Ordinance
on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations
(Chemicals Ordinance, ChemO)

¹ Any­one who sup­plies sub­stances or pre­par­a­tions as spe­cified in Art­icle 19 to pro­fes­sion­al users or traders in a com­mer­cial ca­pa­city must provide them with a cur­rent safety data sheet. In re­tail out­lets, the safety data sheet must be provided on re­quest.

² The safety data sheet must be provided:

a.

when sup­ply­ing a sub­stance or pre­par­a­tion as spe­cified in Art­icle 19 let­ters a–c: at the latest at the time it is first sup­plied and on re­quest with sub­sequent de­liv­er­ies;

b.

when sup­ply­ing a pre­par­a­tion as spe­cified in Art­icle 19 let­ter d: on re­quest.

³ Safety data sheets must be provided as fol­lows:

a.

free of charge;

b.

in the of­fi­cial lan­guages re­ques­ted by the pro­fes­sion­al user or trader or, by mu­tu­al agree­ment, in an­oth­er lan­guage; the an­nex to the safety data sheet may be writ­ten in Eng­lish;

c.

on pa­per or in elec­tron­ic form; the safety data sheet is to be provided on pa­per if this is re­ques­ted by the pro­fes­sion­al user or trader.