Regulations on the control of inhalable substances Jurisdiction Costa Rica Year 1996 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Reglamento sobre el control de productos inhalantes [Costa Rica] Serial title La Gaceta - Diario Oficial (Costa Rica) Source 27 May 1996, 118th Year, No.100, p.2-3. Serial number Decreto No.25115-S Descriptors [Primary] Costa Rica, dangerous substances, organic solvents, toxic substances [Secondary] drug dependence, law, prohibition of use Subject category Chemical safety Abstract This Decree (effective on publication) introduces the regulation controlling inhalable dangerous substances. It prohibits the sale or supply of such substances to minors or the mentally incompetent. All such substances have to be appropriately labelled. All those who sell, import, manufacture, store or distribute substances that can be inhaled by addicts must register with the appropriate authority (part of the Ministry of Health), and may not employ minors, mentally incompetent persons and drug addicts. Manufacturing of such products is permitted only when no substitutes exist. The use of these products is prohibited if their characteristics cause unsafe working conditions. When they are used, workplaces must satisfy certain minimum safety criteria. CIS No. 97-368 Database ID 68788