European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences

Summary of the initiative

Name
EuCheMS - European Chemical Sciences
Objective(s)
Increasing clients' trust in the quality of the products/services; Raising industry standards; Avoiding government regulation. Act in the public interest. According to the code of conduct, "European Chemists" have a duty to: Observe any rules and regulations as may be determined by the European Chemist Registration Board; Maintain the honour and dignity of the profession to conduct themselves honourably in the practice of their profession; Have a special regard at all times to the public interest; Maintain the highest standards of competence and integrity; Have special regard to protection of the environment and to the safety of the public. The contents of the code apply to chemist: 1. Purpose; 2. Planning; 3. Personnel; 4. Information Management; 5. Materials; 6. Equipment; 7. Location; 8. Management and 9. Quality.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    1985
    Title of Act
    European Chemist Code of Conduct

    Geographical Coverage

    Participating Countries
    Austria
    Other countries
    Albania, Israel, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
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    Target Group(s)
    Chemical and molecular scientists.
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Unilateral code of conduct.
    Type of Financing
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    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commission
    National public authority
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)yesyesyes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    -
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulatoryes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
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    Downloads

    SMO self- and co-regulation database - private code 15