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EU Regulatory Update: CLP Deadlines and Consequences
By: Annelie Struessman, PhD, CONUSBAT
Posted: March 3, 2010
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Key Summary
• A Classification and Labeling Inventory will be created by ECHA and will be made publicly accessible.
• Manufacturers and importers of substances will have to all substances classified as hazardous and all substances placed on the EU markets, which are subject to registration by Jan. 3, 2011.
• Classification and labeling of substances, according to CLP, applies on Dec. 1, 2010.
• Manufacturers and importers of cosmetic ingredients will have to fully comply with CLP classification and notification provisions.
• For labeling of cosmetic products and for information on hazardous substances contained, cosmetic manufacturers will have to comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
• CLP defines new CMR categories and affects the use of CMR substances in cosmetic products on Dec. 1, 2020.
