# Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1179 of 19 July 2016 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. This Regulation shall apply from 1 March 2018.
Article 1(2) shall apply from 1 June 2017.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, substances and mixtures may, before 1 March 2018, be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1179/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1179/article-2
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