SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS detailing the European Union’s amendment to Regulation (EU) No. 1272/2008 on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/197 was issued on January 5, 2024. It contains several important changes to Table 3 in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation. These include:
• Adding 28 new entries, including:
o Bisphenol AF (BPAF)
o Dibutyltin maleate
o Dibutyltin oxide
o Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO, with an average molecular weight of no more than 1,540 g/mol)
• Replacing 24 entries, including:
o Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) – a substance with a new carcinogenic 1B classification
The amendment came into force on January 25, 2024. It will apply from September 1, 2025, but stakeholders can classify, label and package substances and mixtures in accordance with this amendment before this date.
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SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the EU Revises CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures SafeGuardS. [www.sgs.com/en/news/2024/01/safeguards-0624-eu-revises-clp-regulation-on-substances-and-mixtures]
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For further information contact:
Dr. HingWo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
Tel: (+852) 2774 7420
Email: cp.media@sgs.com
Website: www.sgs.com/cp
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