The 21 employees of the Product Registers have varied competence, and provide knowledge about chemicals contents and use.

Founding and purpose of the Product Register

The Product Control Act and Working Environment Act and Fire Prevention Act are basis for the regulations relating to classification on labelling of dangerous chemicals. §21 state the need to declare products to the Product Register. In addition, The Declaration and labelling of microbiological products set rules for declarations to the Product Register.

The use of the data in the Product Register

There are about 25 000 products registered in the Product Register. The number increases about 500 products pro year. The information from the Product Register is used as follow:

• The Governments supervision of product labelling and chemical documentation.
• Risk analysis of chemical substances or product types.
• Statistics for the National Authorities, as well as supervision of chemical substances on the Norwegian market.
• Basis for advice and guidance in emergency poisoning given by the Poison Control.

The Product Register in first and foremost a service institution for the following governmental institutions:

• Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority
• Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
• Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Poison Information Centre)
• National Institution of Occupational Health
• The Norwegian Institute of Public Health
• Petroleum Safety Authority Norway
• Statistics Norway
• Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning

Receipt and declaration number

When a product is satisfactory declared, The Product Register sends out a receipt and a declaration number. The declaration number is a uniquely associated between a company and a product. This number must be used on the MSDS and can be printed on the label. Products with a declaration number give a sense of security for the users of the product. This is because all necessary information about the product will be available for e.g. health workers or rescuers on demand. This can give the product an advantage in the marked for such products.

Protection of the data in the Product Register

The Ministry of the Environment lays down specific security requirements for the Product Register. The Ministry of the Environment has appointed a board (Security Board) to supervise that the Security Regulations are being observed. The private industry has representatives on the Security board. The board task is to supervise the administrative, technical and physical security at the Product register and its users.

The Product Register has security authorisation from the Norwegian NSA (National Security Agency).

You will find more details about this issue under Security Information.

Information

If You wish to know more about declaration of chemical products, our excellent employees will be happy to answer any questions over the telephone or by e-mail.

A company/product database is a available on the Internet: http://www.pib.no

Postal address: Po. Box 8180 Dep, 0034 Oslo

Visiting address: Schweigaardsgate 34E

Telephone: +47 22 05 48 80

Webpage: www.sft.no/produktregisteret

E-mail: produktregisteret@sft.no

There are also product registers in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The Nordic product registers are not related to each other, but the employees meets on a regular basis to discuss and exchange experiences.