G/TBT/N/EU/325  
 
25 November 2015  
(15-6246)  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 language(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 the European Parliament and of the Council on 
classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (4 pages + Annex 
10 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: The purpose of this draft proposal for a ninth adaptation to 
technical progress of Regulation (EC) 1272/20 08 on classification, labelling and packaging 
of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to amend Annex VI to the CLP Regulation in order to include updated classi fications for 47 substances already subject to 
harmonised classification and to include new harmonised classifications  
The proposal also deletes table 3.2 that contains the lists of harmonised classification and 
labelling of hazardous substances which were based on the criteria set out in Annex VI to 
Council Directive 67/548/EEC as Directive 67/548/ECC was repealed from 1 June 2015. 
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/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:353:0001:1355:EN:PDF  G/TBT/N/EU/325 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 2nd quarter 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] 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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_4693_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_4693_01_e.pdf