# Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (repealed) EU Directive 1999/45 · adopted 31 May 1999 Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (repealed) ## Introductory text Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Objectives and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Determination of dangerous properties of preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 General principles of classification and labelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Evaluation of the hazards deriving from physico-chemical properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Evaluation of health hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Evaluation of environmental hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Obligations and duties of the Member States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Labelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Implementation of the labelling requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Exemptions from the labelling and packaging requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Distance selling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Safety data sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Confidentiality of chemical names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Rights of Member States regarding safety of workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Bodies responsible for receiving information relating to health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Free movement clause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Safeguard clause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Repeal of Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Transposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Addressees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I: METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PREPARATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5 ## A Exemptions to test methods of Annex V — Part A to Directive 67/548/EEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part B: Alternative calculation methods ## B.1 Non-gaseous preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## B.2 Gaseous preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex IV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONTAINERS CONTAINING PREPARATIONS OFFERED OR SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ### Part A: Containers to be fitted with child-resistant fastenings ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Containers of wathever capacity, having at least one of the substances mentioned below present in a concentration equal to or greater then the maximum individual concentration specified, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## B Containers to be fitted with a tactile warning of danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex V: SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE LABELLING OF CERTAIN PREPARATIONS ### Division A: For preparations classified as dangerous within the meaning of Articles 5, 6 and 7 ### Division 1: Preparations sold to the general public ## 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Preparations intended for use by spraying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Preparations containing a substance assigned phrase R33: Danger of cumulative effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Preparations containing a substance assigned phrase R64: May cause harm to breastfed babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division B: For preparations irrespective of their classification within the meaning of Articles 5, 6 and 7 ### Division 1: Preparations containing lead ## 1.1 Paint and varnishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 2: Preparations containing cyanoacrylates ## 2.1 Adhesives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Preparations containing isocyanates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Preparations containing epoxy constituents with an average molecular weight ≤ 700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Preparations sold to the general public which contain active chlorine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Preparations containing cadmium (alloys) and intended to be used for brazing or soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Preparations available as aerosols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Preparations containing substances not yet tested completely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Preparations not classified as sensitising but containing at least one sensitising substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Liquid preparations containing halogenated hydrocarbons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Preparations containing a substance assigned phrase R67: vapours may cause drowsiness and dizziness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Cements and cement preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division C: For preparations not classified within the meaning of Articles 5, 6 and 7 but containing at least one dangerous substance ## 1 Preparations not intended for the general public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VI: CONFIDENTIALITY FOR THE CHEMICAL IDENTITY OF A SUBSTANCE ### Part A: Information to be communicated in the request for confidentiality ## Introductory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Request for confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part B: Lexicon guide for establishing the alternative designations (generic names) ## 1 Introductory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Establishing the generic name General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division 3: Division of substances into families and sub-families ## 4 Practical application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.1 If the name of a family or sub-family is sufficient to characterise the chemical elements or important functional groups, this name will be chosen as the generic name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4.2 If the name of a family or sub-family is not sufficient to characterise the chemical elements of important functional groups, the generic name will be a combination of the corresponding different family or sub-family names: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex VII PREPARATIONS COVERED BY ARTICLE 12(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## A Directives repealed in accordance with Article 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part B: Deadlines for transposition and for application in accordance with Article 22 ### Part C: Special provisions for Austria, Finland and Sweden concerning the application of the following Directives in accordance with Article 21 ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Austria is to apply Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations, as last amended by Directive 96/65/EC of 11 October 1996 under the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Sweden is to apply Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations, as last amended by Directive 96/65/EC of 11 October 1996 under the following conditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/45 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-45 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.