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New CLP Regulation - and now?

13.05.15INPACS HO
From June 1st 2015 manufacturers will be only allowed to bring products on the market, which are classified in accordance with the new CLP regulation.

What is CLP?

CLP stands for "Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures" which, as its title suggests, refers to the new EU regulation on classification, labeling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures. This regulation is based on the current and valid world system "Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)".
 
What are the aims of CLP and GHS?

The aim is to create a unified global regulation for classification and labeling of chemical substances and mixtures, to protect users from potential risks originated by chemicals and mixtures.

What's new?

  •     Globally uniform criteria for classification and test methods
  •     Harmonized criteria for hazard communication, labeling and MSDS
  •     New hazard pictograms
  •     Signal words "Warning" or "Hazard" can complement the pictogram
  •     In future, there are 29 hazard classes
  •     H-phrases (hazard statements) = risk statements
  •     P-phrases (precautionary statements) = safety instructions
  •     Supplementary EUH-phrases (European hazard statements)

Deadlines: 

All product labels, Safety Data Sheets and operating instructions need to be in accordance with CLP, from 1st  June 2015, on manufactured mixtures (e.g. detergents and care products), which are covered by the CLP regulation.  

Until 31st May 2017, there is a sell-off period for mixtures, which have been produced or manufactured before 1st June 2015. Customers may continue to use up after the sell-off period previous, undeclared CLP products.  

From 1st June 2017, all chemical products of a distributor -incl. those in stock, must be labelled according to CLP. End users are no longer allowed to receive any products, which are not classified according to the CLP regulation.  

Igefa adjusts their CLEAN and CLEVER chemicals product by product accordingly to the CLP regulations. Some products have already been produced and are now available with the new CLP labels, the rest will follow soon.  At the same time igefa will also use this process to harmonize and standardize the CLEAN and CLEVER labels for chemicals in order to create a uniform label with standardised languages and one defined sales area.

Igefa’s new CLEAN and CLEVER Chemicals CLP labels will include four languages DE|FR|NL|EN. English is considered to provide a better understanding for non-native speakers of the other three languages.