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
12. Classifying substances
Basic steps for classifying substances
There are four basic steps for classifying your substances, as set out in Figure 12.1:
Getting started
Hazard
classification
Figure 12.1: Four basic steps for classifying your substances
7. General features
of classification
8. Using harmonised
classifications
9. Using the
translation tables
10. Sources of
information
11. The role of
testing in CLP
12. Classifying
substances
13. Classifying
mixtures
Hazard
communication
Follow-up to
classification
REACH and EU
downstream
legislation
Gathering available information
You should gather relevant and reliable information to help determine the classification
for each of your substances. This information may include:
• results of tests carried out according to the Test Method Regulation (EC) No
440/2008 (CLP Article 5(1)(a));
• results of testing carried out according to sound scientific principles that are
internationally recognized or methods validated according to international
procedures (CLP Article 5(1)(a) and Article 8(3)). This includes results of testing
based on methods or standards as laid down in the UN Manual of Tests and
Criteria and which are referred to in Part 2 of Annex I;
• results of the application of non-test methods such as (Q)SAR, read-across,
category approach (CLP Article 5(1)(c)) and section 1 of Annex XI to REACH) and
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