Section 1: Definitions

For the purposes of this Title, the definitions of the terms used are those set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

The purpose of toxicovigilance is to monitor and assess the acute or chronic toxic effects on humans of exposure to an article, mixture or substance, whether natural or synthetic, available on the market or present in the environment, with a view to taking warning and preventive action. This chapter applies subject to the provisions relating to other vigilance systems regulated by this Code.