What is CLP Regulation ? ✔ CLP will completely replace the actual Dangerous Substance Directive until June 2015 ✔ It is the new European Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of chemical substances and mixtures. ✔ CLP is about the of chemical substances and mixtures and how to inform others about them. hazards

What is changing ? The most important is the change in the labeling symbols : Instead of the hazard symbols with black printing on orange rectangles, now nine hazard pictogramms are used to provide warnings. Pictograms Symbols R and S sentences have been replaced by H and P (Hazard and Precautionary) The previous nomenclature : toxic, irritant, corosive… has been replaced by two “signals words” : Danger or Warning

What is changing ? With the new regulation there are now classes : –Five classes for physical dangers –Four classes for health hazards –One classe for environnemental dangers Classes can be divided (six divisions for flammable…)

Classes for Physical dangers Explosive Flammable Oxidising Gases under pressure Corrosive to metals

Classes for Health hazards Acute toxicity (categories 1,2 and 3) Skin corrosion, serious eye damage Acute toxicity (category 4), irritation Germ cell mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity, Respiratory sensitisation

Classe for Environmental hazards Hazardous to the aquatic environment

Hazards categories For one hazard classe (acute toxicity, skin corrosion…), different categories may exist, depending on the danger (Categories 1,2,3 and 4)

Statements On the label, there are sentences, = word grouped to express commands Two kinds of statements

‘Old’ LabellingCLP labeling Symbol Indication of danger Explosive Extremely/very flammable Oxidising Very toxic/toxic Corrosive Harmful/irritating Dangerous for the environment Risk phraseR## Safety phraseS## Pictogram Signal wordDanger Warning Hazard statement H### EUH### Precautionary statement P### In summary…