Activities of Anne LAPERROUZE 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 (12)
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) While tThe classification of any substance or mixture may be carried out on the basis of available information, t. The available information to be used for the purposes of this Regulation should preferably comply with relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, transport provisions or international principles or procedures for the validation of information, so as to ensure quality and comparability of the results and consistency with other requirements at international or Community level. The same should apply where the supplier chooses to generate new information.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) New information as regards physical hazardsTests to determine the physical hazards of a substance or mixture should always be necessary, except if reliable and adequathe data are already available or if a derogation is foreseen in part 2.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 9 - paragraph 4 - subparagraph 2
Article 9 - paragraph 4 - subparagraph 2
However, where that information does not permit the application of the bridging principles, and expert judgement cannot justify extensions beyond the bridging principles, the supplier shall evaluate the information by applying the other method or methods described in each section of parts 3 and 4 of Annex I.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 11 - paragraph 3
Article 11 - paragraph 3
3. The cut-off value referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be the lowerone of the following: a) the generic cut-off values specified in Table 1.1 ofspecific concentration limits set in part 13 of Annex I; b) any specificVI, or b) the concentration limits set in part 3 of Annex VI or in the classification and labelling inventory referred to in Article 43 if the notifiers have reached agreement; or ba) the generic cut-off values specified in Table 1.1 of part 1 of Annex I, where the concentration limits referred to in sub- paragraphs a) and b) are not available; c) any concentrations in the relevant sections of part 2 of Annex I or any generic concentration limits for classification in the relevant sections of parts 3 to 5 of Annex I, where the specific concentration limits referred to in point bs a), b) or ba) are not available.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 - point (c)
Article 12 - point (c)
c) where adequate and reliable information demonstrates the potential occurrence of synergistic or antagonistic effects among the substances in a mixture for which the evaluation was decided on the basis of the information forbetween the substances in thea mixture.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 37 - paragraph 2 - subparagraphs 2 - 3
Article 37 - paragraph 2 - subparagraphs 2 - 3
Where such containers meet the requirements in section 3.1.1 of Annex II they shall have a child-resistant fastening in accordance with sections 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.1.4.2 of Annex II. Where such containers meet the requirements in section 3.2.1 of Annex II they shall bear a tactile warning of danger in accordance with section 3.2.2 of Annex II unless there are specific provisions on packaging applying to the mixture, in particular the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents1. Where such containers meet the requirements in section 3.2.1 of Annex II they shall bear a tactile warning of danger in accordance with section 3.2.2 of Annex II, unless there are specific provisions on packaging applying to the mixture, in particular the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004. 1 OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 907/2006 (OJ L 168, 21.6.2006, p. 5).
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 40 - titre
Article 40 - titre
Content of opinions and decisions for harmonised classification and labelling in Annex VI, part 3; accessibility of information
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 41 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 41 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Any manufacturer or importer, or group of manufacturers or importers, hereinafter “the notifiers”, who places on the market a substance classified as hazardous and subject to registration in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or, where the quantity exceeds 1 tonne per year, a substance classified as hazardous on its own or in a mixture above the concentration limits specified in Directive 1999/45/EC or in this Regulation, where relevant, which results in the classification of the mixture as hazardous, shall notify to the Agency the following information in order for it to be included in the inventory referred to in Article 43:
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 45
Article 45
1. Member States shall appoint a body or bodies responsible for receiving information by the suppliers, including chemical composition of on the mixtures placed on the market and classified or considered as hazardous on the basis of their health effects or on the basis of their physical effects. 1a. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be presented in the format laid down in Annex VIIa1 and shall be sufficient to meet medical needs for the purpose of determining preventive and curative measures, in particular in case of emergency. 2. The appointed bodies shall provide all requisite guarantees for maintaining the confidentiality of the information received. Such information may only be used to meet medical demand by formulating preventative and curative measures, in particular in case of emergency. The informationsatisfy the medical needs referred to in paragraph 1a and shall not be used for other purposes. 3. The appointed bodies shall have at their disposal all the information required from the suppliers responsible for marketing to carry out the tasks for which they are responsible. 3a. Every year Member States shall submit to the European accident database set up under the EHLASS programme (European Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System) data detailing the number of accidents, and the mixtures involved, in respect of which appointed bodies have received requests for medical information concerning treatment and curative measures. 1 The information requirements laid down in the entire body of directions issued by the EACCPT shall form the basis of Annex VIIa.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 45 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 45 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Metals in massive form, alloys, mixtures containing polymers and mixtures containing elastomers, although classified according to the criteria of Annex I, shall however, if they present no risk of acute toxicity to human health and are intended for industrial use by professionals, be exempt from the notification requirement in paragraph 1.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 52 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 52 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Where a supplier contests a Member State’s decision that a substance or mixture does not satisfy the requirements of this regulation, the Member State shall immediately notify the Commission, the Agency and the other Member States, stating the reasons for its decision.