The Notification Authority for Chemicals is the joint contact point for the notification and approval of chemicals for the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.
Administratively, it is assigned to the FOPH. The The notification authorityregistration office accepts applications for new substances, information on existing tested substances, and applications for the approval of active substances and preparations, as well as documents on existing tested substances and other . It also handles other notifications,. It coordinates the associated processes and issues the required decisions. Administratively, it is assigned to the FOPH.
Mauro Schindler
Head of the Notification Authority for chemicals
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Last modification 09.01.2023
Contact
Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Notification Authority for chemicals
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
3003
Bern
Switzerland
Tel.
+41 58 462 73 05
mon/tue/thu: 9am - 12noon