alcance 33 of July 3, 1998.
- 10)Executive Decree No 18887: Importación y Tránsito por el País de Desechos Sólidos y Tóxicos, of March 9, 1989. Published in La Gaceta No 63 of March 31, 1989.
- 11)Executive Decree No 27879: Reglamento para el Transporte Sin Riesgo de Mercancías Peligrosas por vía Aérea, of May 6, 1999, published in La Gaceta No 101 of May 26, 1999.
- 12)Executive Decree No 27000-MINAE Reglamento sobre Desechos Peligrosos Industriales, of April 29, 1998. Published in La Gaceta No 124 of June 29, 1998.
- 13)Executive Decree No 27001-MINAE: Características y Listado de Desechos Peligrosos Industriales of April 29, 1998. Published in La Gaceta No 101 of May 27, 1998.
- 14)Executive Decree No 27378-S: Reglamento de Rellenos sanitarios of October 9, 1998. Published in La Gaceta N° 206 of October 23, 1998.
- 15)Executive Decree No 19049-S: Reglamento sobre Manejo de Basuras, of June 20, 1989. Published in La Gaceta No 129 of July 7, 1989.
- 16)Executive Decree No 27567-S, which mandates that any company engaged in the production, storage, distribution, and sale of gases for hospital use must perform analytical tests on them and certify their purity. Published in La Gaceta No 6. Alcance 1-Adel of January 11, 1999.
17. Executive Decree No 26042-S-MINAE: Reglamento de Vertido y Rehuso de Aguas Residuales. Published in La Gaceta No 117 of June 19, 1997.