Guidance documents

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The list below contains all theGuidance Documents which are available, or will be available, on this website. These documents have been developed with the participation of many stakeholders: Industry, Member States and NGOs. The objective of these documents is tofacilitate the implementation of CLP by describing good practice on how to fulfil the obligations.

Some of these documents have been or will be translated into official EU languages. You can access the translations from this webpage: use the language menu on the top right corner of the page.

Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria

 

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Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria
Description:
This guidance is a comprehensive technical and scientific document series on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). The objective of this document series is to provide detailed guidance on the application of the CLP criteria for physical, health and environmental hazards. 
 

The introduction of guidance on the new hazard classes (part 3.11: Endocrine disruption HH, part 4.2 Endocrine disruption env, and part 4.3: PBT/vPvB and PMT/vPvM) in parts 3 and 4 of the CLP guidance, respectively, required that the guidance be split into its various parts for easier use. Therefore, the guidance on the application of the CLP criteria is now presented in five documents.

Note: It is important to consult part 1 before consulting any subsequent parts.

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Guidance on harmonised information relating to health emergency response - Annex VIII to CLP

 

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Guidance on Annex VIII to
CLP
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This document provides guidance on the provisions of Article 45 and Annex VIII to CLP. These concern the obligation to submit certain information on hazardous mixtures placed on the market, for emergency response reasons.
 
download full PDF document (02/05/2022)
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Introductory Guidance on the CLP Regulation

 

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Introductory Guidance on CLP
Description:
This document provides guidance on basic features and procedures laid down in the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP).
 
download full PDF document (15/01/2019)
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Guidance on labelling and packaging in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1272/2008

 

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Guidance on labelling and packaging
Description:
This document provides guidance on how to label and package substances and mixtures in accordance with the CLP Regulation.
 
download full PDF document  (02/03/2021)
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Guidance on the preparation of dossiers for harmonised classification and labelling

 

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Guidance on CLH dossiers
Description:
This document provides guidance for Member State Competent Authorities and for manufacturers (M), importers (I) and downstream users (DU) on how to compile and submit a proposal for harmonised classification and labelling of a substance. It also explains which procedure a corresponding dossier will undergo once it has been submitted.
 

download full PDF document (12/08/2014)
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