CELEX: 51981PC0274
Language: en
Date: 1981-06-02
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 77/728/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of paints, varnishes, printing inks, adhesives and similar products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (81) 274
Vol. 1981/0091
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 COM(81)274 final
                                                 Brussels , 2 June 1981
                                   Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
            amending Directive 77 / 728 / EEC on the approximation of
            the laws , regulations and administrative provisions of
            the Member States relating to the classification , pack­
            aging and labelling of paints , varnishes , printing inks ,
            adhesives and similar products
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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  C0M(81 ) 274 final
 ---pagebreak---                                       Exclanatory memorandum
 I.      General.
         Directive 77 / 728 / EEC on the approximation of the- Laws , regulations
         and administrative provisions of the Meniber. States relating to the
         classification , packaging and labelling of paints , varnishes , printing
                                                    (1)
       . inks , adhesives and similar products          was approved by the Council on
         7 November 1977 .      It has two aims , to secure free trade within the
         European Community and to protect persons using these products 'by.
         an adequate labelling .             '
        The abovement ioned Directive is based -on and refers to the Council •
         Directives 67 / 548 / EEC relating to the classification , packaging and
         labelling of dangerous substances and 73 / 173 / EEC relating to solvents .
         Directive 67 / 548 / EEC on dangerous substances was last amended on
                               (2)
         18 September 1979       , and Directive 73 / 173 / EEC relating to solvents
         on 22 July 1980 C3) .
         These amendments must now be taken into account .          They make it
         necessary to adapt the scope of Directive 77 / 728 / EEC and in particular
         to bring it in line with Directive 73 / 173 / EEC .
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         Advantage should also be taken of this opportunity to clear up diffi­
         culties of interpretation „in the existing text , some passages of which
         need to be supplemented and drafted more precisely .          <
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II .     Comments on the articles
           Article 1
           This article amends various parts of Article 3 in the existing
           Directive which governs the classification of preparations according '
           to degree of risk .
           Article 3 13 ) ( a ), now includes the newly introduced category of       ' .
           " very toxic ". It is also drafted more precisely
        ( 1 ). 0-J N° L 303 , 28.11.1977 , p. 23
        ( 2 ) 0J N° L 259 , 15.10.1979 , p. 10
        ( 3 ) CJ N° L 229 , 30.8.1980 ,    p. 57
 ---pagebreak---       and in agreement with Directive 73 / 173 / EEC on solvents lays down a
      limit for impurities that are not to be taken into account for
      classification purposes .
      Article 3 ( 3 ) ( b ), ( c ) and ( d ) governing classification as " harmful ",
      corrosive " and " irritant " is brought into line with Directive
      73 / 173 / EEC in respect of the limits for the volumes of the substances
      to be taken into a ccount .        Finally , additions are made to paragraphs
      ( c ) and ( d ) so as to define the scope of the categories " corrosive "
      " irritant " as in the abovement ioned Directive .      >
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      Articles 2 and 3
      These Articles are common to all Directives .
III . Consultation of the parties concerned
  . . The proposal for a Directive was drafted in close cooperation with .
      experts from the Member States and representatives of the relevant
      industries .
 IV . Consultation of the European Parliament and of the Economic and
      Social Committee
      Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 100 of the EEC Treaty ,
      the opinions of these two bodies are required .
 ---pagebreak---                             PROPOSAL  FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                       amending           Directive 77 / 728 / ESC of
                                         on the approximation of the
                       laws , regulations and administrative provisions
                       of the Member States relating to the -
                       classification , packaging and labelling of
                       paints , varnishes , printing inks , adhesives and
                       similar products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
 and in particular Article 100 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
                                                          (1)
 Whereas Article 3 of Council Directive 77 / 728 / EEC          contains provisions
 for the classification of the preparations according to the
 degree of risk ;      whereas for "the classification of the
 preparations as toxic or harmful reference is made to Council Directive
 73 / 173 / EEC ^ on solvents as last amended by Directive 80 / 81 / EEC ^;
 whereas there is no such reference for preparations
 regarded as corrosive and irritant because the original version of
 Directive 73 / 173 / EEC did not cover corrosive and irritant solvents ;
(1 ) 0J N° L 303 , 28.11.1977 , p. 23
(2 ) 0J N° L 189 , 11 . 7.1973 , p. 7
G ) 0J N° L 229 , 30 . 8.1980 , p. 57
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  Whereas now that the scope of Directive 73 / 173 / EEC has been extended to
  cover corrosive and irritant solvents . Article 3(3)(c ) and ( d ) of
  Directive 77 / 728 / EEC must be amended accordingly ;
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  Whereas in the wording of the third indent of Article 3(3) ( a ) of Directive                f
  77 / 728 / EEC account should be taken of the amendments made to Council Directive      ,    «
  67 / 548 / EEC of 27 June 1967 6n the approximation of the laws , regulations and            !
  administrative provisions relating to the classification , packaging and labelling
  of dangerous substances ^ by Directive 79 /831 / EEC            ;
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  Whereas the wording of the third indent of Article 3(3 ) ( a ) of Directive 77 / 728 / EEC ,
  has proved difficult to interpret and should therefore be drafted more precisely              ;
  and added tp ; whereas for the same reason additions , should be made to the third            '
  indents of Article 3(3 ) ( b ), ( c ) and ( d ) respectively of that Directive ;          r
  Whereas the Member States should bring into force the provisions necessary
  to comply with this Directive by the date specified for the            adoption of a
  Directive to       supplement the amendments made to Directive 73 / 173 / EEC by
  Directive 80/ 781 / EEC ,
- HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                         Article 1
  Directive 77 / 728 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :            '            ■ i   '
  1.    The text of Article 3(3)(a ), third indent , shall be replaced by the following :
             one or more of the substances listed in neither Annex I to this
             Directive nor Directive 73 / 173 / EEC , but classified as very toxic or
             toxic in Annex I to, Directive 67 / 548 / EEC , if the concentration of
             the individual substances, is in excess of 0,2 % or , whatever the
             individual . concentration , if the total concentration in the prepa­
             ration is in excess of 1% . Impurities shall be taken into consideration
             only when their concentration is in excess of 0,2
  2.    The following sentence shall be added to Article 3(3)(b ), third indent , and
       ■( c ), last indent : " Each substance . shall be taken into consideration to
        calculate the total        concentration only when its concentration is
        in excess of 1% ."
  ( 1 ) O.J. N0 196, ,16.08.1967 , p.     1
  ( 2 ) O . J. N° L 259 , 15.10.1979 , p. 10
 ---pagebreak--- 3.   The following text     shall be inserted as the first indent in Article 3(3)(c )
        a solvent or mixture of solvents classified as corrosive by
        Directive 73 / 173 / EEC , the percentage of each solvent being
        calculated in relation to the total weight of the preparation
        as referred to in paragraph 2 , or "
4.   The following text shall be inserted as the first indent in Article 3(3 ) ( d )
   .     a solvent or - mixture of . 'solvents classified as irritant by
        Directive 73 / 173 / EEC , the percentage of each solvent being
        calculated in relation to the total weight of the preparation
        as referred to' in paragraph 2 , or "                                ,
5.   The following sentence shall be added to Article 3(3)(d ), last indent :
     " Each substance shall be taken into consideration to calculate the total
       concentration only when its concentration is in excess of 2% ."
                                        Article 2
     The Member States shall bring into force the laws , regulations and
     administrative provisions necessary to cfjmply with this Directive
     by the date specified for compliance with the first Directive based
     on Article 10 of Directive 73 / 173 / EEC .
     They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .
                                        Article 3
     This Directive - is addressed to the Member States .