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Packaging – European Union

Official title

Draft Commission Delegated Regulation 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, and correcting that Regulation

The European Union notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 17 August 2026. The comment period closed on 16 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Hazardous substances and mixtures

Notifying member
European Union
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/EU/1234

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 16 October 2026
Proposed adoption
Q4 2026
Proposed entry into force
20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU. The application of this Regulation is differed to ensure that business have sufficient time to adapt to the changes.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 16 October 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EU/1234; it can take them up with the European Union.

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What the notification says

Within the European Union, the provisions and criteria for the classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures are harmonised by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (hereafter ‘CLP Regulation). The CLP Regulation incorporates the criteria and hazard communication elements of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The GHS is regularly revised by the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS, to take into account new scientific information, technical progress, and implementation experiences. These revisions often update classification criteria, hazard statements, precautionary statements, and labelling elements to enhance the protection of human health and the environment, while facilitating international trade. The EU has committed to implementing the GHS. To ensure continued alignment with the GHS and support the objective of harmonising chemical hazard classification and communication at the international level, the CLP Regulation is periodically amended. These amendments reflect the biannual revisions of the classification criteria and labelling rules of the GHS at the UN level. This initiative adapts the Annexes to the CLP Regulation to bring them in line with GHS revisions 8 to 10, adopted respectively in 2018, 2020 and 2022. It also partially implements GHS revision 11 as regards aerosols…

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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