European Commission Sets Implementation Dates for New Hazard Classes

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The European Commission has released implementation dates for new hazard classes introduced by an amendment to the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulation.  The new hazard classes are as follows:

  • Endocrine disruption for human health (ED HH) in category 1 and category 2
  • Endocrine disruption for the environment (ED ENV) in category 1 and category 2
  • Persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic (PBT) / very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB)
  • Persistent, mobile, toxic (PMT) / very persistent, very mobile (vPvM)

The delegated regulation is in force as of April 20, 2023.  New substances must come into compliance by May 1, 2025, while existing substances will have until November 1, 2026, to comply.  There is a separate transition timeline for mixtures: new mixtures must be compliant on May 1, 2026, and existing mixtures have until May 1, 2028, to update classifications and labeling.

The regulation covers all chemicals substances and mixtures in the EU market under REACH, as well as active substances in biocidal products and plant protection products.  The regulation applies to manufacturers, importers, downstream users, and distributors in the EU market.