G/TBT/N/EU/729  
21 July 2020  
(20-5008) 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 Commission  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Hazardous 
substances  
5. Title,  number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical 
and scientific progress, Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the 
European Parliamen t and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of 
substances and mixtures. (7 page(s), in English; 17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this draft proposal for an adaptation to technical 
progress of Regulation  (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of 
substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to amend Table 3 of Part 3 of Annex VI to 
the CLP Regulation, by introducing new and revised entries for the harmonised 
classification and labelli ng of 63 substances and by deleting 1 entry.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Ensuring the proper functioning of the EU internal market; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environme nt 
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.)  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1594835840192&uri=CELEX:32008R1272  G/TBT/N/EU/729  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  4th quarter 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (about two month 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/2020/TBT/EEC/20_4380_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_4380_01_e.pdf