Prsentation PowerPoint

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GHS and its incorporation into EU legislation
Magnus Gislev European Commission Delegation in
Beijing 2-3 April 2009Hong Kong Macao
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Content

• GHS Global context
• New EU Regulation on classification, labelling
  and packaging of chemicals
• Links to REACH

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Why do we need GHS?
Substance - oral toxicity LD50 257 mg/kg
GHS Danger (Skull Cross Bones) Transport liquid
slightly toxic solid not classified EU Harmful
(St Andrews Cross) US Toxic CAN Toxic Australi
a Harmful India Non-toxic Japan Toxic Malaysia
Harmful Thailand Harmful New Zealand Hazardous
China Not Dangerous Korea Toxic
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GHS - Context

• GHS is not legally binding but agreed to
  implement at World Summit for Sustainable
  Development in 2002
• GHS provides common basis for classification and
  hazard communication for transport and supply and
  use
• GHS includes a building block approach to
  facilitate implementation gt freedom to take up
  hazard classes and/or categories but NO change of
  criteria for classes/categories
• GHS will not be completely uniformly applied at
  first
• More similarity and improvement over time

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GHS Status Worldwide early 2009
preparation
Implementation
activities
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European legislative process

• Formal adoption by the European Parliament and
  the EU Council in December 2008
• Entry into force 20 January 2009

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Regulation Scope and main features

• Regulation on classification, labelling and
  packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP)
• Scope
• substances and mixtures including plant
  protection products and biocides
• Main features
• Self-classification based on available
  information
• Common rules within the EU on classification
  labelling
• Classification and labelling Inventory (moved
  from REACH)

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Regulation- Principles

• Applies the general principles of the GHS
• Introduces the GHS criteria for data
  interpretation, classification and labelling
• Uses the GHS Building Block Approach and a few
  other options to adapt the system to EU needs
• Ensures consistency with transport rules
• Keeps the scope as close as possible to the
  previous EU system

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Respecting the principles (1)

• Takes up all GHS Hazard Classes
• Does not include categories not part of old
• EU system
• Flammable liquids category 4
• Acute Toxicity category 5
• Skin corrosion/irritation category 3
• Aspiration hazard category 2
• Acute aquatic toxicity category 2 and 3

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Respecting the principles (2)
GHS
No Symbol
1
2
3
4
5
5.000
300
50
5
2.000
25
200
2.000
T
T
Xn
EU

• Health Hazards e.g. acute oral toxicity (mg /
  kg)

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Respecting the principles (3)

• Maintains the current level of protection by
  including EU add-ons not yet covered by the GHS
• Ozone depletion (Annex I Part 5)
• Additional labelling requirements in Annex II,
  e.g.
• EUH014 R14 reacts violently with water
• EUH066 R66 repeated exposure may cause skin
  dryness or cracking
• Takes over Title XI (Classification and Labelling
  Inventory) from the REACH Regulation

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Main roles and obligations of suppliers

• Classify
• before placing on the market
• if REACH requires classification e.g. on-site
  isolated intermediate
• Ensure appropriate labelling and packaging before
  placing on the market
• Downstream users may use classification from
  supplier, provided no change of composition
• Distributors no obligation to classify may use
  classification from supplier
• Cooperate with others in the supply chain for
  meeting requirements

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Hazard communication Labelling

• Content of the label
• Labelling elements
• Product ID, hazard pictograms, signal words,
  hazard and precautionary statements, supplemental
  info, (supplier ID, quantity)
• Use of languages
• Derogations use of alternative name for
  substances in mixtures
• Updating information on labels

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Hazard Communication Safety Data Sheets

• Safety Data Sheets specified in Annex II REACH
• General format (order of sections) already
  reflects the GHS
• Annex II will be amended for more detailed
  adaptation to GHS

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Harmonisation of classification labelling and
the CL inventory

• Replaces REACH Title XI
• Chapter 1 - Establishing harmonised
  classification and labelling of substances
• for specific hazard classes or categories
• Cf. REACH CMRs, respiratory sensitisers, others
  case-by-case if justified specific active
  substances
• Procedure to include a substance into Annex VI
  started by public authorities or industry actor,
  decision by European Commission

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Harmonisation of classification labelling and
the CL inventory (contd)

• Chapter 2 - Classification and labelling
  inventory
• Scope unchanged (replaces REACH Title XI)
• Obligation to notify the Agency
• Agreed entries
• The classification and labelling inventory

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REACH
2.5 y. gt 100 t/a
3.5 y. HPV etc.
5 y. gt 1 t/a
1 June 2015
1 Dec 2010
GHS
3.5 y. Substances
4.5 y. Mixtures
For substancesand mixtures Exist. system
binding CLP optional Label CLP if use option
For substances CLP obligatory SDS must
contain exist. and CLP classificationFor
mixtures EU-System bindingCLP optional
Label CLP if use option
After the entire transitionperiod For
substances mixtures CLP obligatory Exist.
system loses its legalstatus
derogation for already placed on the market -
substances until 1.12.2012 - mixtures until
1.6.2017
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Guidance

• Guidance on application of the Regulation under
  development
• Four working groups
• general issues
• physical, health and environmental hazards
• In addition, a short and industry-oriented
  guidance on basic features and procedures is
  prepared, in form of a downloadable print
  document.

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REACH links to Classification Labelling

• REACH does NOT include CRITERIA for CL
• It refers to
• Substance Classification Directive
• Preparation Classification Directive
• These references are adapted CLP in future!
• But has links to CL
• Registration
• Information in the supply chain
• CL Inventory moved to CLP Regulation

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European Commission Conference on EU and
world-wide rules for classification, labelling
and packaging of chemicals    17 June 2009,
Brussels The event is planned to be webstreamed

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Thank you!

• For further information, please, consult the
  websites
• http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise/reach/ghs/index_en.
  htm
• http//ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/ghs/inde
  x_en.htm