CLP
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP), revised by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865
Topic : Chemicals · Level : Regional
Today
CLP applies. Label format rules delayed to 2028 (2025/2439). Omnibus VI, approved by EP 22 Oct 2026, moves them to 2030.
Summary
CLP sets EU rules to classify, label and package hazardous chemicals. Its 2024 revision adds new hazard classes and label formatting rules, but formatting is delayed to 2028 and a 2026 simplification deal may push it further.
Who is concerned
- Turnover
- non précisé
- Employees
- non précisé
- Listed company
- cotées et non cotées
- Sectors
- Chemicals
- Detergents and coatings
- Cosmetics inputs
- Online sellers
- Triggering activities
- Placing substances or mixtures on EU market
- Importing chemicals into the EU
- Selling chemicals online to EU users
- Extraterritorial reach
- Yes
EU importers carry duties; non-EU makers must supply classification data and compliant labels.
- Examples
- Chinese coatings maker exporting to EU
- EU importer of cleaning products
What the law requires
- Classify substances and mixtures by hazard
- Label and package per CLP before sale
- Notify classification to the ECHA inventory
- Apply new hazard classes (ED, PBT, PMT) per deadlines
Penalties
Set by Member States; e.g. product withdrawal, fines or criminal sanctions under national law.
What this changes for a supplier in China
Chinese chemical exporters must provide data for new hazard classes and EU-format labels; formatting rules now apply from 2028 at the earliest.
Expected evidence
- EU-format safety data sheet
- CLP classification and label
- Substance composition data
Tiers : Tier 1-2