Operating a laboratory in Germany requires strict adherence to European and national regulations designed to protect human health and the environment.

• REACH Regulation: Governs the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals. Laboratories must ensure that all substances are registered for their specific use-case.

• CLP Regulation: Standardizes the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of substances. In 2026, the use of GHS (Globally Harmonized System) pictograms is universal in German labs, providing instant visual warnings about toxicity, flammability, and environmental hazards.

• BfR Oversight: The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) plays a central role in assessing chemical safety, particularly for emerging substances and "forever chemicals" like PFAS.