Resolution No.845/2000 - Prohibition of the production, importation, sale and use of asbestos (amphibole) fibres and of products containing them Jurisdiction Argentina Year 2000 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Resolución 845/2000 - Prohíbese la producción, importación, comercialización y uso de fibras de Asbesto variedad Anfiboles y productos que las contengan [Argentina] Serial title Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina Source 17 Oct. 2000, No.29505, p.6. Online availability [Spanish] http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/txtnorma/64604.htm Descriptors [Primary] Argentina, amosite, amphibole, asbestos, crocidolite, prohibition of use [Secondary] law Subject category Chemical safety Abstract This ministerial resolution bans all use of amphibole asbestos (in all its varieties, including crocidolite and amosite) in Argentina as of 16 Dec. 2000. CIS No. 04-19 Database ID 103213