G/TBT/N/EU/926  
21 September 2022  
(22-7076) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Hazardous 
substances and mixtures  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation  (EU) amending Regulation No 1272/2008 as regards 
hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances 
and mixtures; (10 page(s), in English), (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Amendment of EU classif ication and labelling rules for chemicals 
to introduce new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors (ED) for human health and the 
environment as well as for other environmental hazards, namely persistent, 
bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), very persistent and  very bioaccumulative (vPvB), 
persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), very persistent and very mobile (vPvB) substances 
and mixtures.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Increased protection of human health and the environment against 
hazardous substances, by providing cross -cutting criteria for European chemicals 
regulations. This will also ensure the proper functioning of the EU internal market; 
Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the  environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and 
mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending 
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1)  G/TBT/N/EU/926  
 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  4th quarter 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (about two months after adoption)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_6411_00_e.pdf  
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