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General export requirements

Under EU Regulation 689/2008, all exporters of chemicals should:

comply with EU packaging and labelling requirements;
label export with expiry date and production date and give expiry date for different climatic zones;
not export a chemical later than six months before its expiry date;
include a safety data sheet (SDS) with export and send SDS to each importer; and
provide label and SDS information in the official or principal languages of the destination country where practicable

Exportation requirements for pesticides:

optimise size of containers to minimise the risk of creating obsolete stocks;
label with specific information about storage conditions and storage stability under climatic conditions of importing country; and
comply with purity specification.

Updated: 14.03.11