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Ref : EIC 230/6/14

30 March 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 196/2011

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

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 315/2010 dated 8 July 2010, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation to amend Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 286/2011 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:083:0001:0053:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 harmonises the provisions and criteria for the classification and labelling of substances, mixtures and certain specific articles within the European Union. Taking into account the adoption of the third revised edition of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), the terminology of different provisions and certain technical criteria in the Annexes of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

3. To ensure the suppliers of substances able to adapt to the new requirements for classification, labelling and packaging, except for certain provisions, the Regulation shall apply in respect of substances from 1 December 2012 and in respect of mixtures from 1 June 2015.

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,



(Miss Anita WONG)
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.