European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 62 of 2004). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Pesticides Packaging/labelling Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement in Ireland provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations placed on the market of the European Community. The Regulations apply to all dangerous preparations with exceptions for certain categories of preparations such as medicines, cosmetics etc., which are covered by other Council Directives. The Regulations require persons placing a dangerous preparation on the market, to classify and label it according to the inherent hazards including, for the first time, the danger to the environment hazard category. Certain preparations that would not be classified as dangerous by the Directive and these Regulations are nevertheless subject to specific labelling requirements if the particular preparations are listed in the Annex V to Directive 1999/45/EC, as amended by Commission Directive 2001/60/EC. The classification, labelling and packaging requirements of these Regulations have also been extended to include plant protection products. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Pesticides, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Pollution control, Hazardous substances Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) Regulations, 1995 (S.I. No. 272 of 1995). Legislation | Ireland | 1995 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Classification/declassification, Access-to-information, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 271 of 2008). Legislation | Ireland | 2008 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 76 of 2007). Legislation | Ireland | 2007 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Pesticides, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX