The end of 2024 saw the official publication of the long-awaited and much discussed amended EU CLP regulation (EU – 2024/2865).

This amendment to EU CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) brings in new requirements which will have an impact on products sold in the EU. Here at Mirius we are working hard to ensure that all our products meet the requirements of the new regulation and will take time to explain the impact to our customers on the way hazardous products must be labelled, packaged and advertised in the EU.

A summary of the changes is  given below:

EU-based supplier identification:  Any product now placed on the EU market must now have an EU-based supplier identified on the label, ensuring the product complies with regulatory requirements.

Harmonized classification and new hazard classes: Integration of new classes, such as endocrine disruption and PBT/vPvB properties.

  • Digital labelling: Introduction of an option to provide certain information in a digital format.
  • Fold-out labels: Regular use of fold-out labels is now permitted.
  • Refill stations: Specific rules for labelling and packaging substances supplied via refill stations.
  • Advertising and online sales: Strengthened mandatory information for advertising and distance selling.
  • Hazardous substances advertising: Mandatory information in advertisements for hazardous products is reinforced, now including hazard pictograms, warning statements, hazard statements, and additional EUH statements.
  • Minimum requirements on label parameters: font size, distance (120%) and colour now specified for a various pack sizes.

Timings

There are different dates of applicability for the new rules, but obligations on industry will generally apply from 1 July 2026. However, some rules, like those on the label formatting, are applicable from 1 January 2027. Substances and mixtures which have been placed on the market within these periods do not need to be re-labelled and re-packaged based on the new rules, but they can continue to be in the supply chain until 1 July 2028 and 1 January 2029 respectively.

EU / GB label divergence

As this CLP revision has not been implement in GB there is now more potential for different compliance requirements for labels used on GB product and the EU labels of the same product.   As a member of trade associations such as The British Chemical Association and UK Cleaning Products Industry Associated, we are participating in efforts to the respond to an upcoming consultation by the UK authorities on a possible revision to GB CLP, with the aim of promoting a better and clearer regulation.

Watch out for further blogs discussed regulatory developments on detergents and biocides.