CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Changes
The EU has published ATP-9, the 9th adaptation to technical and scientific progress to the CLP Regulation, containing important changes to Table 3.1 of Part 3 of Annex VI.
- (1888PressRelease) August 31, 2016 - The EU has published updates to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). On July 20, 2016, Regulation (EU) 2016/1179 was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU). It will take effect on March 1, 2018.
Regulation (EU) 2016/1179 is the 9th adaptation to technical and scientific progress (ATP-9) to the CLP regulation and contains important changes to Table 3.1 of Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation. These include:
• Deleting Tinurin 123 (EC number 406-750-9 and Index number 607-331-00-5) and Direct Blue FC 57087 (EC number 418-870-9 and Index number 609-066-00-0).
• Updating the classification and labeling requirements for 22 existing entries, including those for bisphenol A (BPA, EC number 201-245-8) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP, EC number 201-553-2).
• Creating 26 new entries, including those for lead powder and dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP).
In addition, BPA has been reclassified from Repr. 2 to Repr. 1B and the specific concentration limits for DIBP have been deleted.
At the same time, this update also deletes the list of substances in Table 3.2. The classification and labeling of these substances was based on the criteria set out in Annex VI to Directive 67/548/EEC, which was repealed and replaced by the CLP Regulation in June 2015.
Regulation (EU) 2016/1179 Effective Dates
Published on July 20, 2016, this new law has two effective dates:
• June 1, 2017 for the deletion of Table 3.2
• March 1, 2018 for the updates to Table 3.1
The new law will have a pronounced effect on products that are classified as substances, mixtures, or articles such as toys within the meaning of Directive 2009/48/EC.
More details of the changes and a comparison of BPA under ATP-9 to the CLP Regulation and Regulation (EU) 758/2013 are available in SGS SafeGuardS. Read the full EU Amends CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures SafeGuardS. (www.sgs.com/en/news/2016/08/safeguards-13616-eu-amends-clp-regulation-on-substances-and-mixtures)
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