The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  Regulations 3 and 6 of these Regulations correct certain errors in the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1689, as amended in particular by S.I. 2004/568, S.I. 2004/3386, S.I. 2005/2092, S.I. 2005/2571 and S.I. 2008/960) (“the principal Regulations”) in transposing provisions of—

(a) Council Directive 1992/32/EEC (OJ No. L154, 5.6.92, p.1) amending for the seventh time Council Directive 67/548/EEC (OJ No. L196, 16.8.67, p.1) on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (“the substances Directive”); and

(b) Council Directive 1999/45/EC (OJ No. L200, 30.7.99, p.1) on the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (“the preparations Directive”), concerning the labelling of single receptacles and receptacles in outer packagings where the national and international transport rules also apply. Regulation 3 corrects a cross-reference in regulation 9(2) of the principal regulations. Regulation 6 revokes amendments to the principal regulations that were made in error, as they duplicate amendments already made in an earlier instrument.

2.  Regulations 4 and 5 amend the principal Regulations in accordance with the provisions of Commission Directive 2006/8/EC (OJ No. L19, 24.1.2006 p.12) amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes II, III and V to the preparations Directive.

3.  Regulation 7 amends the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/743, as amended by S.I. 2008/960) to provide for the Health and Safety Executive to be the enforcing authority except in the circumstance provided for.

4.  A copy of the regulatory impact assessment prepared in respect of these Regulations can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive, Economic Advisers Unit, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS. A copy of this document has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.