G/TBT/N/EU/521  
 
12 October 2017  
(17-5507) 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 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 Co mmission Regulation (EU) 2017/776 (and its accompanying annex) 
(5 + 8 pages, in English) . 
6. Description of content: The purpose of this draft proposal for an adaptation to technical 
progress of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling an d packaging of 
substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to amend table 3 (formerly table 3.1) to 
Annex VI to the CLP Regulation by introducing new and revised entries for the harmonised 
classification and labelling of 34 substances and deleting 1 su bstance.  It further amends 
Annex VI to the CLP Regulation by changing the title of one of its columns.   It also corrects 
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/776 (the 10th ATP (adaptation to technical progress) to 
CLP) on a few issues.  
7. Objective and ration ale, 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) No 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.). 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 1st quarter 2018  
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/en/  
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