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ANNEX II 
Declaration by the European Economic Community on the Generalized Preferences System 
The European Economic Community confirms the importance of the Generalized Preferences System — 
implemented by it in accordance with Resolution No 21 (II) of the Second United Nations Conference on 
Trade and Development — for the developing countries' trade. 
With a view to enabling Chile to make the best and fullest possible use of the European Economic 
Community's preference scheme, the Community hereby declares its willingness to examine in the Joint 
Committee the possibility of identifying ways of enabling Chile to derive maximum benefit from the 
scheme in question. 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive amending for the seventh time Directive 
67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions 
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (') 
COM(90) 566 final — SYN 227 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 27 November 
1990) 
(90/C 318/08) 
The Commission, on the basis of the opinion delivered 
by the European Parliament in its first reading on 10 
October 1990, modifies its original proposal pursuant to 
Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty as follows: 
1. The second recital now reads: — consists of less than a simple weight majority 
of molecules of the same molecular weight. 
Such molecules must be distributed over 
a range of molecular weights wherein 
differences in the molecular weight are 
primarily attributable to differences in the 
number of monomer units. 
'Whereas disparities in these conditions in the 
Member States directly affect the functioning of the 
internal market and do not guarantee the same level 
of safety for human health and the protection of the 
environment.'; In the context of this definition a "monomer 
unit" means the reacted form of a monomer in 
a polymer.'; 
2. Article 2 (1) (g) of Directive 67/548/EEC reads as 
follows: 
'(g) A polymer means: 3. Article 3 (1), first subparagraph, of Directive 
67/548/EEC: remove 'preparation'; Article 3 now 
reads: 
— a substance consisting of molecules charac­
terized by the sequence of one or more 
types of monomer unit, 
— comprising a simple weight majority of 
molecules containing at least three 
contiguous monomer units which are 
covalently bound to at least one other 
monomer unit or other reactant, and '1. The physico-chemical properties of the 
substances shall be determined according to the 
methods specified in Annex V, part A; their toxicity 
shall be determined according to the methods 
specified in Annex V part B and their ecotoxocity 
according to those specified in Annex V part C; 
(') OJ No C 33, 13. 2. 1990, p. 3. Article 8 (1), fourth indent of Directive 67/548/EEC 
now reads: 
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'— substances used exclusively as additives in food­
stuffs as covered by Directive 80/107/EEC and 
substances used exclusively as flavourings in 
foodstuffs and which are covered by Directive 
88/388/EEC 
(NB: This will require the addition of an extra 
footnote: 'OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1988, p. 61.'); 
5. Article 11 (2) of Directive 67/548/EEC now reads: 
'2. In the case of notifications submitted in 
conformity with Article 6, within a period of 60 days 
following receipt of the dossiers, the authority will 
inform the notifier in writing as to whether the 
dossier has, or has not, been accepted as being in 
conformity with the Directive. 
In the event that the dossier has been accepted the 
authority will at the same time advise the notifier of 
the official number which has been allocated to the 
notification. In the event that the dossier is not 
accepted, the authority will inform the notifier as to 
what further information he is required to provide in 
order to bring the dossier into conformity.'; 
6. Article 17(1) of Directive 67/548/EEC: add two 
extra subparagraphs (e) and (f) as follows: — 
'(e) recipients of whatever capacity containing 
substances either made available to, or sold to 
the general public, and which are labelled as 
very toxic, toxic or corrosive according to this 
Directive shall be equipped with child proof 
fastenings and carry a tactile warning of danger; 
(f) recipients of whatever capacity containing 
substances either made available to, or sold 
to the general public, and which are labelled 
as harmful, extremely flammable or highly 
flammable according to this Directive shall carry 
a tactile warning of danger.'; 7. Article 17 (2) of Directive 67/548/EEC: 
Second and third indents to be deleted; 
8. Article 17 (3) of Directive 67/548/EEC: now reads: 
'3. Any technical specifications which may be 
necessary with regard to the devices referred to in 
paragraph 1 (e) and (f) shall be adopted by the 
procedure in Article 24 and shall be given in Annex 
IX, in particular: 
— in Annex IX, Part A relating to child resistant 
fastenings; 
— in Annex IX, Part B relating to tactile warnings 
of danger.'; 
9. Article 20a (new) of Directive 67/548/EEC: 
'Recommending or praising a substance belonging to 
one or more of the categories specified in Article 
2 (2) without mentioning the category or categories 
to which it belongs is prohibited.'; 
10. Article 21 (1) of Directive 67/548/EEC: remove 
'preparation' (twice); Article 21 (1) now reads: 
'1. At, or if appropriate before, the first delivery 
of a dangerous substance, any manufacturer, 
importer or distributor shall communicate to the 
recipient the information necessary for the 
protection of man and tb.6 environment by the means 
of a safety data sheet. This data sheet may 
be communicated on paper or electronically. 
Subsequently, the manufacturer, importer or 
distributor shall forward to the recipient of the safety 
data sheet any new relevant information on the 
substance which has become known to him.'; 
11. Article 21 (2) of Directive 67/548/EEC now reads: 
'2. Rules relating to the elaboration, distribution, 
content and format of the safety data sheets referred 
to in paragraph 1 will be established according to the 
procedure foreseen in Article 24.'