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NEW CLP REGULATION 1272/2008/EC

(implementing GHS)

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Topics

What is CLP? Business Impact Assessment Critical CLP Timelines REACH & CLP Timelines Compared Practical reclassification How CLP impacts on REACH and vice versa How prepared are we? Summary / Conclusions

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What is CLP? Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 16 December 2008 on Classification, Labelling and Packing (CLP) of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directive 67/548/EEC (i.e.DSD) and 1999/45/EC (i.e DPD) and amending Regulation No 1907/2006 (i.e. REACH) came into force on 20 January 2009

Implements Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of Classification and labelling in the EU

Covers all 27 EU and EEA countries

GHS sets optional building blocks from which countries can choose

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Business Impact Assessment

CLP

Site safety Systems

Supplychain

Cost

StorageProduct

Re-assessment

Staff training

Other regulations

Lab safety

Plant safety

Suppliers

Transport

Customers

Key drivers:Reclassification/SDS

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Substances Mixtures

16 Dec 2008

Critical CLP Timelines

CLP Regulation

CLP compulsory

1 Dec 2010 1 Jun 2015

1 Dec 2010

C&L under CLP aligns with first REACH registration deadline Notification to the C&L Inventory mandatory

20 January 2009

1 June 2015

All mixture must be reclassified and labelled in accordance with CLP (GHS)

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Substances Mixtures

1 June 2007

CLP & REACH Timelines Compared

CLP Regulation

REACH: registration deadlines (substances)

HPV, >1t/a CMRs, >100t/a R50/53 > 100 t/a > 1 t/a

CLP compulsory

1 Dec 2010 1 Jun 20151 June 2013 1 Jun 201820 January 2009

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Practical Reclassification

To comply, companies will need to re-assess all the test data of their chemicals and mixtures

Not included in CLP

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Examples: Sodium carbonate – EU now

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WARNING

Causes severe eye irritation

Keep out of reach of children Do not breath dust In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with water and seek medical

advice

CLP

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HARMFUL

May cause lung damage if swallowed

NOW

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DANGER

May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

CLP

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GHS /CLP Pictograms

Environ. hazard

“Low Level” Health Hazard

Chronic Health Hazard

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How prepared are we?

Trained staff ready for implementation within deadline

New global system being implemented

Phased product review is planned

New labels and SDS/MSDS for customer

Staff available to answer customers’ questions

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Fisher Scientific fully supports the principle of CLP / GHS and is

on track with plans to ensure compliance of all its products under

the new system

CLP/GHS creates level playing field for businesses

CLP is a regulation and must be implemented directly in all EU

Member States

Summary / Conclusions