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Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008

European companies that market substances and mixtures in Europe are obliged to know the dangers and to correctly classify all their chemical products in order to guarantee the protection of human health and the environment. To this end, on 31 December 2008, the European Commission published Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation) on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, which adopted the new classification criteria proposed by the United Nations Globally Harmonised System (GHS).

The CLP Regulation amends and repeals Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, obliging the chemical industry to reclassify all its products into new hazard classes and categories and to change the contents of its safety data sheets and labels.

These new criteria should apply to all substances and mixtures placed on the market in the European Union, with the exception of a few specific cases which may be covered by more specific classification and labelling rules, such as medicinal products, food additives, etc.

According to Article 45 of the CLP Regulation, companies marketing mixtures hazardous to health and/or with physical hazards are required to notify these to the Poison Centres established in each of the member states (e.g. Spanish National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (INTYCF, Spain)).

In addition, companies manufacturing or importing substances subject to REACH Registration and/or classified as hazardous have one month from the date of placing on the market to notify their substances to the Classification and Labelling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

ServiREACH offers you the necessary support to comply with the CLP Regulation in all member states of the European Union.

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The CLP Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is mandatory in Europe and harmonizes the criteria for the classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures in the EU, based on the UN’s Globally Harmonized System (GHS). This obliges all companies to classify their products under new hazard classes and to modify their labels and Safety Data Sheets. If your labels still follow old regulations (already repealed), you cannot market your products. At ServiREACH, we review and prepare your labels to ensure they comply 100% with the current regulation.

Yes. According to Article 45 of the CLP, if you market mixtures classified as hazardous (due to their physical or health effects), you are obliged to notify this information to the Poison Centres of each EU country where you sell the product. ServiREACH executed this harmonized European notification for you, ensuring that your mixtures are correctly notified with the competent bodies for health emergencies.

Classification should not be done “by eye”. The CLP Regulation establishes strict technical criteria. We perform the professional hazard calculation for your substances and mixtures by applying these official criteria. We provide you with a justification report with detailed calculations and, if theoretical data is insufficient, we propose the necessary laboratory tests to support the actual classification of your product.

The Classification & Labelling (C&L) Notification is a mandatory procedure to communicate the classification and labelling of your substances to the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency). You must do this if you manufacture or import substances subject to REACH registration or classified as hazardous, and you have a maximum period of one month from their placement on the market.. If you have not yet done so, ServiREACH helps you process this notification quickly to avoid non-compliance.

Yes. We offer a CLP Diagnosis service where we analyze your specific commercial activity and your products to determine your exact obligations under the CLP Regulation. We evaluate your current degree of compliance and define a personalized strategy to correct any deficiencies, ensuring the protection of health, the environment, and the legal continuity of your business.

Does the CLP regulation affect you?

If you need to know the hazard classification, labeling of your products, or to carry out their notification to the C\&L Inventory or toxicology centers, you can count on us. Are you interested?