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Commission Regulation (EU) No 487/2013 of 8 May 2013 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 487/2013 of 8 May 2013 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 487/2013 of 8 May 2013 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures Text with EEA relevance
OJ L 149, 1.6.2013, p. 1–59
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Official Journal of the European Union |
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 487/2013
of 8 May 2013
amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 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 (1), and in particular Article 53 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 harmonises the provisions and criteria for the classification and labelling of substances, mixtures and certain specific articles within the Union. |
(2) |
That Regulation takes into account the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (hereinafter ‘GHS’) of the United Nations (UN). |
(3) |
The classification criteria and labelling rules of the GHS are periodically reviewed at UN level. The fourth revised edition of the GHS results from changes adopted in December 2010 by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. It contains amendments concerning, inter alia, new hazard categories for chemically unstable gases and non-flammable aerosols and further rationalisation of precautionary statements. It is therefore necessary to adapt the technical provisions and criteria in the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 to the fourth revised edition of the GHS. |
(4) |
The GHS allows authorities to adopt labelling derogations for substances or mixtures classified as corrosive to metals but not corrosive to skin and/or eyes. It also allows the possibility to omit certain label elements from the packaging where the volume of the substance or mixture is below a certain amount. Provisions should be included to implement those measures at the Union level. |
(5) |
The terminology of different provisions in the Annexes and certain technical criteria should also be amended to facilitate implementation by operators and enforcement authorities, to improve consistency of the legal text and to enhance clarity. |
(6) |
To ensure that suppliers of substances can adapt to the new classification, labelling and packaging provisions introduced by this Regulation, a transitional period should be provided and the application of this Regulation should be deferred. This should allow for the possibility to apply the provisions laid down in this Regulation on a voluntary basis before the transitional period is over. |
(7) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
in Article 14(2), point (c) is deleted; |
(2) |
in Article 23, the following point (f) is added:
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(3) |
Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation; |
(4) |
Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation; |
(5) |
Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation; |
(6) |
Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation; |
(7) |
Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation; |
(8) |
Annex VI is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation; |
(9) |
Annex VII is amended in accordance with Annex VII to this Regulation. |
Article 2
1. By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, substances and mixtures may, before 1 December 2014 and 1 June 2015 respectively, be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by this Regulation.
2. By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, substances classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and placed on the market before 1 December 2014, shall not be required to be relabelled and repackaged in accordance with this Regulation until 1 December 2016.
3. By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, mixtures classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and placed on the market before 1 June 2015, shall not be required to be relabelled and repackaged in accordance with this Regulation until 1 June 2017.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply in respect of substances from 1 December 2014 and in respect of mixtures from 1 June 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
ANNEX I
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
A. |
Part 1 is amended as follows:
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B. |
Part 2 is amended as follows:
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C. |
Part 3 is amended as follows:
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(1) Non-rapidly degradable.
(2) Rapidly degradable.’
ANNEX II
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
In Part 1, section 1.1.2 is deleted. |
(2) |
In Part 3, sections 3.2 to 3.2.2.2 are replaced by the following: ‘3.2 Tactile Warnings 3.2.1. Packaging to be fitted with a tactile warning
3.2.2. Provisions relating to tactile warning The technical specifications for tactile warning devices shall conform to EN ISO standard 11683 as amended “Packaging — Tactile warnings of danger — Requirements”.’ |
ANNEX III
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
In Part 1, Table 1.1 is amended as follows:
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(2) |
In Part 2, Table 2.1, the supplemental hazard statement Code EUH006 is deleted. |
ANNEX IV
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
The introductory sentence is replaced by the following: ‘In selecting the precautionary statements in accordance with Articles 22 and 28(3), suppliers may combine the Precautionary Statements in the table below, having regard to clarity and comprehensibility of the precautionary advice. Where square brackets […] appear around some text in a precautionary statement in column (2), this indicates that the text in square brackets is not appropriate in every case and should be used only in certain circumstances. In these cases, conditions for use explaining when the text should be used are given in column (5). When a backslash or diagonal mark [/] appears in a precautionary statement text in column (2), it indicates that a choice has to be made between the phrases they separate in accordance with the indications provided in column (5). When three full stops […] appear in a precautionary statement text in column (2), details on the information to be provided are indicated in column (5).’ |
(2) |
Part 1 is amended as follows:
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(3) |
Part 2 is amended as follows:
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ANNEX V
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
Part 1 is amended as follows:
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(2) |
In Part 3, section 3.1 is replaced by the following: ‘3.1. SYMBOL: ENVIRONMENT
A pictogram is not required for the following environmental hazard classes and hazard categories: Section 4.1: Hazardous to the aquatic environment — Long-term hazard categories: Chronic 3, Chronic 4.’ |
ANNEX VI
Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
Part 1 is amended as follows:
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(2) |
In Part 3, Table 3.1, the supplemental hazard statement Code EUH006 is deleted for the substance with the Index No 601-015-00-0. |
ANNEX VII
Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) |
In Table 1.2 the following row is deleted:
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(2) |
Note 4 under Table 1.1 is replaced by the following: ‘ Note 4: Hazard statements H360 and H361 indicate a general concern for effects on fertility and/or development: “May damage/Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child”. According to the criteria, the general hazard statement can be replaced by the hazard statement indicating the specific effect of concern in accordance with section 1.1.2.1.2 of Annex VI. When the other differentiation is not mentioned, this is due to evidence proving no such effect, inconclusive data or no data and the obligations in Article 4(3) shall apply for that differentiation.’ |