NEW CLP REGULATION 12722008EC implementing GHS

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NEW CLP REGULATION 1272/2008/EC(implementing GHS)
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Topics

• What is CLP?
• Business Impact Assessment
• Critical CLP Timelines
• REACH CLP Timelines Compared
• Practical reclassification
• How CLP impacts on REACH and vice versa
• How prepared are we?
• Summary / Conclusions

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What is CLP?

• Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European
  Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008
  on Classification, Labelling and Packing (CLP) of
  substances and mixtures, amending and repealing
  Directive 67/548/EEC (i.e.DSD) and 1999/45/EC
  (i.e DPD) and amending Regulation No 1907/2006
  (i.e. REACH) came into force on 20 January 2009
• Implements Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of
  Classification and labelling in the EU
• Covers all 27 EU and EEA countries
• GHS sets optional building blocks from which
  countries can choose

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Business Impact Assessment
Storage
Product Re-assessment
Plant safety
Cost
Lab safety
Customers
CLP
Other regulations
Suppliers
Staff training
Supply chain
Site safety
Key drivers Reclassification/SDS
Systems
Transport
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Critical CLP Timelines

• 1 Dec 2010
• CL under CLP aligns with first REACH
  registration deadline
• Notification to the CL Inventory mandatory

16 Dec 2008
1 Dec 2010
1 Jun 2015
20 January 2009
Substances
Mixtures
CLP compulsory
CLP Regulation

• 1 June 2015
• All mixture must be reclassified and labelled
  in accordance with CLP (GHS)

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CLP REACH Timelines Compared
REACH registration deadlines (substances)
1 June 2007
1 Dec 2010
1 Jun 2015
1 June 2013
1 Jun 2018
20 January 2009
Substances
Mixtures
CLP compulsory
CLP Regulation

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Practical Reclassification

• To comply, companies will need to re-assess all
  the test data of their chemicals and mixtures

Not included in CLP
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Examples Sodium carbonate EU now
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CLP

• WARNING
• Causes severe eye irritation
• Keep out of reach of children Do not breath
  dust In case of contact with eyes, rinse
  immediately with water and seek medical advice

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NOW
HARMFUL May cause lung damage if swallowed
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CLP
DANGER May be fatal if swallowed and enters
airways
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GHS /CLP Pictograms
Low Level Health Hazard
Chronic Health Hazard
Environ. hazard
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How prepared are we?

• Trained staff ready for implementation within
  deadline
• New global system being implemented
• Phased product review is planned
• New labels and SDS/MSDS for customer
• Staff available to answer customers questions

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Summary / Conclusions

• Fisher Scientific fully supports the principle
  of CLP / GHS and is on track with plans to ensure
  compliance of all its products under the new
  system
• CLP/GHS creates level playing field for
  businesses
• CLP is a regulation and must be implemented
  directly in all EU Member States