EU Classification And Labeling Rules For Mixtures Effective June 2015

On June 1, 2015, new rules take effect for the classification and labeling ("C&L") of hazardous chemicals and mixtures distributed in the European Union ("EU").

The new standards were established in the EU's Classification, Labeling, and Packaging Regulation 1272/2008 ("CLP"), and they are binding upon all manufacturers, importers, or downstream users ("operators") bringing hazardous mixtures to market.

Also on June 1, 2015, a transitional period, during which operators could choose between applying either the CLP or the previous Dangerous Preparations Directive 1999/45 ("DPD"), will come to the end. In addition and on the same date, a sell-off "grandfathering period" for mixtures with the DPD C&L already in the supply chain will commence and then run until June 2017.