Activities of Gyula HEGYI related to 2007/0121(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC, 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC) - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004) (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The benefits for enterprises will increase as more countries in the world adopt the GHS criteria in their legislation. Stricter labelling can strengthen consumers' trust in chemicals. The Community should be at the forefront of this process to encourage other countries to follow and to provide a competitive advantage to industry in the Community.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To ensure information on hazardous substances when they are included in mixtures, mixtures should also be labelled, where appropriate, when they contain at least one substance that is classified as hazardous, even if the mixtures themselves are not classified as hazardous.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) It is essential that the substances and mixtures placed on the market be well identified,; however, the Agency should allow enterprises, where necessary, to describe the non-hazardous chemical identity in a way that does not put the confidential nature of their businesses at risk.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is a long standing global authority on chemical nomenclature and terminology. Identification of substances by their IUPAC name is widespread practice worldwide and provides the standard basis for identifying substances in an international and multilingual context. It is therefore appropriate to use these names with the common name, if available, for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Resources of the authorities should be focused on substances of the highest concern. Provision should therefore be made to enable competent authorities or suppliers to submit proposals to the Agency for a harmonised classification of substances classified for carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity or reproductive toxicity categories 1A or 1B, for respiratory sensitisation, or in respect of other effects on a case-by-case basis. Substances proven to be endocrine disruptors should also be included. The Agency should give its opinion on the proposal while interested parties should have an opportunity to comment. The Commission should decide on the final classification. PBT, vPvB or acute toxic category 5 substances should be included later in this Regulation. The Commission should present within 5 years detailed criteria for the classification of endocrine disruptor substances.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to provide focal points for information on hazardous substances and mixtures, Member States should appoint bodies responsible for receiving information relating to health in addition to the competent authorities for the application and enforcement of this Regulation. The Commission should make the information received available to the public, via the internet.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point (d)
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point (d)
(d) establishing and making publicly available a list of substances with their harmonised classifications and labelling at Community level in part 3 of Annex VI;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 5 - paragraph 1 - point (c a) (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 1 - point (c a) (new)
(ca) any new reliable scientific information.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 14 - paragraph 1 - points (a) and (b)
Article 14 - paragraph 1 - points (a) and (b)
(a) that the substances in the mixture react slowly with atmospheric gases, in particular oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapour, to form different non-hazardous substances; (b) that the substances in the mixture react very slowly with other substances in the mixture to form different non-hazardous substances;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
Article 18 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
If a common name is available, it shall also be indicated. Where the name in the IUPAC nomenclature exceeds 100 characters, a common name may be used provided that the notification in accordance with Article 41 includes both the name in the IUPAC Nomenclature and the common name used.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 - paragraph 3 - point (b)
Article 18 - paragraph 3 - point (b)
(b) the identity of all substances in the mixture that contribute to acute toxicity, skin corrosion or serious eye damage, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, respiratory or skin sensitisation, or specific target organ toxicity (STOT) or are proven to be endocrine disrupting.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 26 - paragraph 1
Article 26 - paragraph 1
1. The supplier of a substance or a mixture may submit a request to the Agency to use a product identifier which refers to a substance or mixture either by means of a name that identifies the most important functional chemical groups or by means of a common name, where he can demonstrate that the disclosure on the label of the chemical identity of a substance ornon- hazardous substance or non-hazardous mixture puts the confidential nature of his business, in particular his intellectual property rights, at risk.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 26 - paragraph 3
Article 26 - paragraph 3
3. The Agency may require further information from the supplier making the request if such information is necessary to take a decision. The Agency shall notify the person making the request of its decision within six weeks of the request or the receipt of further required information. If the Agency does not take any decision within the time specified, the use of the requested name is deemed to be allowed.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 27 - paragraph 3
Article 27 - paragraph 3
3. The supplier may include supplemental information in the section for supplemental information on the label other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, provided that that information does not make it more difficult to identify the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) (a) to (g) and that it provides further details and does not contradict or cast doubt on the validity of the information specified by those elements. Any misleading information or supplemental information concerning false health or environmental effects shall be prohibited.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31 - paragraph 1
Article 31 - paragraph 1
1. For packaging containing 12500 ml or less, hazard and precautionary statements need not be indicated on the label, if the substance or mixture is classified as: (a) Flammable Gas of category 2; (b) Flammable Liquid of category 2 or 3; (c) Flammable Solid of category 1 or 2; (d) Substances which in contact with water emit Flammable Gases of categories 2 or 3; (e) Oxidising Liquid of category 2 or 3; (f) Oxidising Solid of category 2 or 3; (g) Acutely Toxic of category 4, if the substances or mixtures are not supplied to the general public; (h) Skin Irritant of category 2; (i) Eye Irritant of category 2; (j) Acutely Aquatic Hazardous of category 1; (k) Chronically Aquatic Hazardous of category 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31- paragraph 2 - point (b) - introductory part
Article 31- paragraph 2 - point (b) - introductory part
(b) where packaging contains a quantity other than 12500 ml which does not entail a risk to workers or human health or the environment, the quantities and the appropriate exemptions from the labelling requirements for substances and mixtures classified as follows:
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 43 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3
Article 43 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 3
Information in the inventory which corresponds to the information referred to in Article 119 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall be publicly accessible via the internet. The Agency shall grant access to the other information on each substance in the inventory to the notifiers and registrants who have submitted information on that substance in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It shall grant access to such information to other parties subject to Article 118 of that Regulation.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 49 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 49 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Any supplier of a substance or mixture shall assemble and keep available all the information required for the purposes of classification and labelling under this Regulation for a period of at least 150 years after he last supplied the substance or the mixture.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 52 - paragraph 2
Article 52 - paragraph 2
2. Within 60 days of receipt of the information from the Member State, the Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 54 (2)3), either authorise the provisional measure for a time period defined in the decision or require the Member State to revoke the provisional measure.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 53 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 53 - paragraph 1 a (new)