CLP Regulation
| 23x15px European Union regulation: | |
| Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | |
|---|---|
| Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 | |
| (Text with EEA relevance) | |
| Made by | European Parliament and Council |
| Made under | Art. 95 (EC) |
| Journal reference | |
| History | |
| Made | 16 December 2008 |
| Came into force | 20 January 2009 |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | COM (2007) 355 final, C191, 17.8.2008, p. 9 |
| EESC opinion | C204, 9.8.2008, pp. 47–56 |
| EP opinion | 3 September 2008 |
| Other legislation | |
| Replaces | Dir. 67/548/EEC Dir. 1999/45/EC |
| Amends | Reg. (EC) No 1907/2006 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The CLP Regulation[1] (for "Classification, Labelling and Packaging"[2]) is a European Union regulation which aligns the European Union system of classification, labelling and packaging chemical substances and mixtures to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS). It is expected to facilitate global trade and the harmonised communication of hazard information of chemicals and to promote regulatory efficiency. It complements the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC No 1907/2006)[3] and replaces the current system contained in the Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC)[4] and the Dangerous Preparations Directive (1999/45/EC).[5]
The regulation incorporates the classification criteria and labelling rules agreed at UN level, the so called Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). It introduces new classification criteria, hazard symbols (pictograms) and labelling phrases, while taking account of elements which are part of the current EU legislation.
The regulation requires companies to appropriately classify, label and package their substances and mixtures before placing them on the market. It aims to protect workers, consumers and the environment by means of labelling which reflects possible hazardous effects of a particular chemical. It also takes over provisions of the REACH Regulation regarding the notification of classifications, the establishment of a list of harmonised classifications and the creation of a classification and labelling inventory.
Implementation
The manufacturers and importers have already registered more than 140,000 substances with the European Chemicals Agency under the REACH Regulation. They have until 1 December 2010 to propose "provisional classifications" for these substances, which will be used for the labelling of pure substances from that date. The deadline for classifying mixtures is 31 May 2015.
Further legislation
Recently directive 2008/112/EC[6] and regulation (EC) No 1336/2008[7] were adopted. They adapt classification-based provisions in other existing EU legislation (“downstream legislation”) to the new rules.
References
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- European Commission > Enterprise and Industry > Sectors > Chemicals > CLP/GHS
- U.S. Commercial Service
