The European Commission Adopts Revision to CLP Regulation

On 31 March 2023 the European Commission adopted a Delegated Act amending the Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (CLP). The revision of CLP, together with the planned revision of REACH is an important part of the European Commissions Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) and the European Green Deal. The Regulation entered into force on 20 April 2023.

The Delegated Act amends Annex I of the CLP Regulation and divides the hazard class for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) into two categories:

• Category 1: Known or presumed endocrine disruptors for human health/the environment

• Category 2: Suspected endocrine disruptors for human health/the environment

Furthermore, hazard classes for the following properties are introduced:

• Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT)

• Very Persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB)

• Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic (PMT)

• Very Persistent, very Mobile (vPvM)

Substances must be labelled in accordance with the amended Regulation from 1 May 2025. However, substances which were placed on the market before 1 May 2025 compliant labelling is not required until 1 November 2026. For mixtures the corresponding dates are 1 May 2026 and 1 May 2028.

The complete text of the adopted Delegated Act can be found here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R0707&from=EN