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Chemical Management in Non-EU Countries ______________________________________________________________ SERBIA UKRAINE • Out of Eastern European countries who are candidates to the EU, only Serbia adopted requirements in line with REACH and CLP. • Ukraine has adopted the 1st version of GHS. • Serbia adopted the 3rd edition of GHS • The Serbian Act on Chemicals of 2009 was amended several times to bring it in line with EU developments. • As in the EU, in Serbia operators must classify, label and pack chemical substances in line with the old system set by two directives relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations and CLP. ©2014 Enhesa. All rights reserved • Decree of 2012 includes requirements similar to those contained in the CLP regulation. • Under this decree, employers must carry out workplace exposure determination to assess whether workers exposure to hazardous substances is within the occupational exposure limits. Eastern Europe Regulatory Update 26