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COMMISSION OBTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1140final
Brussels,11July1973
DIRECTIVE (EEC)OFTVWCOUNCIL
amendingforthefifthtimetheCouncilDirectiveof
27June1967concerningtheapproximation ofthe
laws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsrelatingtotheclassification ,
packagingandlabellingofdangeroussubstances.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0JI(73)1140final

5EPIANATCRY MEMORANDUM
I.GENUSAL
On27June 196?'theCouncil adopted aDirective concerning theapproximation
ofthe Irtws relating totheclassification ,packaging andlabelling of "
dangerou -jsubstances (l)aslast amended "bytheCouncil Directive of
21Ilay1973(2)•This Directive isofageneral nature andlays down how
andtowliat extent thenational laws relating totheclassification ,packaging
andlabelling ofdangerous substances andpreparations should beapproximated .
TheDirective inquestion wassupplemented bytheCouncil Directive of
4June 1973 concerning thsapproximation ,ofthelaws oftheMember States
relating totheclassification ,packaging andlabelling ofdangerous
preparations ueed assolvents(3).
Since theprovisions relating tolabelling differ ineach directive ,itis
nownecessary toalign them .
Inorder toavoid double marking with symbols ofdifferent types ,the
markings forcarriage ontheonehand andformarketing andhandling onthe
other should now bedefined inrelation toeach other .
Thefollowing proposal foradirective will thus primarily fulfil two
objectives oftheTreaty ofRome ,namely :
-Toimprove theprotection ofhjiman life andhealth ,andinparticular
ofthose persons compelled tohandle dangerous substances bythenature
oftheir workj
–Toensure free movement ofgoods within theEuropean Community .
(1)OJNo196 ,16August 1967 ,p.1
(2)OJNo...
(3)OJNo

Asinthecase oftheaforementioned directives ,thepresent proposal for
adirective wasdrawn upwith aview tofull .harmordsation .
Theproposal foradirective wasdrawn upafter consulting aWorking .
Party comprising experts inthefields ofhuman health ,hygiene and
industrial safety ,andinclose collaboration with theemployees'
organisations fortherelevent "branches ofindustry intheMarober States ,
There must beconsultation oftheEuropean Parliament andtheEconomic
andSocial Committee inpursuance ofthesecond paragraph ofArtiole 100 (2)
oftheTreaty ,since theadoption ofthis Directive involves changes in
theMember States' statutory provisions .
I.
mPlAMTCSX NOTTS ONTHEARTICLE S
Article 1
This article sets outtheamendments totheDirective of27June 1957 •
Article 2
Theprovision that theinformation entered onthelabel must beclearly
legible andIndelible has todate been contained inArticle 7ofthe
Directive of27June 1967 •Since ,however ,.Article 7hasbeen redrafted ,
Article 6hasbeen amended asaresult .
*
Article 3
This Article lays down more precise specifications relating tothedimensions
ofthelabels andtherelationship "between themarkings forcarriage onthe
onehand andforthemarketing andhandling ontheother .TheArticle isalso
inline with theprovisions already adopted forsolvents .
Article 4
This Article contains some corrections totheEnglish text .
Articles 5ond 6
These Articles are common toall the directives .

ProposalforaCouncilDirective •
amendingforthefifthtimetheCouncilDirective
of27June1967concerningtheapproximation of
thelaws,regulations andadministrative provisions
relatingtotheclassification ,packagingand,
labellingofdangeroussubstances
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIMJNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle100thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSo&ielCommittee;
WhereasitisnecessarytoamendtheCouncil'sDirectiveof27June
concerningtheapproximation of.thelaws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsrelatingtotheclassification ,packagingandlabellingof
dangeroussubstances(l)aslastamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof
21Ifoy1973(2);whereascertainoftheprovisionsrelatingtothe
labellingandpackagingofdangeroussubstances ,mistbe-madeclearerand
supplemented ;whereasinanyeventtheseprovisionsmustbeharmonized
withthoseofthe1CouncilDirectiveof4June1973.concerningthe
approximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtotheclassification ,
packagingandlabellingofdangerouspreparationsassolvents(3);
Whereasthedimensionsofthelabelmustbeestablishedinproportionto
thecapacity'ofthepackage;
Whereasmoreoveritisnecessarytoadoptaregulationdefiningthe
relationship betweenthemarkingfortransportontheonehand,andthe
markingformarketingandhandlingontheother,inordertoavgiddouble
markingwithsymbolsofdifferingnatures;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakecertainamendmentstothewordingofthe
EnglishversionoftheDirective ;
(1)0JNo.196,16August1967,p.l
(2)0JNo
(3)OJNo

HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
TheCouncilDirectiveof27June19^7amendedinaccordancewiththe
followingarticles.
ArV;.«\e2
Article6(2),firsthalfofthesentence:"Everypackagecontaining
adangeroussubstancemusthearai.;.belmentioning...."isreplaced
bythefollowingtext:"Everypackagemu3tshowclearlyandindelibly
thefollowing..."
Article .3
Article7isreplaced "bythefollowingtext:
"(l)WhentheparticularsrequiredbyArticle6appearonalabel,the
lattermustbeplacedononeormorefacesofthepackage,sothatit
canbereadhorizontally whenthepackageisputdownnormally.
Thedimensionsofthelabelmr.stbeasfollows:
Capacityofthepackage
–lessthanorequalto3litres
-greaterthan3litresandnot
exceeding50litres
–greaterthan50litresandnot
exceeding500litres
-greaterthan50Clitresifpossible
atleast
atleast
atleast53.2e
52x74mm
74x105mm
105χ14οππι
148χ210ικη
Eachsymbolmustoccupyatleastatenthofthesurfaceofthelabel#
Theentiresurfaceofthelabelmuststicktothepackageimmediately
containingthesubstance.

(2)Alabelisnotrequiredwhenthepackageitselfbe^rginaconspicuous
mannertheparticularsspecifiedinparagraph1.
(3)TheMemberStatesmaymaketheplacingonthemarketofdangerous
substancesintheirterritorysubjecttotheuseofthenational
language^),forthedraftingofthelabel.
(4)ThelabellingrequirementsofthepresentDirectiveshallbedeemed
tobesatisfied:
a)Inthecaseofanouterpackagecontainingoneormoreinner
packages:
international
Wheretheouterpackageislabelledinaccordancewith/ruleson
thetransportofdangeroussubstancesandtheinnerpackage(s)
arelabelledinaccordance withthisGuideline.
b)Inthecaseofasinglepackage:
international
Wherethelatterislabelledinaccordancewith/rulesonthe
transportofdangeroussubstancesandwithArticle6,paragraph
2(a),(b)and(d)»
Article4
TheEnglishtextisamendedasfollows:
1*Theterm"highly"replaces
-"easily"inArticle *2(2(c)),
–"very"inArticle6(2(c)),
-"easily"inAnnexIIand
-"very"inAnnexIII,R22andR25
2.InAnnexIII,R23andR26,"extremely"replapes"highly".

Article 5
(1)TheMember States shall implement allthenecessary legal and
administrative provisions required ,inorder tocomply with this -
Directive within sixmonths ofitspublication ,andshall immediately
inform theCommission thereof .
(2)TheMember States shall ensure that theCommission isinformed of
thewording ofthenational legal provisions enacted inthe
field covered bythis Directive .
; Article 6
This Directive isaddressed totheMember States .