G/TBT/N/EU/398  
 
29 July 2016  
(16-4071)  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 telephon e 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/   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Hazardous substances 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission 
Regulation amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of th e European Parliament and of the Council on 
classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (3 pages + 826 pages of 
annex (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, in English) 
6. Description of content: The purpose of this draft proposal for an 11th adaptation to 
technical progress of Regulation (EC) 1272/20 08 on classification, labelling and packaging 
of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to enable the Commission to fulfil its commitment made in its declaration of 2 December 2008 to include the chemical names 
listed in Table 3.1 and Table 3.2 of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in all 
Community languages. Currently these chemical names are in English in all EU language versions of that Regulation.  
Council Directive 67/548/EEC has been repealed with effect on 1 June 2015. As a 
consequence, Table 3.2 will in all likelihood be deleted in accordance with Article 1(2) of the draft amending Regulation to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 to adapt to 
technical and scientific progress ('the 9th ATP'). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health and the environment, ensuring the proper 
functioning of the EU internal market.  
8. Relevant documents: Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and 
packaging of substances and mixtures, amen ding 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.):  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2008:353:TOC   G/TBT/N/EU/398 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 2nd quarter of 2017 
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (about a 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   
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