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The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023

  • Legal

Jurisdiction: Great Britain

Commencement: 31st December 2023

Amends: Assimilated Regulation 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

Mini Summary

The assimilated Regulation 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures introduces a globally harmonised system for classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals. Following the UK’s departure from the EU, this Regulation has been incorporated directly (with amendments) into domestic law in Great Britain. This entry describes the GB version of CLP.

Duties

Various duties apply.

 

Amendment

It is no longer a requirement to include the chemical’s unique formula identifier in the supplemental information section of a label.

The following amendments are revoked in response to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (a previous update).

  • Regulation (EU) 2017/542 amending the CLP Regulation by adding an Annex on harmonised information relating to emergency health response.
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/11 amending the CLP Regulation as regards information relating to emergency health response.
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/1676 amending Article 25 of Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures as regards bespoke paints.
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/1677 amending Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures in order to improve the workability of information requirements related to emergency health response.

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