Classification of dangerous substances and mixtures
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General information
According to Article 4 of the CLP Regulation, manufacturers, importers and downstream users classify substances and mixtures in accordance with the requirements of the CLP Regulation before placing them on the market.
Please note the new legal regulations on classification, labelling and packaging, which were created by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 and which came into force on 10 December 2024. The respective transitional periods must also be taken into account.
The new and amended regulations relate, among other things, to online trading/distance sales offers, advertising, labelling regulations, fold-out labels, digital labelling, refill stations and the classification and labelling inventory.
Furthermore, as of 1 May 2025, further regulations for the new hazard classes will apply. Transitional periods also apply here.
Enterprises affected
These rules apply to all natural and legal persons who place or make the chemicals in question available on the market in Austria or use said chemicals in Austria.
Competent authority
Further information
- Table of harmonised entries in Annex VI to CLP Regulation (→ ECHA)
- Classification and labelling register for chemical substances (→ ECHA)
Further links
Dangerous substances and mixtures
Legal bases
- sections 19, 21, 27 of the Chemikaliengesetz (ChemG)
- Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation)
- Regulation (EU) 2024/2865
- Delegated regulation (EU) 2023/707
Expert information
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