Details of Treaty No.064

European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products
Title European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products
Reference ETS No.064
Opening of the treaty Strasbourg, 16/09/1968  - Special conditions of opening for signature
Entry into Force 16/02/1971  - 3 Ratifications.
Summary

The Agreement aims to ensure the control of fresh water pollution not only from the standpoint of human needs but also to ensure the protection of nature in general. The Parties undertake to adopt measures, including legislative ones, to ensure that washing or cleaning products containing one or more synthetic detergents are not put on the market unless the detergents in the product considered are, as a whole, at least 80% susceptible to biological degradation.
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