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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

8 July 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 315/2010

European Union (EU)* : Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 478/2009 of 24 September 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation laying down the levels, rules for payment, and fees to be levied by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as provided under Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) 440/2010 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:126:0001:0005:EN:PDF

DETAILS

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  2. Under Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008, a manufacturer, importer or downstream user of a substance can submit request to the ECHA for using an alternate chemical name, or submit proposals to the ECHA for harmonisation of classification and labelling of the substance, subject to the payment of specific fees to the ECHA. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are entitled to reduced fees payable to the ECHA. Details of the fees to be paid are at Annexes of the Regulation.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Peggy LEUNG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.




　

Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.