Our Classification and Labelling (CLP) Services
The Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation ((EC) No 1272/2008) is based on the United Nations’ Globally Harmonised System (GHS). It requires manufacturers, importers or downstream users of substances or mixtures to classify, label and package their hazardous chemicals appropriately before placing them on the market. With the release of the Delegated Regulation 2023/707 amending the CLP Regulation, the EU set out new hazard classes:
- Endocrine disruption for human health, Category 1 and 2
- Endocrine disruption for the environment, Category 1 and 2
- PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) and vPvB (very persistent and very bioaccumulative)
- PMT (persistent, mobile and toxic) and vPvM (very persistent and very mobile)
The new requirements apply to substances placed on the market for the first time on or after 1 May 2025, including new quantities of substances already on the market before that date. Substances placed on the market before 1 May 2025 and already in the supply chain do not need to be reclassified or relabelled until 1 November 2026. For mixtures, the new deadines apply from 1 May 2026 and 1 May 2028 respectively. According to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1435, Article 6(2), registrants have 6 months from the decision date to update the classification and labelling to submit their dossier updates in the case of a new or changed self-classification. Detailed information can be found on the ECHA website.
C&L Inventory notifications
The CLP regulation also requires manufacturers and importers to notify and submit classification and labelling information for the hazardous substances they are placing on the market to the Classification and Labelling (C&L) Inventory of ECHA. A substance must be notified within one month from being placed on the market.
Our Services
- Classifications of substances and mixtures according to EU CLP Regulation 1272/2008 on the basis of available data
- Advice on the assessment of new hazard classes (ED, PMT/vPvM and PBT/vPvB)
- Preparation of Harmonised Classification and Labelling (CLH) dossiers
- Expert support and follow-up throughout the EU CLH process
- Commenting during consultation
- Representing clients as stakeholder expert in RAC meetings
- C&L Inventory notifications
- Poison Centre Notifications (PCN)