G/TBT/N/EU/629  
 
12 December 2018  
(18-7843) 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/  
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, o therwise 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 and 
correcting Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/669 (4 pages + Annexes 9 pages, in 
English)    
6. Description of content: The purpose of this draft Regulation for a 14th 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 to Annex VI of the 
CLP Regulation by introducing new or revised entries for the harmonised classification and 
labelling of 28 substances and by removing 2 substances.  It also amends Annexes II and 
III to the CLP Regulation by defining specifi c labelling obligation for mixtures containing 
titanium dioxide. Lastly, the classification of the substance pitch, coal tar, high temp. is 
corrected.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Other; 
Protection of human health and the environment, ensuring the proper functioning of the 
EU internal market.  G/TBT/N/EU/629  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and pac kaging 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.) http://eur -
lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:353:0001:1355:EN:PD
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9. Proposed date of adoption: 1st quarter 2019  
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  
The text  is available on the EU -TBT Website:  
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6403_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_6403_01_e.pdf