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Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 25U.K.Supplemental information on the label
1.Statements shall be included in the section for supplemental information on the label where a substance or mixture classified as hazardous has the physical properties or health properties referred to in sections 1.1 and 1.2 of Annex II.
The statements shall be worded in accordance with sections 1.1 and 1.2 of Annex II and Part 2 of Annex III.
Where a substance is included in [F1the GB mandatory classification and labelling list], any supplemental hazard statements given therein for the substance shall be included in the supplemental information on the label.
2.A statement shall be included in the section for supplemental information on the label where a substance or mixture classified as hazardous falls within the scope of [F2Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009].
The statement shall be worded in accordance with Part 4 of Annex II and Part 3 of Annex III to this Regulation.
3.The supplier may include supplemental information in the section for supplemental information on the label other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, provided that that information does not make it more difficult to identify the label elements referred to in Article 17(1) (a) to (g) and that it provides further details and does not contradict or cast doubt on the validity of the information specified by those elements.
4.Statements such as ‘non-toxic’, ‘non-harmful’, ‘non-polluting’, ‘ecological’ or any other statements indicating that the substance or mixture is not hazardous or any other statements that are inconsistent with the classification of that substance or mixture shall not appear on the label or packaging of any substance or mixture.
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6.Where a mixture contains any substance classified as hazardous, it shall be labelled in accordance with Part 2 of Annex II.
The statements shall be worded in accordance with Part 3 of Annex III and shall be placed in the supplemental information section of the label.
The label shall also include the product identifier referred to in Article 18 and the name, address and telephone number of the supplier of the mixture.
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F1Words in Art. 25(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 24(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(e)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 25(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 24(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Deleted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 286/2011 of 10 March 2011 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
F4Art. 25(7) omitted (31.12.2023 in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1344), reg. 2(2)
F5Art. 25(8) omitted (31.12.2023 in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1344), reg. 2(2)
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