Article 2Transitional provisions

1.

By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, substances and mixtures may, before 1 December 2012 and 1 June 2015 respectively, be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by this Regulation.

2.

By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, substances classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and placed on the market before 1 December 2012, are not required to be relabelled and repackaged in accordance with this Regulation until 1 December 2014.

3.

By way of derogation from the second paragraph of Article 3, mixtures classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council3 or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and placed on the market before 1 June 2015, are not required to be relabelled and repackaged in accordance with this Regulation until 1 June 2017.