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COM(74)1152final
Brussels,23July1974
ALTERATION
totheProposalforaCouncilDirective
amendingforthefifthtimetheCouncilDirectiveof
27June1967concerningtheapproximation ofthelawsofthe
MemberStatesrelatingtotheclassification ,
packagingand.labellingofdangeroussubstances
(PresentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilpursuanttothe
secondparagraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty)
C0M(74)1152final

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EXPLMATORT IEMORAÎ1DUT.I
HavingregardtotheOpinion(l)oftheEuropeanParliamentandthe
discussions heldintheEconomicandSocialCommitteeontheProposal
foraCouncilDirective(2)amendingforthefifthtimetheCouncil
Directiveof27June1967concerningtheappro:cimation ofthelawsof
theMemberStatesrelatingtotheclassification ,packagingand
labellingofdangeroussubstances ,theCommissionconsidersitproper
toalter,underthesecondparagraphofArticle149of"fch°Treaty-
establishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,itsoriginalProposal.
TheCommissionagreeswiththealterationproposedbytheEuropean
Parliamentmakingitobligatorytoaccompanydangeroussubstancesby
adviceontheiruse.ItisthereforenecessarytoalterArticle2,
However,forthereasonssetoutinitslettertothePresidentof
theEuropeanParliament ,theCommissiondidnotfeelabletoaccept
theotheralterationproposedbytheParliament .
(D
(2)O.J.lio.C2,9Januaryl?74sP»59
O.J.No.C92,31October1973,P.3.

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ALTERATION
totheProposalforaCouncilDirective
amendingforthefifthtimetheCouncilDirectiveof27June
1967concerningtheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMember
Statesrelatingtotheclassification ,packagingandlabelling
ofdangeroussubstances
(AlterationmadeunderthesecondparagraphofArticle149
ofthcESCTrcaty)
TheCommissionaltersitsproposalasfollows:
Article2
Thefollowingparagraphisadded:
(2)Article6(3)isalteredtoreadasfollows:
"Adviceonsafetyprecautionsrelatingtotheuseofdangerous
substancesshallboprintedonthepackagingofsuchsubstances
or,wherethisisnotpossible,shallacconpanythesubstances.
Theadvioeshall,inconformitywiththereferencescontained
inthelistinAnnexI,bebasedonAnnexIVtothisDirective".