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Commission Directive 96/54/EC adapting to technical progress for the twenty-second time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 248, 30 September 1996, pp. 1-230.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Classification/declassification Packaging/labelling Pollution control
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Directive updates the provisions under Directive 67/548/EC concerning the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances. In particular it adapts in the light of scientific and technical knowledge Annex I, which lays down a list of dangerous substances, their classification, labelling and where appropriate, their characterization by concentration limits and other parameters enabling their risk to human health and the environment to be assessed.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

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Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances.

Legislation | European Union | 1967

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Packaging/labelling, Classification/declassification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX