Legal provisions of COM(2007)611 - Amendment of Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) … on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 [SEC(2007) 1334] [SEC(2007) 1335] - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2007)611 - Amendment of Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC in ... |
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document | COM(2007)611 |
date | January 12, 2009 |
Contents
- Article 1 - Amendments to Directive 76/768/EEC
- Article 2 - Amendments to Directive 88/378/EEC
- Article 3 - Amendments to Directive 1999/13/EC
- Article 4 - Amendment to Directive 2000/53/EC
- Article 5 - Amendments to Directive 2002/96/EC
- Article 6 - Amendment to Directive 2004/42/EC
- Article 7 - Transposition
- Article 8 - Entry into Force
- Article 9 - Addressees
Article 1 - Amendments to Directive 76/768/EEC
1. | the word ‘preparation’ or ‘preparations’ within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in its version of 30 December 2006, shall be replaced by ‘mixture’ or ‘mixtures’ respectively throughout the text; |
2. | in Article 4a(1), point d shall be replaced by the following:
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3. | from 1 December 2010, Article 4b shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 4b The use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, germ cell mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, of category 1A, 1B and 2, under part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (15) shall be prohibited. To that end the Commission shall adopt the necessary measures in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 10(2). A substance classified in category 2 may be used in cosmetics if the substance has been evaluated by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and found acceptable for use in cosmetic products. |
4. | from 1 December 2010, in Article 7a(1), the last sentence of the second subparagraph of point (h) shall be replaced by the following: ‘The quantitative information required under (a) to be made publicly accessible shall be limited to substances fulfilling the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008:
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5. | in Annex IX, the first sentence shall be replaced by the following: ‘This Annex lists the alternative methods validated by the European Centre on Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) of the Joint Research Centre available to meet the requirements of this Directive and which are not listed in Regulation (EC) No 440/2008.’. |
Article 2 - Amendments to Directive 88/378/EEC
1. | the word ‘preparation’ or ‘preparations’ within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in its version of 30 December 2006, shall be replaced by ‘mixture’ or ‘mixtures’ respectively throughout the text; |
2. | from 1 December 2010, in section 2 of part II of Annex II, point (b) shall be replaced by the following:
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3. | from 1 June 2015, in section 2 of part II of Annex II, point (b) shall be replaced by the following:
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4. | from 1 December 2010, in section 3 of part II of Annex II, the first paragraph of point 3 shall be replaced by the following:
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5. | from 1 June 2015, in section 3 of part II of Annex II, the first paragraph of point 3 shall be replaced by the following:
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6. | from 1 December 2010, in section 4 of Annex IV, the title and point (a) shall be replaced by the following: ‘4. Toys containing inherently dangerous substances or mixtures. Chemical toys
shall bear a warning of the hazardous nature of these substances or mixtures and an indication of the precautions to be taken by the user in order to avoid hazards associated with them, which shall be specified concisely according to the type of toy. The first aid to be given in the event of serious accidents resulting from the use of this type of toy shall also be mentioned. It shall also be stated that the toys must be kept out of reach of very young children.’; |
7. | from 1 June 2015, in section 4 of Annex IV, the title and point (a) shall be replaced by the following: ‘4. Toys containing inherently dangerous substances or mixtures. Chemical toys
shall bear a warning of the hazardous nature of these substances or mixtures and an indication of the precautions to be taken by the user in order to avoid hazards associated with them, which shall be specified concisely according to the type of toy. The first aid to be given in the event of serious accidents resulting from the use of this type of toy shall also be mentioned. It shall also be stated that the toys must be kept out of reach of very young children.’. |
Article 3 - Amendments to Directive 1999/13/EC
1. | the word ‘preparation’ or ‘preparations’ within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in its version of 30 December 2006, shall be replaced by ‘mixture’ or ‘mixtures’ respectively throughout the text; |
2. | Article 5 shall be amended as follows:
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Article 4 - Amendment to Directive 2000/53/EC
‘11. | “hazardous substance” means any substance which fulfils the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (21);
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Article 5 - Amendments to Directive 2002/96/EC
1. | the word ‘preparation’ or ‘preparations’ within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in its version of 30 December 2006, shall be replaced by ‘mixture’ or ‘mixtures’ respectively throughout the text; |
2. | from 1 December 2010, in Article 3, point (l) shall be replaced by the following:
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3. | from 1 June 2015, in Article 3, point (l) shall be replaced by the following:
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4. | in section 1 of Annex II, the thirteenth indent shall be replaced by the following:
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Article 6 - Amendment to Directive 2004/42/EC
(a) | in paragraph 3, the word ‘preparation’ shall be replaced by ‘mixture’; |
(b) | in paragraph 8, the word ‘preparation’ shall be replaced by ‘mixture’. |
Article 7 - Transposition
They shall apply those provisions from 1 June 2010.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.