Bill entitled an Act to regulate and control the manufacture, use, placing on the market, export, import, transport, testing, storage, classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals; to make provision in relation to major accident hazards, and the prevention of accidents, involving chemicals; for those purposes to give further effect to Regulation (EC) No. 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals, Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents and Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency; to confer power on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to certain provisions of the treaties governing the European Communities and certain acts of the institutions of those Communities; and to provide for matters connected therewith
Last updated: 9 Jul 2008
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
9 Jul 2008
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
16 Apr 2008
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
16 Apr 2008
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
1 May 2008
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
1 May 2008
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
21 May 2008
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)21 May 2008
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
1 Jul 2008
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)1 Jul 2008
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
1 Jul 2008
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad
(Also known as Final Stage)1 Jul 2008
Completed
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Seanad First Stage
n/a
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
3 Jul 2008
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
3 Jul 2008
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
3 Jul 2008
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)3 Jul 2008
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
3 Jul 2008
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)3 Jul 2008
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
3 Jul 2008
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)3 Jul 2008
Completed
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Enacted
9 Jul 2008
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
9 Jul 2008
Completed
9 Jul 2008
An tAcht Ceimiceán, 2008
9 Jul 2008
Chemicals Act 2008
1 Jul 2008
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008
21 May 2008
As amended in Committee/Select Committee (Dáil Eireann)
Chemicals Bill 2008
1 May 2008
As initiated
Chemicals Bill 2008
Amendments
3 Jul 2008
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
18 Jun 2008
Report Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
20 May 2008
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
3 Jul 2008
Seanad Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages.
3 Jul 2008
Seanad Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage.
1 Jul 2008
Dáil Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages.
1 Jul 2008
Dáil Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Order for Report Stage.
21 May 2008
Select Committee On Enterprise, Trade And Employment
Chemicals Bill 2008: Committee Stage.
20 May 2008
Dáil Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Financial Resolution.
1 May 2008
Dáil Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Referral to Select Committee.
1 May 2008
Dáil Éireann
Chemicals Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage.