Directive 1994/60 - Amendment of Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 1994/60
Original proposal	COM(1992)195
CELEX number i	31994L0060

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European Parliament and Council Directive 94/60/EC of 20 December 1994 amending for the 14th time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

Official Journal L 365 , 31/12/1994 P. 0001 - 0009

Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 29 P. 0273

Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 29 P. 0273

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/60/EC of 20 December 1994 amending for the 14th time Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Comittee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189b of the Treaty (3),

Whereas measures should be adopted for the achievement of the internal market; whereas the internal market is an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is guaranteed;

Whereas work on the internal market should also gradually improve the quality of life, health protection and consumer safety; whereas the measures proposed by this Directive are in line with the Council resolution of 9 November 1989 on future priorities for relaunching consumer protection policy (4);

Whereas the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted Decision 90/238/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (5) concerning a 1990 to 1994 action plan in the context of the 'Europe against Cancer` programme;

Whereas the substances which appear in Annex I to Council Directive 67/548/EEC (6) and are classified as carcinogens category 1 or 2 may cause cancer; whereas to improve health protection such substances and preparations containing them should not be placed on the market for use by the general public;

Whereas the substances which appear in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC and are classified as mutagens category 1 or 2 may cause heritable genetic damage; whereas to improve health protection such substances and preparations containing them should not be placed on the market for use by the general public;

Whereas the substances which appear in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC and are classified as toxic for reproductive purposes category 1 or 2 may cause birth defects; whereas to improve health protection such substances and preparations containing them should not be placed on the market for use by the general public;

Whereas, for reasons of transparency and clarity, such substances should be referred to using a recognized nomenclature, preferably that of the Iupac (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry); whereas Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC ('List of dangerous substances`) is regularly updated by way of adaptation to technical progress; whereas the Commission will submit to the European Parliament and the Council, no later than six months after publication of such adaptation to technical progress in the Official Journal of the European Communities, a proposal for a Directive governing the substances newly classified as carcinogenic in categories 1 and 2, mutagenic in categories 1 and 2, and toxic for reproductive purposes in categories 1 and 2, so as to update this Directive;

Whereas the said proposal from the Commission will take account of the risks and advantages of the substances newly classified as well as of the Community legislative provisions on risk analysis;

Whereas Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC lays down...

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