Detergent and Cleaning Agent Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on the environmental compatibility of detergents and cleaning agents |
| Short title: | Detergent and Cleaning Agent Act |
| Abbreviation: | WRMG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Commercial administrative law , environmental law |
| References : | 753-12 |
| Original version from: | August 20, 1975 ( BGBl. I p. 2255 ) |
| Entry into force on: | 1st September 1975 |
| New announcement from: | July 17, 2013 ( BGBl. I p. 2538 ) |
| Last revision from: | April 29, 2007 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 600 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
May 5, 2007 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 252 Regulation of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1357 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The German Washing and Cleaning Agents Act (WRMG) , referred to in the long title as the “Law on the Environmental Compatibility of Detergents and Cleaning Agents”, regulates the environmentally compatible composition of washing and cleaning agents on the German market.
In particular, the biodegradability of the surfactants contained in detergents and cleaning agents and the amounts of phosphates they contain are important aspects. In addition to the ban on certain ingredients, manufacturers are also obliged to label or publish the ingredients used, as well as information on the water hardness range. A forerunner of the WRMG was the "Law on detergents in washing and cleaning agents" of September 5, 1961 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1653).
In 2010, the cleaning agent Por Çöz was temporarily banned on the basis of the law , as it poses a serious health hazard with 20% nitric acid . This is the first time that this option has been used.
Web links
- Text of the detergent and cleaning agent law
- Background information on the Detergents and Cleaning Agents Act ( Memento of March 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), including the full text of the Detergent and Cleaning Agents Act (PDF; 210 kB) ( Memento of December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Footnotes
- ↑ bmu.de: Law on the environmental compatibility of detergents and cleaning agents ( Memento of December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 210 kB), WRMG in full text, accessed on April 6, 2010
- ↑ storebird.de: Environmental compatibility of cleaning agents
- ^ Federal Environment Agency , press release 051/2010 , October 28, 2010: Federal Environment Agency prohibits corrosive cleaning agent "Por Çöz"
