Introductory Guidance on the CLP Regulation - ECHA - Europa

Basic guidance to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures
Table 2.4: Obligations of a distributor (incl. retailer)
Obligations under CLP
Key Sections
5 You should assemble and keep available all the information
required for the purposes of classification and labelling under CLP
for a period of at least 10 years after you last supply a substance
or mixture. This information should be kept together with the
information required in Article 36 of REACH (CLP Article 49).
In case you take over the classification for a substance or mixture
derived by another actor up in the supply chain, you should
ensure that all the information required for the purpose of
classification and labelling (e.g. Safety Data Sheet) is kept
available for a period of at least 10 years after you last supply the
substance or mixture.
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Table 2.5: Obligations of a producer of certain specific articles
Obligations under CLP
Key Sections
1 In case you produce and place on the market an explosive article
as described in section 2.1 of Annex I to CLP, you should classify,
label and package this article according to CLP before placing it
on the market (CLP Article 4).
The same obligations apply as for importers, see Table 2.2 above,
apart from the obligation to notify the Agency
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2 As a producer or importer of articles, you should also classify
substances not placed on the market that are subject to
registration or notification in line with Articles 7(1), 7(2), 7(5) or 9
of REACH (CLP Article 4). You should classify in line with CLP
Title II (CLP Articles 5-14)
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