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How to notify substances to the
Practical Guide 7
Version 1.1 – June 2012
This document contains guidance on CLP explaining the CLP obligations and how to fulfil them.
However, users are reminded that the text of the CLP Regulation is the only authentic legal
reference and that the information in this document does not constitute legal advice. The
European Chemicals Agency does not accept any liability with regard to the contents of this
First edition – March 2010
First revision – June 2012
Practical guide 7:
How to notify substances to the Classification and Labelling Inventory
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Importers and manufacturers must notify hazardous substances if they are placing
them on the market, on their own or in mixtures and irrespective of the tonnage.
Importers and manufacturers must notify substances subject to registration under the
REACH Regulation if they are placing them on the market.
Existing registrations of substances placed on the market may need to be updated with
the CLP classification and labelling.
Notification should be made within one month of placing a substance on the market.
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 6
1.1 What is this document about?............................................................................................. 6
1.2 What is the CLP Regulation? ............................................................................................... 6
1.3 What is notification under the CLP Regulation?...................................................................... 7
1.4 What is the Classification & Labelling Inventory? ................................................................... 7
2. IDENTIFICATION OF ROLES AND OBLIGATIONS.......................................................... 8
2.1 Do I have to submit a notification to the Inventory? .............................................................. 8
2.2 Which substances do I have to notify to the Inventory? ......................................................... 8
2.3 Should I agree to the existing classification and labelling of a notified substance? ..................... 9
2.4 When should I notify a substance? ...................................................................................... 10
2.5 Should I submit a notification for substances that are subject to registration under the REACH
Regulation? ................................................................................................................... 10
2.6 When should I update my notification? ................................................................................ 11
2.7 Can I flag confidentiality of the information notified? ............................................................. 11
3. NOTIFICATION IN PRACTICE .................................................................................... 12
3.1 What information should I provide in the notification?............................................................ 12
3.2 How can I prepare for the notification? ................................................................................ 12
3.3 How can I create a notification? .......................................................................................... 13
3.4 How can I submit a notification? ......................................................................................... 14
3.5 How can I update a C&L notification?................................................................................... 16
4. KEY INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 17
4.1 Placing on the market........................................................................................................ 17
4.2 Group of manufacturers or importers................................................................................... 17
4.3 Substance identification essentials ...................................................................................... 18
5. FURTHER INFORMATION.......................................................................................... 20
Attachment 1 ............................................................................................................ 22
1.1 What is this document about?
This document contains information which helps you to find out whether you have to notify
your substances to the Classification and Labelling Inventory, which has been set up at the
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). It will also explain how to prepare for and submit a notification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation). Nevertheless, it is
assumed that you are already familiar with the key concepts and terms of classification and
labelling because these are not explained in this document.
You may find this document especially useful if your company manufactures and places substances on the market in EU countries1, or imports substances or mixtures from non-EU countries into the EU.
This document is important for you if your company carries out one or more of the
following activities and places the involved substances or mixtures (preparation) on
 Manufactures substances (including isolated intermediates) subject to registration in accordance with the REACH Regulation2;
 Imports substances (e.g. dye stuffs) subject to registration in accordance with the REACH
 Manufactures or imports substances which are classified as hazardous, irrespective of the
quantity involved;
 Imports mixtures containing hazardous substances, irrespective of the quantity involved;
 Imports articles containing substances which are subject to registration under REACH Article
This document is available and downloadable on the ECHA website in 22 official EU languages.
The following chapters do not only provide you with basic information for notification, but also
with links to the most important guidance documents and tools to complete your notification.
1.2 What is the CLP Regulation?
The CLP Regulation is the new EU legislation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures. It integrates the classification criteria of the United Nations Globally
Harmonised System (GHS) into EU law. The CLP Regulation will gradually replace the Dangerous Substances Directive3 (DSD) and the Dangerous Preparations Directive4 (DPD).
The CLP Regulation stipulates that all substances must be classified and labelled according to
The EU Member States are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Once the EFTA States that are signatories to the
EEA Agreement (these are currently Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) have incorporated the CLP Regulation into their
national legislation, references in this document to ‘the EU’ and ‘the Member States’ should be read to include
the corresponding countries.
2 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation,
3 Council Directive 67/548/EEC the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member
States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.
4 Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations.
the CLP criteria from 1 December 2010 onwards5 and that all mixtures must be classified and
labelled according to the CLP criteria from 1 June 2015. Further guidance on the CLP Regulation is available in the Introductory Guidance on the CLP Regulation and more detailed information on classification and labelling in the Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria.
Both of these and the CLP Regulation, as well as other practical and explanatory documents,
are available on the ECHA website under http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/regulations/clp, see
also the links at the end of this document.
With the entry into force of the CLP Regulation, Title XI of the REACH Regulation has been repealed. The harmonised classifications contained in Annex I to DSD have been transferred to
Table 3.2 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation and are legally binding.
1.3 What is notification under the CLP Regulation?
Articles 39 to 42 of the CLP Regulation deal with notification to the Classification and Labelling
In general, notification under the CLP Regulation means that manufacturers and importers
submit certain classification and labelling information of substances they are placing on the
market to the Classification & Labelling Inventory held by ECHA (see Chapter 3 for practical
details). The Inventory is a new database which did not exist under the previous legislation of
classification and labelling (DSD and DPD).
Notification under the CLP Regulation applies to all hazardous substances of all tonnages and
also to all non-hazardous substances subject to registration under REACH whenever they are
placed on the market in the EU.
Notification under the CLP Regulation is due by certain time lines; see chapter 2.4 of this
1.4 What is the Classification & Labelling Inventory?
Information submitted in notifications is collected in a database called the Classification & Labelling Inventory. The database also contains information from REACH registration dossiers
and on substances having a harmonised classification and labelling, i.e. the substances listed
in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation.
Some information from the notifications is made available in the Public Classification and Labelling Inventory. The Public Classification and Labelling Inventory is a central source of information on the classification and labelling of substances for all users of chemicals.
The public version of the Classification and Labelling Inventory includes substance identifiers
referred to in Article 119(1) of the REACH Regulation, the classification and labelling elements
and any relevant specific concentration limit (SCL) or multiplying factor (M-factor) for each
substance. The identity of the notifier will not be made publicly available. The same applies to
the IUPAC name of certain substances where a corresponding confidentiality flag has been set,
see also chapter 2.7 of this document.
5 The classification of substances according to the DSD should still be included in the Safety Data Sheets until 1 June
2. IDENTIFICATION OF ROLES AND OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Do I have to submit a notification to the Inventory?
If you are one of the suppliers listed in the box in chapter 1.1. of this document, then you have
to notify the classification and labelling of your substances to the Inventory.
Companies that manufacture substances or formulate mixtures outside the EU are not required
to notify to the Classification & Labelling Inventory at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Non-EU manufacturers and formulators who intend to import substances and mixtures into the
EU should provide the relevant information (e.g. an IUCLID data set) to their EU importers who
must submit the notification.
If non-EU manufacturers or formulators, for confidentiality reasons, do not want to disclose the
composition of their substances or mixtures to their EU importers, they may appoint one of the
importers to notify also on behalf of the other importers (see chapter 4.2. on notification as a
group). Alternatively, a third party who is not itself a manufacturer or importer (e.g. an Only
Representative (OR) who has already been appointed for the purposes of registration under
REACH) may submit a group notification on behalf of the EU importers. Such a third party can
submit the notification, but cannot take over the obligations of the importers that are part of
the group. If such a solution is used, the submitting entity must be able to document that it
has been mandated to act on behalf and in the name of the manufacturer(s)/importer(s) that
are part of the group and that the manufacturer(s)/importer(s) acknowledge that they remain
solely and fully responsible for fulfilling all their obligations associated with the notification.
The documentation related to the creation of this Group of manufacturers and importers together with the data and information on which C&L are based may need to be made available
to the Competent Authorities and to the relevant Enforcement Authorities.
2.2 Which substances do I have to notify to the Inventory?
In general, the obligation to notify to the Classification & Labelling Inventory includes all hazardous substances within the scope of the CLP Regulation, either on their own or contained
in a hazardous mixture above specified concentration limits, see attachment 1 to this document, and which are imported or manufactured and placed on the market within the EU.
Also non-classified substances subject to registration under the REACH Regulation, i.e.
a substance manufactured or imported in volumes at or above 1 tonne per year, must be notified (see also chapter 1.1). This includes substances on their own, substances contained in
mixtures and those substances contained in imported articles where Article 7 of the REACH
Regulation provides for registration. Note that you must notify a substance even if its classification and labelling is (completely) harmonised and it is listed in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP
However, the obligation to notify does not apply to a number of substances and mixtures in
the finished state and intended for the final user or for uses for which there is specific legislation in place, e.g. radioactive materials, medicinal products, cosmetic products and food and
feeding stuffs. For more details, please see Article 1 “Purpose and scope” of the CLP Regulation.
Substances notified under Directive 67/548/EEC (NONS) are deemed to be registered
under the REACH Regulation. For NONS manufactured or imported in a volume of more than or
equal to 1 tonne per year, the respective dossiers will have to be updated with the CLP classifications without undue delay, and a separate notification is therefore not required.
For NONS notified below 1 tonne under Directive 67/548/EEC and for which no tonnage band
update has been done, a separate notification to the Inventory will have to be made if the sub-
stance is classified as hazardous and placed on the market. This means that:
If the annual volume of the NONS substance remains below 1 tonne, the company must
do a C&L notification for this substance. As soon as the volume reaches this threshold,
an update in the form of a registration dossier is required;
If the annual volume has already reached or exceeds the 1 tonne threshold, an update
in the form of a registration dossier is required.
Substances and mixtures for scientific research and development (R&D) are exempted
from the CLP Regulation only if they are used under controlled conditions in accordance with
Community workplace and environmental legislation and when they are not placed on the
market. In situations where this is not the case, they would fall under the CLP Regulation irrespective of the tonnage, and they should be notified if they meet the criteria for classification
as hazardous on the basis of the available information.
Substances for product and process orientated research and development (PPORD)
should be notified to the C&L Inventory, irrespective of the tonnage, where they meet the criteria for classification as hazardous and when they are placed on the market. This applies also
to PPORD substances in mixtures if the mixture is classified due to the substance.
The classification and labelling of active substances contained in plant protection products6 (PPPs) and biocidal products7 (BPs) is normally harmonised for all hazard classes
and appears both in Tables 3.1 and 3.2 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation. Notification to the
Inventory must always be done for active substances when they are placed on the market.
Alloys are considered special preparations (CLP terminology: mixtures) under the REACH and
CLP Regulations. The components of alloys need to be notified to the Inventory in case they
are hazardous and contained in the alloy above specified concentration limits, see attachment
1 to this document.
Polymers must be notified to the Inventory if they are classified as hazardous and if they are
imported or manufactured and placed on the market, on the basis of CLP Article 39(b) and 40.
By contrast, monomers contained in such polymers are not considered as being placed on the
market, and their notification is not necessary.
According to the CLP Regulation, importers of articles do not need to notify the classification
and labelling of a substance contained in an article, unless the substance needs to be registered in accordance with Article 7 of the REACH Regulation.
2.3 Should I agree to the existing classification and labelling of a notified substance?
The classification and labelling of substances that have already been notified to the Inventory
or that have a harmonised entry in Part III of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation will be displayed
as background information where you make an online notification via REACH-IT.
If your substance has a harmonised classification and labelling in Annex VI, the CLP Regulation
requires you to classify and label it accordingly. You must then tick the box “I agree” for the
harmonised hazard classes and differentiations displayed during the online notification.
Where the classification and labelling of a substance is not harmonised, prospective notifiers
and registrants of that substance shall make every effort to find a common classification and
The substances concerned by Council Directive 91/414/EEC.
The substances concerned by Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
labelling to be included in the Inventory. Similar to the aforementioned case, this will be facilitated in the online notification via REACH-IT: where you consider a displayed classification and
labelling appropriate, you can just tick the box “I agree” and the relevant fields of your notification dossier are automatically filled in.
Where the classification and labelling of a substance has already been agreed by different notifiers before the notification is carried out, e.g. in a SIEF, it may be appropriate for the manufacturers and/or importers involved to form a group and notify the classification and labelling
to ECHA as a joint entry, see also chapter 4.2.
2.4 When should I notify a substance?
As a general rule, you must notify the classification and labelling of a substance within one
month of placing it on the market. For importers, the one month delay is counted from the day
when a substance, on its own or contained in a mixture, is physically introduced in the customs territory of the Community.
2.5 Should I submit a notification for substances that are subject to
registration under the REACH Regulation?
You cannot submit a separate notification for a substance that you have placed on the market
if you have already registered it under REACH and if the registration dossier contains the classification and labelling according to the CLP Regulation (section 2.1 of IUCLID 5). This is because the registration dossier then contains already the information that is required for substances to be notified to the Classification & Labelling Inventory.
The obligation to classify and label substances according to the new CLP criteria applied from 1
December 2010. This means that as from 1 December 2010, you must always include the CLP
classification and labelling. Registration dossiers submitted before 1 December 2010 must be
updated with this information without undue delay
If your substance is a phase-in substance to be registered in 2013 or 2018 only, but it is
placed on the market earlier, you must submit a notification for this substance to the Classification & Labelling Inventory within one month of placing it on the market. Substances subject
to registration under REACH and placed on the market must be notified even if they are not
classified as hazardous.
The obligation to notify substances subject to registration under REACH also applies to those
members of substance information exchange forums (SIEFs) who will register their substances
in 2013 or 2018 only (the second and third REACH registration deadlines, respectively). Provided that the lead registrant has already submitted his registration, it is possible for the other
SIEF members to agree to the classification & labelling provided by the lead registrant by ticking the box “I agree”. The classification and labelling fields are then automatically filled in for
the respective notification. However, this can only be done where the SIEF members have created their notification in REACH-IT. SIEF members may also decide to notify as a group of
manufacturers and importers the agreed classification & labelling of a substance (see chapter
Note that PPORD substances notified in accordance with Article 9 to the REACH Regulation are
not registered substances and therefore Article 39(a) of the CLP Regulation does not apply. In
order to notify to the C&L Inventory a hazardous PPORD substance placed on the market (Article 39(b)), you cannot update your PPORD notification, but you have to submit a separate C&L
2.6 When should I update my notification?
Whenever you become aware of new and reliable information which changes the classification
and labelling of your substance, you must update the information provided in your notification.
If you have provided the information required for notification in a registration dossier, you
must update the respective registration dossier.
The requirement to update classification and labelling information of substances does not apply
when harmonised hazard classes and differentiations are already listed in Table 3.1 in
Annex VI to the CLP Regulation at the time of your notification.
In cases where a substance classification is harmonised after you have notified it to the Inventory, you should update your notification at the latest when that harmonised classification becomes legally applicable.
Also your contact details should be up-to-date.
2.7 Can I flag confidentiality of the information notified?
For certain substances, manufacturers and importers can flag confidentiality of the IUPAC
name, in which case the notified IUPAC name will not be displayed on the public Inventory.
The substances for which confidentiality of the IUPAC name is possible are those listed in Articles 119(2)(f) and (g) of REACH:
Non-phase in substances,
In scientific research and development;
In product and process orientated research and development.
Confidentiality flags can only be set in IUCLID. They are free of charge. Further details are
provided in Data Submission Manual (DSM) 12, see chapter 5 of this document.
Note that if you want to use an alternative name in your Safety Data Sheet or on the label,
you need to make a request for an alternative name according to Article 24 of the CLP Regulation, and pay the related fee, or according to Article 15 to Directive 1999/45/EC (the Dangerous Preparations Directive), as appropriate.
3. NOTIFICATION IN PRACTICE
3.1 What information should I provide in the notification?
For each substance, the notification must include the information requested in
Article 40 of the CLP Regulation:
Identity of the substance, including name and other identifiers, information related to molecular and structural formula, composition and nature
and amount of additives (see chapter 4.3. of this document and also specifications in sections 2.1. to 2.3.4. of Annex VI to the REACH Regulation);
In case the substance is classified in some but not all hazard classes or
differentiations, an indication of whether this is due to lack of data, inconclusive data, or data which is conclusive for non-classification;
Specific concentration limits and M-factors, including a justification
for setting them; and
Label elements, including hazard pictograms, signal words, hazard
statements and any supplemental hazard statements.
3.2 How can I prepare for the notification?
Before submitting your notification to ECHA, you must classify and label your
substance according to the CLP criteria. The following preparatory steps for classification and labelling should be completed:
1. Make an inventory of the substances and mixtures that you are manufacturing in the EU and that you are importing from non-EU countries;
2. Clarify whether any of these substances are exempted from the CLP Regulation (see Article 1 of the CLP Regulation);
3. Check whether any of your substances are subject to registration under the
REACH Regulation;
4. Collect all available information on substances identity, including the IUPAC
name, EINECS number, CAS number or other identity codes and clarify the qualitative and quantitative composition of your substances;
5. Name the substances in line with the guidance for identification and naming
of substances under the REACH Regulation;
6. Check whether the substances are listed in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP
Regulation, see http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/regulations/clp/legislation, i.e.
whether the classification and labelling of the substance is harmonised. If there is
a harmonised classification and labelling for a substance this must be used, and
you may not self-classify the substance for those hazard classes or differentiations. Based on adequate and reliable information you should self-classify those
hazard classes and differentiations which are not covered by the harmonised classification and labelling;
7. Gather all available and reliable information on the hazardous properties of
any substance where the classification and labelling of your substance is not harmonised;
8. Classify your substance by comparing the available information with the classification criteria8;
9. In cases where you want to specify a multiplying factor (M-factor) or set a specific concentration limit (SCL) according to Article 10 of the CLP Regulation, provide a justification using the relevant parts of sections 1, 2, and 3 of Annex I to
the REACH Regulation;
10. Determine whether a mixture which contains a hazardous substance must
be classified under the CLP Regulation due to the presence of that substance;
11. Decide if you want to establish or join a group of manufacturers and/or
importers with other prospective notifiers and registrants of the same substance. A member of this group can then submit the notification on behalf of the
12. Create your REACH-IT account (if not done already).
3.3 How can I create a notification?
You can use one of the following tools to prepare your classification and labelling
A. IUCLID 5. You can specify all the requested information in IUCLID 5, and create a classification and labelling notification dossier in IUCLID.
IUCLID 5 allows you to include more than one composition for the same
substance (e.g. due to different impurity profiles) and link each composition to a specific classification and labelling. Note that each notifier can
submit only one notification per substance and this is the only tool where
you can submit several compositions for one substance.
This option could be practical for you if you have used IUCLID 5 before.
This option could also be practical for you, if you intend to submit a registration under the REACH Regulation (e.g. for the registration deadlines in
2013 or 2018)
B. BULK. You can create a bulk XML file containing more than one classification
and labelling notification.
The bulk XML file can be created either using the excel tool provided by ECHA or
by using the XML schema (this option may be preferred for users with an IT
The bulk XML file allows you to submit notification information for several
or a large number of substances defined by their EC or CAS number in a
8 See Annex I to the CLP Regulation and the Guidance on the application on the classification criteria
The bulk excel tool is available in 22 EU languages (select your language
in the tool).
Note. XML bulk submission can be used only when each substance is identified
either by CAS or EC number and identified by one composition only. In addition,
you can specify a Specific Concentration Limit (SCL) or an M-factor that is already
mentioned in Annex VI to CLP. When you want to set an SCL or M-factor yourself,
in line with Article 10 of CLP, you should attach a scientific justification to your
notification (Article 40(1)(e)). Please note that attaching a document is not feasible in an xml bulk file; therefore the only way to include such an SCL or M-factor
and to attach the requested scientific justification is to submit a C&L notification
using IUCLID or the online tool.
C. ONLINE. You can manually enter the required information in REACH-IT.
If you need to notify only a few substances and you are not currently using IUCLID 5, an online notification via REACH-IT could be your preferred
If your substance has a harmonised C&L according to Annex VI to CLP, the
online tool will offer you the quickest solution to notify because the harmonised C&L appears automatically in the corresponding fields.
In the online tool, you can agree with a C&L already notified or registered
Up-to-date information on the REACH-IT online notification functionality and the
XML tool is available in the CLP section of the ECHA website at:
http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/support/dossier-submission-tools/reachit/notification-to-the-cl-inventory
3.4 How can I submit a notification?
Classification and labelling notifications must be submitted electronically via the
REACH-IT portal on the ECHA website. Please note that you need to create
your company account in REACH-IT9 before you start to notify your substances.
You will find the notification application access point in the REACH-IT section of
When you enter REACH-IT, go to the classification and labelling section of the
main menu (on the left-hand side of the REACH-IT screen), you will be guided
through dedicated pages where you can choose from the three following
possibilities to submit your classification and labelling notification:
1. Submit a classification and labelling notification dossier created in IUCLID 5:
prepare a notification dossier in your local IUCLID 5 installation and upload it directly in REACH-IT;
2. Submit a bulk notification: upload in REACH-IT an XML bulk file (format to be
available on the ECHA website);
See the link at the end of this document for further information.
3. Submit a classification and labelling notification online (available in the second
quarter of 2010) by entering the required information substance by substance
directly into the REACH-IT system.
After a successful submission, the following numbers are assigned to a C&L notification:
- A submission number for each submission;
- A reference number for each successfully notified substance;
- A list number in case the notified substance could not be identified by an EC
A notifier can submit only one notification per substance. However, each notification can contain more than one composition for the same substance (e.g. due to
different impurity profiles) and each composition can be linked to a specific classification and labelling. This function is available in the IUCLID 5 submission only.
Practical tips for notification and choosing a submission tool
• Do not wait until the last minute to submit your classification and labelling
notification to ECHA.
• If you need to notify a few substances only and you are currently not using
IUCLID 5, the online notification via REACH-IT could be your preferred option.
• Use the online notification via REACH-IT, if you want to agree with a classification and labelling that has already been notified for the same substance.
• Bulk notification using the XML option may be more practical for companies
who have to notify many chemical substances since it allows the submission of
classification and labelling notifications for several substances in a single file.
• Use IUCLID 5 when you need to submit several compositions for one substance and specify classification and labelling for each composition.
• Use IUCLID 5 when you need to flag confidentiality of the IUPAC name for your
3.5 How can I update a C&L notification?
You can update a C&L notification dossier by using any of the notification tools all notification tools are compatible with each other.
Table1: compatibility between the different submission tools
Initial submission using:
IUCLID 5 C&L
Bulk xml
For a successful update submission, your C&L notification must be clearly identified as an update of a previous successful notification and contain the following
The exact reference number of the C&L notification you want to update:
the reference number has the following format 02-XXXXXXXXXX-CCXXXX;
The EC or list number assigned to your substance;
The previous submission number (in IUCLID only);
A reason for update.
In IUCLID: to specify the assigned reference number (notification number) in section 1.3. You must also specify in the dossier header the previous submission number, tick the “update” box and specify the “update
In the online tool: to chose the option "Update a completed submission",
and enter the previously assigned reference number.
In the xml bulk submission tool: to specify for the substance(s) updated that the notification is an update and the previously assigned reference number.
Classification and Labelling submitted as part of a registration dossier cannot be
updated via a C&L notification submission. To do so, you have to update your
registration dossier, see REACH Article 22.
Only the company that submitted the notification will be able to update it. Where
a notification has been submitted on behalf of a group of manufacturers and/or
importers, only the company that submitted the notification is thus able to update
4.1 Placing on the market
Placing a substance or mixture on the market under the CLP Regulation means to
make it physically available to third parties, whether in return for payment or free
of charge. Also, importing from non-EU countries into the EU customs territory is
considered as placing on the market. Placing on the market would include the
situation where a substance or mixture is sent from a company or research institute to a laboratory with a different legal entity.
In relation to notification, placing on the market is a pre-condition: A substance
which is referred to in Article 39 of the CLP Regulation should be notified only in
cases where it is placed on the market. Nevertheless, notification is not needed if
the information required under the CLP Regulation Article 40 has already been
provided as part of a previous registration or notification by the same notifier.
A substance needs to be notified within a month from the date when it is actively
placed on the market. All substances placed on the market on or after 1 December 2010 should have been notified by 3 January 2011..
Substances that are in stock are not considered to be placed on the market .
They will only have to be notified, within 1 month, if they are placed on the market by their manufacturer or importer later on. A distributor who takes substances off the shelves where they have been stored for a while, in order to sell
them to others, will not have to notify, as this obligation is only on manufacturers and importers.
4.2 Group of manufacturers or importers
The classification and labelling notification of a substance can be made by a group
of manufacturers or importers. A group of manufacturers or importers can, for
instance, be:
a corporate company with different legal entities;
several companies that have no specific links between each other;
several companies from one specific industry sector; or
a substance information exchange forum (SIEF)
In cases where a notification is done by a group, only one classification and labelling notification will be submitted on behalf of all group members. To this end, the
group members should agree on the classification and labelling of the respective
substance10.
If the classification and labelling notification is submitted on behalf of a group,
this shall be indicated in REACH-IT. For more details you should consult the Industry User Manual “IUM part 15: Manage your group of manufacturers or importers”.
10 In this context substances can be considered to be the same if the main constituents are the same and
the substance has the same EC number or CAS number or IUPAC name. See further information in the
Guidance for identification and naming of substances under REACH.
The members of a group are recommended to document fully their agreement,
and the basis on which classification decisions have been made. On request, they
have to make available to ECHA, to the competent authorities and to the relevant
enforcement authorities of the Member States all the information used for the
purposes of classification and labelling under the CLP Regulation.
When a group of manufacturers and/or importers cooperate in this way,
each member shall remain fully responsible for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures he places on the market,
and for meeting any other requirements of the CLP Regulation.
4.3 Substance identification essentials
You have to identify your substance as specified in sections 2.1 to 2.3.4 of Annex
VI to the REACH Regulation. The substance definitions in the CLP and REACH
Regulations are identical although less information is required for the classification and labelling notification compared to the registration. The substance definition also corresponds to the definition of a substance in the 7th Amendment to
the Dangerous Substances Directive11. The definition goes beyond a pure chemical
compound defined by a single molecule. It is recommended that all prospective notifiers consult the Guidance for identification and naming of substances
under REACH see the links to related material in chapter 5 of this document.
The approach to identify a substance depends on the substance type. Substances
A. ’Well defined substances’: Substances with a defined qualitative and quantitative composition that can be sufficiently identified based on the identification
information required by section 2 of Annex VI to the REACH Regulation. ’Well defined substances’ are sub-divided as follows:
a) Mono-constituent substances, i.e., as a general rule, substances in
which one constituent is present at a concentration of at least 80% (w/w);
the remaining 20% are regarded as impurities / additives.
b) Multi-constituent substances, i.e., as a general rule, substances consisting of several main constituents present at concentrations ≥10% and
<80 % (w/w). All constituents present <10% are regarded as impurities.
c) Substances defined by more than the chemical composition, i.e.
substances defined as mono- or multi-constituent substances but require
additional parameters in order to identify the substance unequivocally.
Such parameters may include, but are not limited to, crystalline structure,
shape, hardness etc.
B. ’UVCB substances’: Substances of Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction products or Biological materials. These substances cannot be sufficiently identified based on their composition alone. Further identifiers, depending
on the type of UVCB substance, are required such as source or production process.
Directive 92/32/EEC amending Directive 67/548/EEC.
All notified substances should contain sufficient information to enable each substance to be properly identified. Sections 2.1 to 2.3.4 of Annex VI to the REACH
Regulation specify the information that must be provided to meet the criteria for
proper identification of a substance for notification to the Classification & Labelling
Inventory. In general, the identifiers should be unambiguous and consistent in all
cases. For example, the IUPAC name should reflect the structural and molecular
formula. All constituents should be identified by IUPAC name and CAS identifiers
and include a structural formula. In terms of quantitative information, a concentration range (minimum and maximum) should be, as far as possible, provided
for all constituents. The composition information should account for 100% of the
The ECHA website is an easy way to access information.
The ECHA website provides a single point of access to information on the CLP and REACH
Regulation containing:
General information about the CLP Regulation and links to CLP guidance documents in
the classification section;
General information about the REACH Regulation in the ‘About REACH’ section;
User manuals (IUCLID 5 and REACH-IT); and
Submission manuals for notification (IUCLID-5, online, bulk, and management of
groups of manufacturers/importers).
If you have questions on notification:
The CLP / REACH helpdesk in your country provides advice on your roles, responsibilities and about available guidance and should be your first point of contact. The contact
information of the national helpdesks can be found on the ECHA website;
The ECHA Helpdesk will assist you with technical questions related to REACH-IT,
IUCLID, registration under REACH and notification to the Classification and Labelling
Inventory. You can submit your questions by filling in an information request form on
the ECHA website; and
Your industry association can be a good source of information for sector-specific questions.
CLP Section on the ECHA website
Public Classification & Labelling Inventory :
Technical Questions and Answers on C&L Notifications
http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13656/cl_notif_technical_qa_en.pdf
 CLP Frequently Asked Questions
http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/support/faqs/clp-frequently-asked-questions
Guidance for substance identification and naming of substances under REACH
http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13643/substance_id_en.pdf
IT-tools and manuals:
REACH-IT supporting documents
http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/support/dossier-submission-tools/reach-it/datasubmission-industry-user-manuals
Manuals for notification
Data Submission Manual part 12 : How to prepare and submit a C&L notification using IUCLID?
Industry User Manual part 16 : How to do an online submission to the C&L Inventory
Industry User Manual part 15 : Manage your group of manufacturers or importers
Industry User Manual part 6 : section 3.1.2.5 is related to submission of I5 C&L notification
CLP Helpdesks:
 National Helpdesks:
First points of contact for companies from the European Economic Area (EEA).
 ECHA Helpdesk:
Provides support e.g. on IUCLID 5, REACH-IT and specific submissions of data via the
REACH-IT portal. Non-EEA companies may turn to ECHA if they seek advice on the implementation of REACH or CLP Regulations in the EEA.
http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:353:0001:1355:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:235:0001:0439:en:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:083:FULL:en:PDF
Unofficial consolidation of the CLP legal text (excluding Tables 3.1 and 3.2 to
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/files/ghs/2nd-atp-to-clp_fin_en.pdf
http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2007:136:0003:0280:EN:PDF
Unofficial consolidation of the REACH Regulation, dated 10 December 2011
http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2006R1907:20111210:N
Concentration limits for notification to the Inventory
As a general rule, any substance leading or contributing to the classification of a mixture
CLP Article 39(b) requires the notification of hazardous substances within the scope of CLP that
are placed on the market either on their own or in a mixture, where:
The substance is contained in that mixture above the concentration limits specified in
the Dangerous Preparations Directive 1999/45/EC (DPD), which results in the classification of the mixture according to the DPD criteria; or
CLP, which results in the classification of the mixture according to the CLP criteria.
The reference to concentration limits in the legal text refers to the following:
A. a concentration above which a substance shall be taken into account for classification as
specified in the Table under DPD Article 3(3); or
B. a generic cut-off above which a substance shall be taken into account as specified in
Table 1.1 of Annex I to CLP (where appropriate using the M-factor12 as set out in of Part
4 of Annex I to CLP); or
C. a concentration limit as specified in: Part B of Annex II to DPD for human health hazards and in Part B of Annex III to DPD for environmental hazards; or
D. a generic concentration limit (GCL) as specified in the Tables of Part 3-5 of Annex I to
CLP for the respective CLP hazard class and differentiation (where appropriate using the
M-factor as set out in of Part 4 of Annex I to CLP); or
E. a specific concentration limit (SCL) as listed in the respective column of Table 3.1 or 3.2
of Annex VI to CLP or set by the classifier in accordance with CLP Article 10.
Thus, hazardous substances placed on the market in a mixture above the applicable concentration limits as referred to in bullet points C, D or E above, or above the applicable concentration
as described in bullet point A or B would need to be notified to the C&L Inventory if their actual
concentration in the mixture directly triggers or contributes to the classification of the mixture.
A substance present in a mixture above the applicable concentration should also be notified in
case other substances are already present at concentrations which are sufficient to result in
the classification of the mixture.
For substances assigned an SCL, the lower of the SCL (see point E above) and the relevant
concentration referred to under point A (DPD) or B (CLP) above should be used.
For substances not assigned an SCL, the lower of the relevant concentrations referred to under
point A (DPD) or B (CLP) and the relevant concentration limit under point C (DPD) or D (CLP)
above should be used.
In CLP, the concept of SCL is not used for the hazard class hazardous to the aquatic environment. Instead, the Mfactors concept is used. An M-factor is applied to the concentration of a substance classified as hazardous to the aquatic
environment category acute 1 and category chronic 1. This M-factor shall be used for a substance when applying the
summation method for classification of a mixture in which the substance is present. In practice this means that e.g. the
cut-off value to be used for such a substance is always the generic cut-off value divided by the M-factor established for the
ingredient substance of a mixture, hence (0.1/M)%.
For CLP hazard class acute toxicity where neither a GCL nor an SCL is applicable, the generic
cut-off as specified in Table 1.1 of Annex I to CLP should be used.
More information on the classification based on concentration thresholds is given in the ECHA
Guidance on the Application of the CLP criteria, in particular in chapter 1.6.3.4.2
(http://echa.europa.eu/clp/clp_help_en.asp).
Specific note on physical hazards
Notification to the Inventory must also be done for a substance classified for a physical hazard
and contained in a mixture whenever the mixture is placed on the market and is classified for a
physical hazard due to the presence of that substance. It should be noted that the physical
hazard class to which the mixture belongs could be different from that of the substance(s)
causing the physical hazard. For instance, a mixture containing a substance classified as oxidizing and a combustible substance (classified as flammable or not) may be classified as an
explosive. An example is ANFO, a common civil explosive (classified as such), consisting of
Ammonium Nitrate (classified as an oxidizing solid) and Fuel Oil (a combustible liquid). Expert
judgment should be sought in case of doubt.
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