As a rule, disinfectants are covered by the Biocidal Products Regulation. However, a product intended be placed in contact with the human skin or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity (and for which no therapeutic claims are made) may classify as a cosmetic if the antiseptic properties are secondary to […]
You must notify your article(s) to the SCIP database if you are: an EU article producer and/or assembler an EU article importer an EU distributor of articles or other actor who place articles on the market – however, retailers (and other supply chain actors supplying articles directly to consumers) are not obliged to provide information to […]
SCIP stands for Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products). Established under the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), the database aims to support the circular economy by collecting information on articles containing Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) throughout their life cycle, including at the waste stage. SVHCs are substances that […]
Yes, you can, but it is important to note that the party/parties you supply with your product is/are responsible for fulfilling the requirements of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, 528/2012/EC). In other words, not the exporter (established outside the EU), but the importer (established in the EU) is bound by the obligations of the BPR. […]
Under normal circumstances, biocidal products, including (hand) disinfectants, must be authorised prior to being made available on the EU market. In case of danger to public health, animal health or the environment, Article 55 of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, 528/2012/EC) allows Member States to permit the placement of biocides on their market that do not […]
You must notify product information to the poison centre when the chemical mixtures you place on the market are classified as hazardous on the basis of their health or physical effects according to the criteria laid down in EU-GHS (CLP, 1272/2008/EC). In practice, this obligation applies mainly to downstream users and importers, but other operators, […]
Yes. Active substances, plant protection products (covered by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) and biocidal products (covered by Regulation (EU) 528/2012), which are classified as hazardous, must be labelled with a CLP hazard label, including the relevant hazard and precautionary statement(s), signal word and pictogram(s). To all other labelling provisions, the respective product-specific regulation remains applicable. […]
Cleaning products must be classified and labelled in accordance with the CLP Regulation (1272/2008/EC). Further, the labelling of cleaning products is covered by the Detergents Regulation (648/2004/EC). The following label elements are obligatory: The product (trade) name; The (trade) name or trademark, full address and telephone number of the party responsible for placing the product […]
Since CLP entered into force, each Member State has implemented its own national law regarding the poison centre notification. As a result, the notification requirements vary from country to country and it can be challenging to determine exactly what information you must share. To harmonise the approaches, a new Annex VIII has been added to […]
For consumer automatic dishwasher detergents, the label must indicate: the standard dosage expressed in grams or ml or number of tablets for the main washing cycle for normally soiled tableware in a fully loaded 12 place settings dishwasher, making provisions, where relevant, for soft, medium, and hard water hardness. For consumer laundry detergents, the label […]