Country Profile - Germany

UFI/PCN

• There are no deviations from the general rules in the EU.
• Knowledge base PCN.
• Knowledge base UFI.

Poison Centre

• The safety data as entered into the PCN portal is shared with the national poison center of Germany (BfR).
• It is not allowed to mention the telephone number of the BfR the SDS or the label.
• It is not allowed to mention the generic EU emergency phone number (112) on the SDS or label.
• The SDS has to contain a telephone number on which adequate medical advice about the chemical product can be obtained in German.
  • Several commercial poison centers provide this service. It is, however, at a cost.
  • It could also be different telephone numbers than the ones from the German poison centers, however they have to fulfill the conditions mentioned above.
• More information.

National product register

• There is no (additional) national product register.

Detergents

• Detergents must be registered with the PCN portal regardless of their classification, which means that an SDS is also mandatory for non-hazardous detergents.
• More information.