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
3) 1 June 2015: CLP replaces DPD for the classification, labelling and
packaging of mixtures
From 1 June 2015 the following rules shall apply:
• substances must be classified in accordance with CLP only;
• mixtures must be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with CLP only,
but mixtures already classified, labelled and packaged according to DPD and
placed on the market (i.e. “on the shelves”) before 1 June 2015 will only have to
be re-labelled and re-packaged by 1 June 2017; and
• substance and mixture classifications according to CLP must be provided in the
Safety Data Sheet.
Registrations submitted before 1 December 2010 shall contain the
classification and labelling according to DSD.
It is advisable to also include the classification and labelling in accordance
with CLP in the registration dossier. In that case, you do not need to submit
a notification
Registrations submitted between 1 December 2010 and 1 June 2015 shall
contain the classification according to CLP. The registration dossier may
also contain the classification according to DSD
Registrations submitted after 1 June 2015 shall contain only the
classification according to CLP alone
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