The Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2015

Amendment of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

14.—(1) The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2—

(a) omit the definition of “approved classification and labelling guide”;

(b) omit the definition of “the CHIP Regulations”;

(c) after the definition of “child” insert—

““the CLP Regulation” means 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, of which Articles 6(5), 11(3), 12, 14, 18(3)(b), 23, 25 to 29, 35(2) second and third sub-paragraphs and Annexes I to VII are to be read as amended from time to time;”;

(d) in the definition of “dangerous substance”—

(i) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) a substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification as hazardous within any physical hazard class laid down in the CLP Regulation, other than “corrosive to metals” or “gases under pressure”, whether or not the substance or mixture is classified under that Regulation”; and

(ii) in paragraph (b), for “preparation” substitute “mixture”; and

(e) in the definition of “safety data sheet”, for “regulation 5 of the CHIP Regulations” substitute “Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC”.

(1)

S.I. 2005/1541; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.