Classification and Labeling of Chemicals and Poison Center Notifications

• Introducing the CLP Regulation
• New EU-specific hazard classes (ED, PMT/vPvM and PBT/vPvB)
• Different roles and their obligations
• Classifying chemicals in theory and in practice
• Labelling chemicals in theory and in practice
• Harmonised classification, how it works

Marko Sušnik

Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ

Christian Gründling

Deputy Director, FCIO, Austria

• Self-classification, how it works
• Introducing the classification and labelling inventory (CLI)
• Practical examples
• The interface between CLP and other legislation
• Questions and answers

• Introducing poison centre notification (PCN)
• Different roles and their obligations
• Introducing the unique formula identifier (UFI)
• Deadlines: what matters today, what can be kept for tomorrow?

• Exemptions and special rules
• The role of national law and limits of EU-harmonisation
• Practical examples and considerations for specific cases
• Questions and answers

Revision of the CLP regulation

• Content and time-lines
• Newest developments on simplification of CLP